All of us would have at least one friend called Anshuman (that is how they normally spell their name). However, the word which means radiant or luminous or the Sun, is correctly written and pronounced as Anshumaan or अंशुमान. I bet some of the Anshumans themselves don't know this. They have been weaned for too long on a diet of 'anshuman'.
Another word which gets mispronounced is Aditi. The word means boundless, unlimited or free. It is also a name for the Gods. However it does not derive from the word for solar i.e. Aaditya. On the contrary Aaditya is the son of Aditi, hence the difference is important. However most Indians pronounce the name as if Aditi is the wife of Aaditya. So you will hear Aaditii most often. However that is incorrect. The correct form is Aditi - all vowels are short. In Hindi this would read as अदिति.
In summary, अंशुमान not अंशुमन
and
अदिति not आदिती or अदिती.
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