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Re: Unusual First Name
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Did they have a connection with India? There is a famous city, தஞ்சாவூர், in Southern India and a school of painting named after it. The city name (Thanjavur or Tanjore) means city of tanja, but I do not offhand know the etymology of the latter (though the mythology is familiar).
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