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[Facts] Re: what's the meaning of my name
Given that there are possibly about 5000 languages in the world, and the number of clearly distinct (i.e. distinct enough to be clearly not a mispronounciations by foreigners) short words maybe in the high hundreds, it is usually foolhardy to hazard a guess as to meaning without knowing which language family one is looking into. It would help a lot if you specify the ethnicity (or other determinatives) of where you think the name came from.Having said that, there is a word sher in Farsi which means a tiger, with associated connotations of power and courage. It is the common word for tiger in many languages of north-northwest India, and a feminine Sherni. The Sikh religion and culture, in particular, has a fondness for such epithets.
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what's the meaning of my name  ·  Sherni  ·  8/28/2005, 7:33 AM
Re: what's the meaning of my name  ·  danielle  ·  8/30/2005, 9:03 AM
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Re: what's the meaning of my name  ·  raindancing  ·  8/30/2005, 9:06 AM
Re: what's the meaning of my name  ·  তন্ময় ভট  ·  8/28/2005, 9:09 AM