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in reply to a message by Diyan
I found Hindu as it's origin and several meanings, but they're mostly the same. Here they are.
A Mighty Ruler
A Rule with Supreme Power
Judge, leader, captain
Over the floor and down the wall,
Like ghosts the shadows rise and fall!
- Edgar Allan Poe
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Are you sure it is Hindu? What language? (Could you please quote your sources when you respond ... it is difficult to figure out the detailed etymology otherwise.)
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Well, yes, that "judge, leader, captain" is all over the place, mostly however with Arabic instead of Hindu origin, e.g. here:
http://www.muslimbabynames.net/boy-name-detail.asp?ID=2577
Because many sites just copy from each other, finding that on 10 baby name websites does not make it any more trustworthy than a single find, however.
I could not locate a reliable source for such a meaning, and I could not find any Arabic word either for judge, for leader or for captain that resembles "Diyan".
Searching for the Arabic دیان also did not show something interesting.
Maybe someone with robust knowledge of Arabic could shed more light on this...
http://www.muslimbabynames.net/boy-name-detail.asp?ID=2577
Because many sites just copy from each other, finding that on 10 baby name websites does not make it any more trustworthy than a single find, however.
I could not locate a reliable source for such a meaning, and I could not find any Arabic word either for judge, for leader or for captain that resembles "Diyan".
Searching for the Arabic دیان also did not show something interesting.
Maybe someone with robust knowledge of Arabic could shed more light on this...
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