My Dad and mom chose my name to be 'Samhitha Geeth' after a lot of deliberation. It seems that they went through a lot of names, short listed a few and finally decided on Samhitha. A name is one of the unique identifiers that stay with you for life (assuming that I will not grow up and change my name).
Here is the short list of all the names they have chosen for me before settling on Samhitha: Amrutha, Hasini, Neha, Namita, Manisha, Kirthi, Krithika, Mahati, Mahika, Nidhi, Niharika and Meghana. Oh!! did I forget to mention "Anne" with an 'e' and Megan? So what does my name mean? Samhitha's are vedic texts written in Sanskrit. Also, Sam+Hitha means Everyone+good. It can be interpreted as the one who works for the greater good of everyone. Boy!!! those are big shoes to fill and I am already feeling the pressure. Geeth is my middle name I share with my mom and mama. I will carry my dad's last name anyways, therefore my dad thought it would be nice to include something from my mom's side. Yeah, yeah, yeah I know it too, that is sweet of my daddy.
I had my naming ceremony at our home on the 21st day from birth. The temple priest Mr. Venkatachari came over to our home and performed the puja. Below are some pics from that very important day of my life.
Apparently, Samhitha is not the only name I have. Per the priest, my name should begin with the syllable "Va" based on my birth star. Therefore, I was named after my amma (maternal grandma) as Vani. As I was born in the month of February and on a Friday, I was named Mahalakshmi after my nannama (paternal gradma). That is not only it, my name Samhitha Geeth Nemani came with a few prefixes, namely Naga and Venkata. These are due to some family traditions that neither I nor my dad understand. They are directives from nannama and greatgrandma. However, they will be dropped with immediate effect. Trust me on this.
So long for now,
Samhitha
