My name is Heerdyes Mahapatro

If you have met me before then you know how complex this topic is.

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Here are the two most widely accepted ways to pronounce my name.

• hIrdyes mahApAtra (follows the english spelling)
• hRdayeza mahApAtra (follows the root form)

Following are some of the interesting pronunciations i have had the pleasure of hearing (all in HKAscii). Someday i might end up with hRdayezasahasranAma.

• hardIs
• hIrDIs
• haridAs
• hIrdyAs
• hardis
• herDais
• hyarDIs
• hardes
• hrIdIs
• hIrDais
• heroDoTas

Punch any of the above into a transliteration site like this one to see the equivalent Devanagari. That should reveal how different each of the names sound. It should evoke a few guffaws.