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[Facts] Re: The name Lajea?
What was this child's ethnic background? How was the name pronounced?
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La-JAY-aHer father was Dutch. And her mother was from Surinam (Latin America). But I think the name could be from India. Surinam has many cultures (Indian, Chinese, Creole). So basically her mother is Indian.
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The Indian (Sanskrit) root that immediately suggests itself is lajj, meaning to blush, or be ashamed, embarrassed, modest, etc. (It may be related to ranj, meaning to color.) Words from this root are common as women's name, though slightly dated.
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