Anybody work with people from India?

[DontAskJusTckle]

In my field of engineering, I've known and worked with many east Indian people over the years, and God bless them. They're a wonderful people, hard working and very meticulous. Although their social caste system can take you off guard from time to time, they've always treated me very respectfully, in general.

I've noticed a pattern among some of the names like Shurendra, Rajendra, and Arvendra, etc. Well recently while visiting one of our vendor's office buildings here in the Dulles Technology Corridor, I saw an office name plate with the name Upendra. I kid you not. At first I thought somebody was doing a parody of Indian names. But no, it's legit. My initial reaction was "Really? Seriously? What's next? Tailendra? Shortendra? Bitterendra?"

Parents, do you kids a favor and take a little time and thought when choosing their names, for the love of God.

Just sayin.

 

[Lao]

Ashley, Kailey, Harley, Bailey

All of these English names have the same phonetic ending. It seems like -endra is a very popular phonetic ending to names in India, as you've noticed. Where you seem to go amiss is in thinking that just because they used the English word "Up", that it was just a random oversight on the parents' part. Now, while a majority of India can speak English (according to Wikipedia), that's not their official, nor primary language. Which means that adding "Up" and "endra" would not be the equivalent of adding "tail", "short", or "bitter" to "ley" to make a valid name in English.

I don't really expect you to soak any of this in, as posts like these on the internet hardly ever do tender that type of result, but I hope that, in the future, you'll "take a little time and thought when choosing" what you post on the internet", for the love of God.

Just sayin."

 

[DontAskJusTckle]

Ashley, Kailey, Harley, Bailey

All of these English names have the same phonetic ending. It seems like -endra is a very popular phonetic ending to names in India, as you've noticed. Where you seem to go amiss is in thinking that just because they used the English word "Up", that it was just a random oversight on the parents' part. Now, while a majority of India can speak English (according to Wikipedia), that's not their official, nor primary language. Which means that adding "Up" and "endra" would not be the equivalent of adding "tail", "short", or "bitter" to "ley" to make a valid name in English.

I don't really expect you to soak any of this in, as posts like these on the internet hardly ever do tender that type of result, but I hope that, in the future, you'll "take a little time and thought when choosing" what you post on the internet", for the love of God.

Just sayin."

Not to worry. I always take the time to think and consider what I post on the internet. Of course, what one posts on the internet is ignored by most and quickly lost in obscurity. Choosing a name for one's child involves choosing something that child will have to live with for an entire lifetime. Big difference.

 

[ShiningIce]

No not for the love of God . For the love of Brahman

 

[DontAskJusTckle]

That'll work.

 

[BrightEyes1082]

You'll find that a lot of foreign countries have various common names. They
probably think that some American names are pretty ridiculous, too.

 

[PhoenixRising]

I used to work with people from India. Then I got laid off.