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Cricketers' names: Meanings & etymology

Aritro

International Regular
Word has a connection to pontoon. Pont is Latin for bridge/flat boat for crossing water. Related to Punt. If you're a Tigers Fan or familiar with Melb, Punt Rd in Richmond is named Punt Rd because before the bridge was built there was a punt to cross the river.
Interesting. Pretty sure it's rhyming slang for the people who used to congregate at the oval on Saturdays though.
 

Migara

Cricketer Of The Year
Dickwella - Simply translates to "Longbeach". It is also a town in Southern Sri Lanka
Muralitharan - In Tamil, means the one who carries the flute, or "Krishna" in hinduism
Aravinda - Sanskrit term for lotus
Arjuna - is a mythical hero from Mahabharatha.
Suranga - Good act (nothing to do with Poker)
Dimuth - Pearl
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Most Sinhalese names can be tracked down to its Sanskrit origins. The prononciation difference of Hindi and Sinhalese names comes from the time the populations were seperated from the Sanskrit speaking group.
 

Migara

Cricketer Of The Year
Thanks for your reply.
Let me add a few names from Pakistani players:

1. Farhat means Joy or happiness

2. Hafeez = One who guards

3. Asad = Lion
Shafiq = Kind.

4. Shoaib = The one who shows the right path
Malik = Master

5. Kamran = Successful
Akmal = Perfect
Doesn't Malik mean "the leader" in central Asian languages?
 

Senile Sentry

International Debutant
Dickwella - Simply translates to "Longbeach". It is also a town in Southern Sri Lanka
Muralitharan - In Tamil, means the one who carries the flute, or "Krishna" in hinduism
Aravinda - Sanskrit term for lotus
Arjuna - is a mythical hero from Mahabharatha.
Suranga - Good act (nothing to do with Poker)
Dimuth - Pearl
Dasun
- View

Most Sinhalese names can be tracked down to its Sanskrit origins. The prononciation difference of Hindi and Sinhalese names comes from the time the populations were seperated from the Sanskrit speaking group.
sL names are so glorious.
 

Immenso

International Vice-Captain
Luteru Ross Taylor.

Luteru means Lutheran in Samoan.

So, a Samoan Lutheran clothes-maker from the Scottish clan Ross.
 

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