Dissecting Bengali Personal Names - Part 5 of 7
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We take a deep dive in to the fascinating world of Bengali names. This is the 5th of 7 posts we've written on the subject. Each post is written in the form of notes and observations on the subject.
Some qualities associated with the heart are also a source of typically Bengali personal names: Maya (kindness), Mamota (pity), Koruna (pity), Daya (mercy), Binoy (humility), Khama (forgiveness), Priti (love). All these tender qualities are mostly associated with feminine names.
There are more than a dozen names associated with mental concepts but the stress seems to be on introspection rather than on more active qualities. Some of these are: Smriti (memory, fem.), Smritirekha (memory trace, fem.), Shruti (fem.), Chitto (consciousness), Choitonya (consciousness), Chetona (consciousness, fem.), Manos (mind), Gyan (knowledge), Chinmoy(ee), Tanmoy (rapt), Achinto (uncontemplated), Chayon (selection), Ruchi (taste, fem.).