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Hi! We have just finished our local government elections here in South Africa, and one candidate whose posters appear on local lamp-posts fascinated me. His surname is long and complicated and I'm afraid I can't recall it - Indian from India, certainly, as can also be seen from his photo. The poster also shows that he uses "Derick" as a first name; however his real first name, and I do emphasise the "his", is Anniruth.
This seems cruel and unusual as a male name in English; is it fairly routine in Indian communities? I've never encountered it, but barring the national cricket team I don't have much information at all.
This seems cruel and unusual as a male name in English; is it fairly routine in Indian communities? I've never encountered it, but barring the national cricket team I don't have much information at all.
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I believe Anirudhha means "cooperative" with a sanskrit derivation.
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Not exactly. See derivation in my other post.
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Sorry do not know this name.
Two remarks: It is not surprising that Thailand and India have similar names. Historically, India was a powerful nation in the Southeast and influenced and colonized a lot of it: the script (though not the language) in these regions is also Brahmi derived. Many Indian names, often with changed pronounications, can be found in these regions.
The second is probably an innane observation: there is a Sanskrit word Aniruddha. If the last syllable loses its voicing, one can get Aniruth.
Two remarks: It is not surprising that Thailand and India have similar names. Historically, India was a powerful nation in the Southeast and influenced and colonized a lot of it: the script (though not the language) in these regions is also Brahmi derived. Many Indian names, often with changed pronounications, can be found in these regions.
The second is probably an innane observation: there is a Sanskrit word Aniruddha. If the last syllable loses its voicing, one can get Aniruth.
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I think we are getting hotter...
...and what is the meaning of Aniruddha?
...and what is the meaning of Aniruddha?
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Sorry forgot to turn on hyperlinks: here it is from the database: Aniruddha.
In more details, the root rudh has senses of obstruction and closure and the prefix ni- brings in the sense of prohibition. The a- is the negative prefix and the -dha is the past participle marker.
As a general rule, the final -a of Sanskrit is often dropped in modern Indian languages unless the doubled consonant generates enough stress to maintain it. Voicing in closed syllables (i.e. those not having a final vowel) often disappears, and Thai tends to drop voicing altogether. In this particular case, the final -a does disappear in some, but not all, north Indian languages but the voicing is present in all these languages. Unfortunately, I am not familiar enough with the languages of South India.
In more details, the root rudh has senses of obstruction and closure and the prefix ni- brings in the sense of prohibition. The a- is the negative prefix and the -dha is the past participle marker.
As a general rule, the final -a of Sanskrit is often dropped in modern Indian languages unless the doubled consonant generates enough stress to maintain it. Voicing in closed syllables (i.e. those not having a final vowel) often disappears, and Thai tends to drop voicing altogether. In this particular case, the final -a does disappear in some, but not all, north Indian languages but the voicing is present in all these languages. Unfortunately, I am not familiar enough with the languages of South India.
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Wow! This is wonderful ... that a name that is clearly an obstacle to its owner (or why would he go by, as Pavlos says, the rather butch Derick?) should actually mean 'Without Obstacles'! Thomas Hardy, master of the contrived coincidence, couldn't have invented it.
The candidate's surname, by the way, is Kissoonduth. This might give some hint as to where in India his family originates from. And he wasn't elected.
Thanks so much - it has been most interesting.
The candidate's surname, by the way, is Kissoonduth. This might give some hint as to where in India his family originates from. And he wasn't elected.
Thanks so much - it has been most interesting.
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Thanks, তন্ময় ভট :)
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Actually it is তন্ময় ভট্টাচার্য্য
Actually it is তন্ময় ভট্টাচার্য্য, but the software on this cuts it off :-(
Actually it is তন্ময় ভট্টাচার্য্য, but the software on this cuts it off :-(
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Ôé êñßìá!
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Not your fault, Παύλος, except ...
Instead of seeing your name as Παύλος, I see it as Ðáýëïò, and the subject reads Ôé êñßìá! instead of Τι κρίμα!
The problem looks like you are not correctly transmitting the information that you are using Windows-1253 coding. Maybe you could convince your machine to send unicode instead of Windows-1253 somehow? (I do not know how to do that...)
In any case, too far from the subject of names, so maybe we should get back on topic :-) It is only sad that I can't write my name properly on a site dedicated to names :-(
Instead of seeing your name as Παύλος, I see it as Ðáýëïò, and the subject reads Ôé êñßìá! instead of Τι κρίμα!
The problem looks like you are not correctly transmitting the information that you are using Windows-1253 coding. Maybe you could convince your machine to send unicode instead of Windows-1253 somehow? (I do not know how to do that...)
In any case, too far from the subject of names, so maybe we should get back on topic :-) It is only sad that I can't write my name properly on a site dedicated to names :-(
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Is it possible to use English characters for your name, just once, so we can get some idea of what it might sound like? Looks wonderfully elegant, but that's no help if one can't even count syllables!
All the best
All the best
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Apologies. I have done it before :-) Follow the link below if you are interested.
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http://tanmoy.tripod.com/
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http://tanmoy.tripod.com/
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