At some point in their lives Indians like to Anglicize their name to fit in with their American peers. Sometimes the change is subtle, and sometimes its drastic enormity later leads to a nose job and colored contacts.
Rahul = Ron
Krishna = Kris
Nikhil = Nicky --> Nick --> Nicholas
Monalie = Mona
Rajib = Roger --> Raj --> Rog
Jesminder = Jessie
Rohit = Robert --> Rob --> Bob
Amrita = Amy
Rakesh = Ricky --> Rick --> Rocky
Prabul = Paul
Gopal = Gus
Debojit = Deb --> Donald --> Don --> Deb
Monica = Monica
Vikram = Vicky --> Vik --> Vick --> Matthew
Friday, February 29, 2008
#44: Anglicized Names
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you forgot sankalpo --> sean.
and all this naming reminds me of "there was brenda, laticia, linda, felicia, dawn, lashawn, annette, and delicia"
(wrong account last time [like it matters])
#301: Petey Pablo. And yeah, that's the area code to Prince George County.
Also, pending post, a rumination on the uncanny similarities between black girls' and Indian girls' names. i.e. Damita, Amrita, Fatima, India. Okay, I never met an Indian named India.
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