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**doctorzlo** · 07-10-2012, 02:23 PM

Dear sir,

I have heard this name before a couple of times.
Actually sometimes I wonder why we spell Hindu names with the letter W when there is actually no W in our scripts.

Ritvik ऋत्विक् which is from the original word Ritvij (ऋत्विज्) should be spelled with a V and not a W.. I feel.

Even many other names for example Aishwarya is spelt with a W instead of Aishvarya.
I wonder how W got into the spelling of names???

I have another twist to this. The first Devanagari letter does not really correspond to R. I believe then it should be spelt Writvik. Or perhaps Rritvik?

There is an aspiring Indian cricketer with a similar name: Wriddhiman Saha

07-10-2012, 02:23 PM	#6
doctorzlo Join Date Jun 2006 Posts 4,488 Senior Member	Dear sir, I have heard this name before a couple of times. Actually sometimes I wonder why we spell Hindu names with the letter W when there is actually no W in our scripts. Ritvik ऋत्विक् which is from the original word Ritvij (ऋत्विज्) should be spelled with a V and not a W.. I feel. Even many other names for example Aishwarya is spelt with a W instead of Aishvarya. I wonder how W got into the spelling of names??? I have another twist to this. The first Devanagari letter does not really correspond to R. I believe then it should be spelt Writvik. Or perhaps Rritvik? There is an aspiring Indian cricketer with a similar name: Wriddhiman Saha
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