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    1. East Indian Indenture Immigration W.I. / Names Gaiina
    2. Richard Allicock
    3. In an email dealing with Turobunsingh, of 19/06/03, I added: "One name I also checked out with Indians - which they could not elucidate - was a name I found apparently spelt Gaiina. If you think you or any-one on the list can figure it out let me know. Thanks." Since no-one has attempted to solve the riddle by this time, I will. At a first approximation we can try Gai+ina or Guy+ina, or Gay+ina, no bells ring. We can try Guy+na or Gay+na there was some resonance with the -na. But then it occurred to me that the "G" can also carry a "J" sound as in Gin (the alcohol, the cotton Ginny, or "G" in Engine, and Gaol for Jail). Trying the "J" sound we get Jai/Ji or Jay. Putting this together with -na, we get Ji-na or Jay-na. This sounds like Jin-nah an actual muslim name. For reference purposes we can remember Mohamed Ali Jinnah, the Founder of Pakistan. The Gaii was a transliteration that attempted to capture more of the "Ji" than the "Jay" sound.

    06/30/2003 04:00:32