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Wasn't quite sure which group to post this in or what to call it.

 

Anyway, I run into a lot of "foreign" names in my job. Here's a woman's name, from Tamil Nadu state, in India: Mithravindhaa Seshadrirajah, also written Mithra Vindhaa Seshadri Rajah.

 

I've got an idea what "Rajah" means, no idea about "Vindhaa" or "Seshadri."

 

I gather, though, that the cult of Mithras isn't quite as dead as is commonly believed?

 

Just thought this might be of mild interest.

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You've got it a little bit backwards MC

 

Remember that the Roman Mithras came from the Persian (Zoroastrian) Mitra. In proto-Indo-Iranian mitra means "covenant, contract, treaty, oath" etc... or "friend"

 

In other words, Mithra as a word or name has very deep Indo-European liguistic roots and South Asia (Sanskrit in particular) still uses a lot of I-E or P-I-I terms in a less corrupted form than you will find in European language.

 

Does that make sense?

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What's that about a little knowledge being dangerous? :angry:

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