Translation 22. Cultural Content of Given Names. The Case of Hindi

For the curious student of foreign languages and cultures, the influence of dominant national religions is often visually or audibly embedded in the language, especially in vocabulary and idiom and, as we shall see below, in people’s first, or given, names. In English, with the decline in influence of the various Christian churches, the deliberate … Continue reading Translation 22. Cultural Content of Given Names. The Case of Hindi