Comments on: Interesting names http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/ Rombo nallavan Mon, 21 May 2012 19:03:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: prabukarthik http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33812 prabukarthik Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:46:20 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33812 maduraikaaran even though i am a madurai kaaran by birth, i've hardly lived there. Thideernagar police station is what i saw on the madurai virudhunagar highway (near the overbridge after the former thiruvalluvar bus stand).. thanks for the info MSP. etymology is always interesting :) maduraikaaran
even though i am a madurai kaaran by birth, i’ve hardly lived there.
Thideernagar police station is what i saw on the madurai virudhunagar highway (near the overbridge after the former thiruvalluvar bus stand)..
thanks for the info

MSP.
etymology is always interesting :)

]]> By: msp http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33558 msp Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:26:18 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33558 The kaaranappeyar is very interesting. Some place-names also have a misleading spin too. My favourite example: A place outside Madurai city (now pretty much a suburb) is OomachchikuLam. A fair assumption would be it drew its name from a pond/tank which was named after some mute woman. Quite the contrary: Apparently in the time of a great drought, this was the only tank that didn't dry up and proved to be the the solace for the town. So it became the 'oor mechchia kuLam' The kaaranappeyar is very interesting. Some place-names also have a misleading spin too. My favourite example:

A place outside Madurai city (now pretty much a suburb) is OomachchikuLam. A fair assumption would be it drew its name from a pond/tank which was named after some mute woman. Quite the contrary:

Apparently in the time of a great drought, this was the only tank that didn’t dry up and proved to be the the solace for the town. So it became the ‘oor mechchia kuLam’

]]> By: prabukarthik http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33496 prabukarthik Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:46:01 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33496 dubukku, vangapoo.. epdi irukeeye.. aathadi parthu kolla naalachu la!! maayandi, mniyaandi yaaru vandhaalum enga azhagiri annan kaaptathuvaaru ve :D Activereader, saami naan varlai indha vellatuku.. :) dubukku,

vangapoo.. epdi irukeeye.. aathadi parthu kolla naalachu la!!
maayandi, mniyaandi yaaru vandhaalum enga azhagiri annan kaaptathuvaaru ve :D

Activereader,
saami naan varlai indha vellatuku.. :)

]]> By: prabukarthik http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33494 prabukarthik Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:44:30 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33494 BNB, aama 'sidebottom' laam irukumbodhu 'kazhutharuthaan' pazhani irukaa koodadha :P chakra, idhai podumbodhey naan nenachen.. ungalukku indha name dhaan pidikum nu :D BNB,

aama ’sidebottom’ laam irukumbodhu ‘kazhutharuthaan’ pazhani irukaa koodadha :P

chakra,
idhai podumbodhey naan nenachen.. ungalukku indha name dhaan pidikum nu :D

]]> By: Active Reader http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33492 Active Reader Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:00:25 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33492 AAGU Peyara alladhu Karana Peyara Yaar Ange. Koopidungada Solomon Paapaaiyavai (Or Pattabi Badava, the latest person for all the pattimandrams). Patti Mandram vaippom. AAGU Peyara alladhu Karana Peyara

Yaar Ange. Koopidungada Solomon Paapaaiyavai (Or Pattabi Badava, the latest person for all the pattimandrams). Patti Mandram vaippom.

]]> By: maduraikaaran http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33491 maduraikaaran Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:55:39 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33491 Koothiyaar gundu got its name because the king who ruled madurai used to house his favorite 'keep' in a forte built in this place. If you goto this place even today you will see this forte. It is also believed that there is 'suranga paadhai' from this forte connecting it to the thirumalai naayakar mahal. And thideer nagar is not the name of a police station. It is the name of locality outside madurai. again it is kaarana peyar as the nagar developed quickly in no time 'thideer nu'. Koothiyaar gundu got its name because the king who ruled madurai used to house his favorite ‘keep’ in a forte built in this place. If you goto this place even today you will see this forte. It is also believed that there is ’suranga paadhai’ from this forte connecting it to the thirumalai naayakar mahal.

And thideer nagar is not the name of a police station. It is the name of locality outside madurai. again it is kaarana peyar as the nagar developed quickly in no time ‘thideer nu’.

]]> By: Dubukku http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33483 Dubukku Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:43:06 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33483 Eleee PK namma oor pakka peyargala pathi nakkal udathuruleee.... maayaandi...muniyaandi namma pasangala settu serthukittu vandiya poottulee... Eleee PK namma oor pakka peyargala pathi nakkal udathuruleee….

maayaandi…muniyaandi namma pasangala settu serthukittu vandiya poottulee…

]]> By: Chakra http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33454 Chakra Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:50:29 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33454 > Koothiyaar gundu - Of all the names, this one takes the cake. Six yrs ago, I got a new job in UK and I relocated to that place almost immediately. But I was very embarassed to tell the name of the place to anyone.. the name of the town is Poole. :) > Koothiyaar gundu

- Of all the names, this one takes the cake.

Six yrs ago, I got a new job in UK and I relocated to that place almost immediately. But I was very embarassed to tell the name of the place to anyone.. the name of the town is Poole.

:)

]]> By: BNB http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33453 BNB Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:42:41 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2008/02/04/interesting-names/#comment-33453 When we were living in Madurai "Kaattu Raja" was our gardener; "Thiru Vaettai" was our electrician. ;-) Come to think of it Parsi names like Cement wallah, Ronnie screw wallah, Daruwallah are not too far off either. Lots of English names like 'Smith' are also derived from professions. When we were living in Madurai “Kaattu Raja” was our gardener; “Thiru Vaettai” was our electrician. ;-)

Come to think of it Parsi names like Cement wallah, Ronnie screw wallah, Daruwallah are not too far off either. Lots of English names like ‘Smith’ are also derived from professions.

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