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Steven
I was having a little fun with my name, and though I might make a few spelling adjustments to it, so as to make it more presentable (purely for professional reasons), I'm too thick skinned to take offense at being referred to as Teriyaki. In fact, I thought it was a rather amusing, imaginative, and appetizing variation on my name.
In the same spirit, let me share with you all an anecdote I was told is true by a very honest looking gentleman from the old country. Apparently, the current Prime Minister of India was visiting New York in the old days when he was a Cabinet Minister, or perhaps a Member of Parliament. As his grace attempted to cross a street, he failed to see the "do not walk" traffic light. A New York cop quite unceremoniously herded his grace back to the curb. Infuriated, his grace yelled, "do you know you are talking to ATAL BIHARI BAJPAI !!!". The New York copy calmly replied, "Sir, I have no idea what kind of PIE you are, but if you get hit by a New York cab, you will surely be MINCE PIE". This is just another one of those instances where a name in one language is mistaken for an edible in another.
Cynthia.
I think Cynthia Daniel is definitely very elegant. It just sounds so famous. You're right about y and ie put on to names. I mean, it's hard to imagine when Fredie or Tommy won a war or lead their nation into a new era.
Prashant in Sanskrit means serene, tranquil, etc., so that is a beautiful name for sure. The female version is Prashanti. Sanskrit is about 4000 years or more old, from the time some Central Europeans (Aryans) migrated to India, so many of the ancient linguistic roots are surprisingly similar to those found in European languages.
In the early to mid 70's I went to the New Dehli College of Art in India, so it's possible that the Indian Artist you mention was in Delhi around that time.
Tarique
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