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Re: Western names in India
So there could be a link between (the names of) Robin Singh, Robin Uthappa and Ravi Shastri!It's also quite possible, I would think, that young Rabindra Singh took the line of least resistance and used the pronunciation that his friends found easier to cope with. Fascinating that the sun and bellowing are linked; in The Road To Mandalay, Kipling says that the dawn comes up like thunder ... could that be coincidence, I wonder? And v b is a familar shift; Barbara/Varvara, Deborah/Devorah, Abraham/Avram ... interesting to know it happens in India as well.Thanks so much for all this; must admit, I hoped you'd answer!All the best
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