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Re: Indian name Avi

by elbowin

12/13/2019, 5:03 AM

in reply to a message by thegriffon

It sounds strange to drop an initial R just in error, but this is the best explanation so far.

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- thegriffon

12/14/2019, 9:16 AM

Standard German Rs are nothing like English Rs. If the name and meaning were transmitted orally, she may have misheard the name, liked the meaning, but didn't realise that there was an initial R because it didn't sound like an R to her.

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