Note 15 — Chapter VI · THE EVIL EYE AND THE SCARING OF GHOSTS.
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Generally, in the Konkan districts, opprobrious names are given to children when they are sickly, always crying, and weak, or when they are short lived. These names are Marya, Rodya, Kerya, etc. It is believed that children improve in health when called by such opprobrious names.15