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Kridsadaporn

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Kridsadaporn
PronunciationThai: [krìt.sà.dāː.pʰɔ̄ːn]
GenderMale
Language(s)Thai
Origin
Word/nameSanskrit + Pali
MeaningA blessing from the Buddha; a child, gifted with divine qualities and supernatural powers.
Region of originThailand

Kridsadaporn (กฤษฎาพร or กฤษดาพร, Thai pronunciation: [krìt.sà.dāː.pʰɔ̄ːn], RTGSKritsadaphon) is a Thai name. It comprises two words: kritsada (กฤษฎา), from Sanskrit kṛṣṭā, meaning "supernatural powers, divine, celestial"; and phon (พร), meaning "blessing, benediction, favour".[a]

Often Thai first names are suffixed with phon, denoting "a blessing from the Buddha", referring to both the gift of a child, and the favour of particular attributes, referred to within the name, manifesting within the child.[citation needed] In Thai tradition, a child's name is chosen using complex Buddhist name giving rituals where Thai astrology is widely used, often in consultation with a Buddhist monk.[1][2] Parents of a newly-born child named Kridsadaporn (กฤษฎาพร) may believe, or may accept, the name's meaning as, "a blessing from the Buddha; a child, gifted with divine qualities and supernatural powers".

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  1. ^ Alternative romanisations include gritsada, kritsada and kruetsada, and pon.

References

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  1. ^ Snae, Chakkrit. "Constructing a Rule Based Naming System for Thai Names Using the Concept of Ontologies" (PDF). Naresuan University Phitsanulok, Thailand. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  2. ^ de Young, John E. (1958), Village life in modern Thailand, University of California Press, p. 53