On 25 Sep 2003 09:04:38 -0400, Wendy
wrote:

[snip]
True. And that raises a good point: a good cultural awareness is required
if you're going to give your child an unusual name. For example,
an acquaintance of mine wanted to name her daughter some version of
Kay-Leigh but wanted to spell it "Kali". I mentioned that "Kali" was a
particularly brutal and bloodthirsty Hindu Goddess. She thought I was
being ridiculous to raise that objection because NO ONE knows
that. (Well... no... )
[snip]

Kali isn't only about destruction. She's about creation, too, you
know, the circle of life, which is why my sister and BIL gave their
daughter the name. It gets mispronounced as "Kay-Leigh" all the time,
too. =)

natasha

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natasha can be gentle. she's been practicing!
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