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Just a question for those of you familiar with Indian names. A student of mine had a name that ended in jit. She told me not to call her that but to leave the jit off. I just saw another person do the same - go by their name minus the jit. What does jit mean - and why is it added or left off names?
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Anonymous
| It's just how you build the nickname. Like not saying -ua for Joshua calling them Josh instead. |
Anonymous
+1. -jit or -jiht is a common ending in Indian terms. |
Anonymous
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Also, adding -ga or -ma is an affectionate way to pronounce someone's name. And many Indian people go by a nickname completely unrelated to their actual name.
My husband finally legally changed his name because no one had ever called him by his actual name. |
Anonymous
| Thanks all. I learned something new! |
Anonymous
| Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think a lot of Punjabi women's names have this ending. And, yeah, a lot of people with names like that just go by the name minus the -jit. |
Anonymous
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DH is from south india and they usually add -u or -a to the name ending in consonant to make it affectionate.
Like his sister's name is Geeta and they call her Geetu. His brother's name is Manoj his mom still calls him Manoja. So cute! 
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Anonymous
| Is Larla an Indian name? |
Anonymous
Larlu if you're from South India and close to her. Or Larlajit. 
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