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[Facts] meaning of my 1st name
HELP!!!!!
i would like to find the meaning and origin of my given name,GHETONDA,,,,,,
i was named by my father,, he said,,,"it's an Indian name",, i have looked for years for origin & meaning and have found nothing in all data bases...

I am now 76 years young and still looking!!!!can you help??
thank you,,
ghetonda mosley shertzer
gmshertzer@yahoo.com
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It doesn't sound like a name from India to me. The nearest I can find is Jitendra. Ghetonda sounds more like it would come from a southern African language.
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There is a Marathi/Konkani family name Gaitonde, that sounds similar. I don't off-hand know the etymology.
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