Kathir – Hope you like it!
Posted in Uncategorized on 09/26/2010 09:33 pm by JeyKathir,
Mom and Dad named you Kathir. Hope you grow up to like it.
Here was our criteria
1) Should Rhyme with Kavya
2) Lord Murugan’s Name
3) Short
4) Unmistakably Tamil
Our initial list..
Kathir (this was the name your mom came up first)
Shakthi (your sister LOVED this name as there was a kid in her class by this name!)
Shathivel
Shakthi Saravanan (your mom liked this name a lot)
Vallab (A short form of Vallabhai Patel – Dad’s favorite Leader. I loved his determination, pragmatism and his belief in the market system)
Kandan
Kanagavel (looked very old fashioned)
Satya
Kabilan
Guhan
Arya
Kawin
Muhil
Finalists were..
1) Kathir
2) Guhan
How we decided..
Your sister was a great proponent of Guhan, even though she didn’t dislike Kathir. Both your Athai’s, Periamma, aachi all liked Kathir. Mom was indiferent between both. She wanted to make sure I named you. The deal between both of us was that she gets to name the first child and I get to name the second child. Dad’s mind bounced back and forth between these two names. Dad chose Kathir because of its meaning – a ray of light. Except the fact that Guhan is a character in Ramayana, it didn’t have a meaning as such.
As parents, we spend a lot of time thinking about an attractive name. But in the end, it is what you become that makes the name attractive to people. On that count, both of us are going to leave no stones unturned..
Dad
Kathir - Ray of Light
