I Was Named After An Animal – Veteran Actor, Antar Laniyan

Veteran actor/director Antar Laniyan reveals the reason why he was
named after an animal.
He said:

How did you come about the name Antar Laniyan ?

I know the name Laniyan is not a special one but Antar is peculiar.
Some years back, a pregnant woman had a rival who wanted to marry
her husband at all cost. This rival went diabolical to make sure the pregnant woman, my
mother, did not give birth to me. And after staying 18months in my
mother's womb, they made some findings and it was revealed that my
mother had to beg this rival for me to come to life.


Getting to my mother's rival, she said they had to look for a goanna.
Goanna is an animal called Aworinwo in Yoruba language but typical
Yorubas call Goanna 'Antar'. So, they used the Antar or goanna to make
concoction for my mother. After some hours, I came to life and my
mother decided to name me 'Antar' after the animal.