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of Portuguese names from the register, and, secondly, by the 
apparent occurrence of strictly Bengali names among the Christ - 
ian boys. The Pandit, who was himself called Gabriel Gomez, 
explained that in addition to the Christian surnames, most of 
the boys have Dak-nams or customary names of address which 
are often recorded in the register ; and even surnames are gene- 
rally replaced—Welsh-fashion—by the name of their father’s 
bart (homestead). Father Menezes, the local Goanese Vicar, 
who was present during my inspection, further explained that 
of dak-nams is that, following Muhammadan custom, boys 
are often called after their grandfather, and as any direct 
mention of the father-in-law’s name by a daughter-in-law 
habit of viving their sons nick-names to avoid mention of the 
their first child is prevalent at Hashnabad, e.g. I noticed in 
the records of the adjoining church that one woman was calle 
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of Dacea’s Mission at Bandura, a village close to Hashnabad. 
I have also availed myself freely of criticisms by educated 
Hindus and Muhammadans who have seen this paper in proof. 
_ lL. Asin NipHan.—The latter is evidently the Bengali 
fa, poor. 
2. Domingo Latmon.—Lalmohan is a favourite Bengal 
Sweetmeat: but is also a common name amongst the lower classes 
in Eastern Bengal. 

M 
ely suggested to me that cne possible reason for the suppression of the 
vs tian surnames among the Dacca Christians may be that they regard 
em in somewhat the same way as a Hindu does his ras-nam. 
