What's in a name?

Dear Sri,
I cannot help writing the properties of a lovely element, (I) happening to be a chemistry graduate.

Name - LOVE

Symbol - WOMAN

Atomic Weight:
Always less than the neighbouring element man;
Generally less than the partner and comfortable to hold in arms.

Physical properties:
Very pleasant, loving, easy to get on with; but combustible if occasion demands; perfect companion if handled with care & affection.
However round, the contours cannot go unnoticed and never cease to attract a man !
Freezes when prefers not to be disturbed.

Chemical properties:
Combines easily with humanity, but still maintaining individuality.
Perfect at handling with ease, the specimen called spouse, however troublesome.
Always emanates, pink vibrations, the colour of love, even under the most trying circumstances !

Usage:
A must in every household, the core of every man's inner being and the very presence spreading love & warmth in and around.
Contributes to the income, unmindful of the thankless attitude from the near & dear.
The very personification of sacrifice, selflessness, compassion, humility ; shortly the very oxygen for survival of a man.
No man can live without it .
Love,
Chithra.

Dear Sri, I just missed another anecdote. There was a famous Malayalam actor called Sukumaran. He has 2 sons and he had named them Indrajit and Prithviraj. When asked why he had selected these names in place of typical Mallu names, he said that he had felt very obscure when he had to be identified within many Sukumarans while in school. He wanted his children to be identified immediately with their names.
Both his sons are actors in Malayalam and Prithviraj is also acting in Tamil now and has become the heart throb of Tamils too with his wonderful and powerful performance.

Originally Posted by nivedi

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.

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

Dear Nivedi,

Thanks for your compliments. As you have mentioned the names given to children in families, in olden days with many children being born in succession ( My grandfather had 14 children) the exasparated parents will name a child as Mangalam in the fond hope that the child will be the last. But, I know quite a few families where Mangalam name has not helped. Also, if agirl is named Meenakshi, her parents will have some connection to Madurai and if it is Kamakshi, it will be to Kancheepuram.

If you take abroad, in Korea the name KIM is so popular you can find both a He and a She named Kim. Also, they will have Kim senior, Kim junior to distinguish father and son. In China, the name Lee is common likewise. In Australian lab. where I worked the first name Dave (short form of David) is quite common and I used to get confused if someone says 'go and ask Dave'.

Regards,

TDU

Dear TDU
This thread of mine which should have died a natural death after 20-odd FBs is being kept alive by your sparkling humour! Thanks a lot!
That psychiatrist episode was a riot indeed and I am sure she would have been embarrassed to death! You are quite informative too on this names thingy. Particularly things like banning of few names in Malaysia and now all these lees and loos!
You have proved that just one person can make an ordinary thread extraordinary!
Sri

Dear Nivedi
I totally agree with you that very often names do not match the person. I have seen a crosseyed girl named Kayalvizhi. I know an archaka in a roadside temple here whose poverty makes his spine visible through his stomach being called Koteeswaran. Please do not think that I am making a joke of these people . I have cited their examples to show how grossly a name can mismatch the state of a person.
About calling the pets by such family names is really heartwarming and new to me. We hold our dogs as one of the family but give them an utterly alien name. Slum dwellers are better in this regard. They call their pets Karuppan, Sivappi etc!
Sri

Dear Chithra
That's a beautiful analysis of a woman.
Who can ever disagree on this? These properties come out in vivid colours when combined with a really adorable man! But since it doesn't always happen that way, the properties become invisible at times.
Sri

Dear Varloo
You are very right about Prithvi!
He has proved that a powerful performance need not be all shouting and emoting too much. His subdued performance in Mozhi can not be equalled even by stalwarts like Kamal! He simply smiles his way into every heart in Mozhi
Sri

Oh TDU,
I just the jokes and am enjoying them. Really nice ones.
In the Tamil film Sathileelavathi, the dog's name is Sabapathy.