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**Slonopotam845** · 07-12-2012, 07:23 PM

• A girl child I know is named aparNA: although it is a name for LalitA devI, it means 'leafless', a rather not so auspicious connotation.

But I feel it is fine if we understand the story behind this name.
Where Parvati's penance to win over Lord Shiva was so intense that she did not even eat a leaf hence the name Aparna.

That way if we go into literal meaning only many names won't be suitable.
Eg Uma means U Ma(O don't) becos Parvati's mother didn't want Parvati undertaking severe penance.

But if we accept Uma as consort of Shiva and ignore the literal meaning..then the name Uma is fine.

07-12-2012, 07:23 PM	#24
Slonopotam845 Join Date Jan 2006 Posts 5,251 Senior Member	• A girl child I know is named aparNA: although it is a name for LalitA devI, it means 'leafless', a rather not so auspicious connotation. But I feel it is fine if we understand the story behind this name. Where Parvati's penance to win over Lord Shiva was so intense that she did not even eat a leaf hence the name Aparna. That way if we go into literal meaning only many names won't be suitable. Eg Uma means U Ma(O don't) becos Parvati's mother didn't want Parvati undertaking severe penance. But if we accept Uma as consort of Shiva and ignore the literal meaning..then the name Uma is fine.
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