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Some of us are pretty obvious, but others' names are gnomic, obscure, and weird.
About my name. Nacchinarkiniyan. It is quite a familiar name. I would say it is a dreaded name as any Tamil student who has handled Nacchinarkiniyar Urai will tell you.
Nacchinarkiniyar was a Tamil poet/scholar who lived during the sixth or the seventh century C.E. He has annotated ( Urai) a number of Sangam Tamil literature like Tolkappiyam, Kuruntokai, Kaliththokai etc.
The name Nachinarkiniyan can be split into two parts - Nacchinar and Iniyavan. Nacchinar means people who look towards you for help and Iniyavan means someone who is dear or good. That is a person who is good to people asking for help.
Of course it is a Chenthamizh (or Kodum Thamizh depending on your point of view.) name.
If some one has an alternate explanation of this name please post.
நச்சிநார்கினியன்
Some of us are pretty obvious, but others' names are gnomic, obscure, and weird.
About my name. Nacchinarkiniyan. It is quite a familiar name. I would say it is a dreaded name as any Tamil student who has handled Nacchinarkiniyar Urai will tell you.
Nacchinarkiniyar was a Tamil poet/scholar who lived during the sixth or the seventh century C.E. He has annotated ( Urai) a number of Sangam Tamil literature like Tolkappiyam, Kuruntokai, Kaliththokai etc.
The name Nachinarkiniyan can be split into two parts - Nacchinar and Iniyavan. Nacchinar means people who look towards you for help and Iniyavan means someone who is dear or good. That is a person who is good to people asking for help.
Of course it is a Chenthamizh (or Kodum Thamizh depending on your point of view.) name.
If some one has an alternate explanation of this name please post.
நச்சிநார்கினியன்