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[Julius Sridhar]

On Sat, 2 Mar 2002, Mike Hebel wrote:

> [MICHAEL (m) From the Hebrew name Mikha'el meaning "who is like God?".
> This was the name of one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition
> and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. In the Book
> of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of
> heaven's armies, and thus is considered the patron saint of soldiers.
> This was also the name of eight Byzantine emperors and a czar of Russia.
> Other more modern bearers of this name include Michael Faraday, a
> chemist and physicist who did important work in magnetism and electricity
> in the 19th century, and basketball player Michael Jordan.]

This is cool.

> Kurt:
> Curt variant of germanic name,
> Kurt, short form of Konrad, which became Conrad
> Conrad germanic name meaning bold counsel
> http://www.parentsplace.com/pregnancy/babynames/meanings/0,12040,6754,00.html

I knew what this one meant.

> I could only find the "sri" part of Sridhar although one site:
> (http://www.yourbabysname.com/names_s.htm) says that Sridhar = Vishnu.

In the actual stories behind these names, this isn't completely accurate,
but in Hinduism, the concept is one God with many names, so I suppose that
this holds.

> SRI (f) "light, beauty" (Sanskrit). This is another name of the Hindu
> goddess Lakshmi.
>
> The "dhar" part is a Sankrit root meaning "upheld"

Indeed.

> Sri-dhar == "beauty upheld"?
> Did I get that one right or am I totally off-base?

Sri represents more than just beauty.  Also, wealth, power, and truth.

Peace...  Sridhar