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Help[Opinions] Re: Khatirya
in reply to a message by Caralena Estelle
I've never seen or heard of Khatirya before. I would pronounced it, "khah-TEER-yuh," but that's only a guess. it has a pretty sound, but I would need to know more about its history and meaning before I could render a full opinion.
I did a google search. I didn't come up with any Khatiryas, always a troubling sign. But I did get a lot of responses for Kshatriya, the Hindu caste. It's not a name for a person of course. I have better luck with Khatriya. That does appear to be a Sanskrit / Hindi name. But I can't tell if it's for a man or a woman, and I'm not sure if it's a personal name or a surname. I would guess it's pronounced either, "KHAH-tree-yuh," or "khah-TREE-yuh."
Could the name you saw be Khatriya instead of Khatirya? Then again, if she spoke Russian she's not likely to be a Hindi, unless she was from a former Soviet republic like Kazakhistan. I could see the name Khatriya making its way there.
I did a google search. I didn't come up with any Khatiryas, always a troubling sign. But I did get a lot of responses for Kshatriya, the Hindu caste. It's not a name for a person of course. I have better luck with Khatriya. That does appear to be a Sanskrit / Hindi name. But I can't tell if it's for a man or a woman, and I'm not sure if it's a personal name or a surname. I would guess it's pronounced either, "KHAH-tree-yuh," or "khah-TREE-yuh."
Could the name you saw be Khatriya instead of Khatirya? Then again, if she spoke Russian she's not likely to be a Hindi, unless she was from a former Soviet republic like Kazakhistan. I could see the name Khatriya making its way there.
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No, I double checked the spelling as I wrote the post.
However, reading your post I am thinking it could be one of those cases of a mother hearing a name (or what she thought was a name) while pregnant and using it for her own baby. I think that happens alot... It was an interesting find, and I had the same thoughts on pronunciation myself. Maybe it's a mis-spelled version of her real name too. I know alot of people who immigrate end up with names that aren't always exactly as they were when they left.. spelling errors and so forth.
Thanks for the input!
However, reading your post I am thinking it could be one of those cases of a mother hearing a name (or what she thought was a name) while pregnant and using it for her own baby. I think that happens alot... It was an interesting find, and I had the same thoughts on pronunciation myself. Maybe it's a mis-spelled version of her real name too. I know alot of people who immigrate end up with names that aren't always exactly as they were when they left.. spelling errors and so forth.
Thanks for the input!
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