India (given name)
India is a feminine given name derived from the name of the country India, which takes its name from the Indus River. The name was used for India Wilkes, a character in the novel and movie "Gone with the Wind". Its use for girls in England began during the British rule in India during the 19th century. It has been used for daughters of aristocratic families in England that had ties to Colonial India, such as India Hicks. Just like names derived from seasons like Summer, Dawn, Solstice, Autumn are feminine, India is internationally recognized as a female name since it is the name of a country and it had been used as a feminine given name for more than hundred years in England and the U.S. Although India is a feminine given name in the world, it is not a popular given name in India. Girls who are given this name are usually called with a nickname "Indy", or "Indie" which are also given names for girls in English speaking countries.
Indian pitta
The name "pitta" comes from the Telugu word meaning "small bird". Local names in India are based on the colours and their behaviours such as the time of calling and these include Hindi: "Naorang", Punjabi: "Nauranga" (=Nine colours), Bengali: "Shumcha", Cachar: "Dao bui yegashi", Gujarati: "Navaranga" or "Hariyo"; Tamil: "Kaachul", "Aru-mani kuruvi" (=6-O'Clock bird), "Kathelachi", "Thotta kallan"; Telugu: "Polanki pitta", "Ponnangi pitta"; Malayalam: "Kavi"; Kannada: "Navaranga" and Sinhalese: "Avichchiya". The Sinhalese interpretation of its call is that the bird is complaining about the theft of its dress by a peacock: “Evith giya, evith giya, ayith kiyannam, methe budun buduwana vita ayith kiyannam,” which translates as: “Came and went! Came and went! I’ll still be complaining when the next Buddha comes! I’ll still be complaining!”