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  2. Goan Catholic names and surnames - Wikipedia

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    Konkani language variants of most Goan Catholic names are derived from Hebrew, Greek, and Latin names from the Old and New Testament Biblical canons. Nowadays Hindu names like Sandeep, Rahul and Anita, etc. are also given. Portuguese names like António, João, Maria, Ana are also common among Goan Catholics who follow Portuguese culture ...

  3. Women in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    The women rights movement efforts, states Young, have been impeded by the "growing intensity of Muslim separatist politics", the divergent positions of Indian Hindu women seeking separation of religion and women's rights, secular universal laws (uniform civil code) applicable irrespective of religion, while Indian Muslim community seeking to ...

  4. Indian name - Wikipedia

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    Gujarati names follow a pattern of Given name, Father's given name, and Surname; for example, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. After marriage, a woman takes her husband's patronymic as her new middle name. The surname is a family name, derived from place-names, trades or occupations, religious or caste names, or nicknames.

  5. Biblical names in their native languages - Wikipedia

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    Meaning: The Country of Akkad Belshazzar (Son of Nabonidus) (King of Babylonia) Person 585 BC: 539 BC: Babylonian cuneiform: Pronunciation: Bēl-šar-uṣur Meaning: Bel, protect the king Bethlehem (Beth Lehem) (This is the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ. However some scholars believe he was born in Nazareth. See the main article for more ...

  6. Christian name - Wikipedia

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    A Christian name, sometimes referred to as a baptismal name, is a religious personal name given on the occasion of a Christian baptism, though now most often given by parents at birth. [1] In English-speaking cultures , a person's Christian name is commonly their first name and is typically the name by which the person is primarily known.

  7. Christian (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Christian is a unisex given name, which originated as a baptismal name used by persons of the Christian religion. It has been used as a given name since the Middle Ages , originally for males. It was later used for females, [ 1 ] without any feminising word endings.

  8. List of converts to Hinduism from Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Name Nationality Notes Refs Alain Daniélou: French French Indologist [1]Agehananda Bharati: German German Indologist Sir John Woodroffe: British British Indologist

  9. Category:Hindu given names - Wikipedia

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    List of given names in Hinduism. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. G. Ganesha (3 C, 34 P) T. Tamil given names (2 ...