--- PEDRO HOT <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Sir > > I am sorry but I haven�t understand your, kind, > answer. > > I am stell dont understand the meaning of the word > "Singh". > > I am from Portugal, so, please understand my > ignorance. > > Your, Pedro Teixeira-Pinto > > In hindi "singh" means lion . The rajput and sikh rulers used it with their name to signify masculinity. Even today common men use it. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/

Rajputs normally spell it "sinh" without "g" after their names, which as you quite rightly pointed out means lion. (e.g Mahendrasinh)Females have "baa" after their names. Hope this helps to clarify the meaning. Best wishes MDJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "akshay chavan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 6:54 PM Subject: RE: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royaly and current general Elections. --- PEDRO HOT <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Sir > > I am sorry but I havenŽt understand your, kind, > answer. > > I am stell dont understand the meaning of the word > "Singh". > > I am from Portugal, so, please understand my > ignorance. > > Your, Pedro Teixeira-Pinto > > In hindi "singh" means lion . The rajput and sikh rulers used it with their name to signify masculinity. Even today common men use it. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237