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[Opinions] Jaswinder
I think Jaswinder is a really pretty name. wdyt?*Jessica*
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I'm usually not big on Sanskirt names, but this one has a nice ring to it. Jaswinder seems very feminine. I like NN Windy or Wendy, or maybe Jazzy. It's uncommon, bur not in the bad, ugly way.Here's the flaw with it: Many Americans (including me the first time I saw it *hangs head in shame*) will look at it and say, "Eww!" or "Trashy!" or even "Oh, brother, another made-up name". Scorn from childhood mates will be often, and you better be aware of mispronunciation problems.
AndrewAhh, nature . . .

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Only if the person bearing it is Indian, or it has special significance to the parents, I'd say. On first glance, it looks like "jazz winder". :-/
~Heather~
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This is the name of my friend Ami's pet cat. I like it a lot too :-) It fits the cat (she's gray with black eyes, gorgeous) but it'd be great for a little girl as well. I like how "Windy" could be a nn lol. That's cute.
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I agree. Jaswinder has a very nice sound--I'd probably want to call her Jassie (I have an aquaintance who's Yasimin nn Yassie, and I always thought that was sweet) or Windy! Without a nickname, though, it's still beautiful.The only warning I have is that the average white American would likely look at it and go "made up!" You could also have some severe pronunciation problems from the unwashed masses.Array

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hmm.. I didn't think of that. But isn't it pronounced just like it is spelled?*Jessica*
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I'm not familiar with the name and am wondering if it is "jas" like the first syllable of Jasper or like the word jazz? And "wind" like to wind a clock? Or like blowing in the wind? I'm coming up with at least four ways to say it... help?
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Ami says it almost like "jashwinda" but I'm positive it's just her accent. The correct pro., I have no idea. I say jas-winder myself and nobody in Ami's family has ever corrected me. ::shrugs::
edit: to clarify my pronunciation of Jaswinder - jahss-win-der vs. Ami saying jahsh-win-dah
(Ami and her family are from India, I don't know where 'bouts though)
"Chan eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh"
Capt. Malcolm Reynolds - Half of writing history is hiding the truth.
- Serenity

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