Bava is a
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
n name for ''
god''. There is a belief that parents who give this name to a son or daughter will be enriched with good fortune in terms of money and gold. This may be related to the early presence of Syriac Speaking Christians in Sri Lanca, as described by Cosmas Indicopleaustes in the 6th century. The Syriac word Bava is used to address the God-Holy Father and also the head of the Church- the Catholicose or Patriarch.
In the
Syriac Christian traditions the Catholicoses and Patriarchs are addressed as Bava. It is the Syriac equivalent of the Latin/Greek title Pope. Both words literally translate to 'Fath
It is also use in one south side state
Karnataka in
India. The Sister's husband is called ''Bava''. The Father's sister's son or mothers brothers son are called ''Bava''. Girls address them as ''Bava''. They can get married with each other.
Names of God
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