What's in a name?

Sri,

So, what's in your name?

Is it 'Cheeni.. ya' as in 'sugar.. ya' ? Tell you what.. our son started calling my husband by name, i.e. Suresh. Obviuosly, it was not acceptable. So, we taught him to call 'Suresh Nana'. In that case, you would be 'Sugar appa' or 'Sugar daddy' ... Oops! ... Hmm... Now, I'm Not 'So Sure'! Nah! Doesn't suit you! I'm So Sure!

Or Chennai..ya (spelling changed for numeroligical reason!) ? Like 'Paris' Hilton... that sounds better!

Or C.. hee.. 'n'.. i ... ya ! (See he and I are an item, ya! ) Or is it one of the hundred and one names of Allah! I mean, Lord Almighty! Come on, what's in a name? Or 'Ayineehc' ? Wait a minute..! Does that mean something? I'm running out of ideas... Help! :bangcomp:

Not So Sure,
Sharada

p.s: Just kidding! Nothing personal...

 

Hi Cheeniyassis/Cheeniyapolos,

So, you have an island under the sun? I wonder what it is named!! Anyways, thank you for the invitation to spend a few sunny moments there. Roll out the yatch, pour out the retzina, spread out the olives on feta- -- I am coming.

To get back to this rocking thread, what is in a name after all?
'Mera naam TinTinchoo, TinTinchoo, Raat chandni mein or tu--'
Would Tintinchoo sound as sensual and alluring if she had been named Alka or Pooja or Chandni? For sometimes,it is all in a name after all.

Just mention the name Cheeniya to me, and I roll in mirth. I am sure my parents had many guilty/sheepish moments naming me Vidya, when they saw my Math and Physics marks in high school. When I was about to get engagaed, one major deterrent in saying 'yes' to Ramji, was his name. I could not bring myself to marry a man with this name,leave alone append it to mine. Fortunately, these days, the name 'Ramji' makes my face light up in joy, my heart skip a beat. For sometimes, it is all in a name.

I have been having a lean patch for 15 years and a numerologist suggested that it was all in my name. My lucky number is apparently 6, and my name has 5 letters. So, my life turns out to be a case of being so near, yet so far. The solution was to insert an 'H' and make my name Vidhya. But if I did that, my name would lose all sense. What would Vidhya with a stressed 'dh' mean at all?
And then Chiero suggests that the best names are those that add up to 23 based on the numbers he assigns to alphabets.

Name it, names have all the nitti gritties associated with everything else in life.

 

Dear Sri,
indeed, this topic has turned from a grave one to a hilarious one, with TDU's ample contributions.
My father's name is Meenakshi Sundaram, he was born in Madurai. But he is called Meenakshi -Sundaram as if calling a woman. It used to be very funny to watch the faces of people when they called out his name, expect a woman to show up and a man turns up instead. (Keralites were not very familiar with such names some years back). His pet name is Pitchai- named so that he would live long.
My name was an embarassment to me while I was in school. There is a place called Sri Varaham in Trivandrum where there is a temple of Sri Varaha Swamy. My school mates used to call me Varaham which caused much embarassment and anger at my parents for giving me this name. Later it was Vara (line in Malayalam) and varam (boon) while at college. Now it does not matter at all. My elder sister's name is Chembakavalli-named after the Chembaka Devi of Kutralam. She hates the name to date and she named the younger ones after me short and sweet names.

 

Dear varloo,

Thanks for your compliments to my posts in this thread. I am inspired by Cheeniya's writtings. He has a subtle humour which makes you keep laughing. On the subject of men having names of women one name stands out to me. Some time back in many TV serials one Kovai Anuradha was acting. First when I saw the name I presumed it must be a lady since mainly ladies have the name of Anuradha (for example the famous writer Anuradha Ramanan). But, when I came to know it is not miss or mrs. Anuradha but Mr. Anuradha it was amusing to me. One more joke came to my mind on this topic. Here it is.

During the Kargil war Indian and pakistani soldiers are lined up in opposite bunkers and the situation was that any one spotted will be shot. The Indian soldiers (mostly sardarjis) hatch a plan whereby they will call out the most common Muslim names. So, firat they call, 'hey Abdul' and a Pakistani soldier gets up from his bunker asking 'who called me?' and he is shot. This goes on with Indian soldiers calling names like Mohammed, Bashir etc. The Pakistani General who observes this thinks that they also can do the same thing since sardarjis have common names also. So, he calls out ,'hey Juranial Singh'. But, Indian soldier Jurnail Singh is clever, so he says 'who called me?' without getting up from his bunker. The Pakistani General gets up and says' I called' and he is shot.

Regards,

TDU

 

Dear Cheenia,

I am really glad to know that you laughed till your stomch ached. Here are some more jokes connected with names. Pardon me if some of them are little indecent.

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A psychiatrist was conducting a group therapy session with four young mothers and their small children.

"You all have obsessions," he observed.

To the first mother, Kathy, he said, "You are obsessed with eating. You've even named your daughter Candy."

He turned to the second Mom, Ann, and said: "Your obsession is with money. Again, it manifests itself in your child's name, Penny."

He turns to the third Mom, Joyce, and said: "Your obsession is alcohol. This too manifests itself in your child's name, Brandy."

At this point, the fourth mother, Mary, gets up, takes her little boy by the hand and whispers. "Come on, Dick, we're leaving"
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Q: WHY ARE HURRICANES NORMALLY NAMED AFTER WOMEN?
A: Because, when they come, they're wild and wet. But when they go, they take your house and car with them.
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Element Name: WOMAN
Symbol: WO
Atomic Weight: (don't even go there!)
Physical properties: Generally round in form. Boils at nothing and may freeze any time. Melts whenever treated properly. Very bitter if not used well.
Chemical properties: Very active. Often unstable. Possesses strong affinity for gold, silver, platinum, and precious stones. Violent when left alone. Able to absorb great amounts of exotic food. Turns slightly green when placed next to a better specimen.
Usage: Highly ornamental. An extremely good catalyst for dispersion of wealth. Probably the most powerful income reducing agent known.
Caution: Highly explosive in inexperienced hands.

 

Hi everyone,

I am new here and I am glad to have stopped at this post. I am having a hearty laugh reading the posts of Cheeniya Sir and TDU Sir. :rotfl

I know of a family where the children are named Swarna, Thangam, Muthu and Mani. They have nothing to do with the jewellery business and neither did I find them to be sparkling rich. :icon_frown:

We Indians generally give our pets Western names like Jimmy, Bruno, Ceaser etc. But one of my friends has two dogs whose names are Thangappan and Shankaran Kutti. Truly Indian names!

Regards,
Nivedi