Similarity in English and Hindi languages
There is this striking similarity between Indian female names and the English female names or for that matter used in various foreign countries. The basic idea is that by adding the sound of “aa” at the end of the masculine name, a feminine name is generated. This practice is prevalent both in Hindi and English.
We will first take the example of English names:
| Male Name | Female Name |
| Edwin | Edwina |
| George | Georgiana |
| Morgan | Morgana |
Now, we take the example of Hindi names following the same pattern:
| Male Name | Hindi Translation | Female Name | Hindi Translation |
| Shiv | शिव | Shiva | शिवा |
| Ram | राम | Rama | रामा |
| Krishn | कृष्ण | Krishna | कृष्णा |
You can see by changing the last sound, the masculine name has been changed to a feminine one. I am sure this practice could be prevalent in other languages also. If you have knowledge of some of them, do share with us.
