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in reply to a message by Seda*
I looked around for Mitra, because I know a guy named Mitra. He's Bangladeshi. I found this
http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?html=b&ln=Mitra&sourcecode=13304
1. Indian (Bengal) and Bangladeshi: Hindu (Kayasth) name, from Sanskrit mitra ‘friend’, ‘ally’. Mitra is the name of an important deity in the Vedas; the name also refers to the sun as a deity.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
First Name:
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507
Might be related to Mithra?
- chazda
http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?html=b&ln=Mitra&sourcecode=13304
1. Indian (Bengal) and Bangladeshi: Hindu (Kayasth) name, from Sanskrit mitra ‘friend’, ‘ally’. Mitra is the name of an important deity in the Vedas; the name also refers to the sun as a deity.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
First Name:
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507
Might be related to Mithra?
- chazda
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