With lots of time at hand, today I decided to find out the meaning of my name. Turns out it means "beloved". I'm sure I am the beloved of my parents but that is not how I got the name!!
In our family, we follow a tradition that the first-born male and female of the family get the names of their paternal grandparents as part of their inheritance. The second-borns get their names from the maternal grandparents. If the parents deem it important to have more than two kids, they can be named after any Tom, Dick or Harry (thank goodness, I am not answerable to anyone on this :)). Being the second born, I got my name from my Grandma. I do not know the logic of this practice but it does make you seem special to be named after someone who is so dear to you.
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