08-29-2006, 07:44 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Just Curious:
- Barbara is common female name in the west. Any links with 'barbar'?
- Mughal 'Babur'. Does his name have any link with 'barbar'?
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Mughal "Babur' means tiger from babbar or sher.
Western name barbara
from thinkbabynames.com
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "foreign woman." The adjective was originally applied to anyone who did not speak Greek; it has the same root as "barbarian."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
and
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ALSO, important to note. Indian Navy traders were - probably - among the first of Indians to have taken to Islam - (due to mixing with Arab traders?). It was through these neo-converted navigators that Islam spread in the Eastern Asia. Restriction on voyage was enforced as a result?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That is what I too think.
- Barbara is common female name in the west. Any links with 'barbar'?
- Mughal 'Babur'. Does his name have any link with 'barbar'?
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Mughal "Babur' means tiger from babbar or sher.
Western name barbara
from thinkbabynames.com
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "foreign woman." The adjective was originally applied to anyone who did not speak Greek; it has the same root as "barbarian."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
and
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ALSO, important to note. Indian Navy traders were - probably - among the first of Indians to have taken to Islam - (due to mixing with Arab traders?). It was through these neo-converted navigators that Islam spread in the Eastern Asia. Restriction on voyage was enforced as a result?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That is what I too think.