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[Facts] Re: Meaning of Zarai?
by
Cleveland Kent Evans
(clevelandkentevans)
8/17/2007, 2:34 PM
in reply to
a message by Roshanjyoti
Yes, it most probably is a form of
Sarai
. In Latin American Spanish, "s" and "z" are pronounced identically, and one often sees Hispanic parents in the USA respelling names by alternating these letters, as in "Jezzica" for
Jessica
.
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