18. "Mahatma" Was Not Actually Gandhi's First Name... It Was An Honorific Title Meaning "Venerable" Or "High-Souled"
He may be known worldwide as "Mahatma Gandhi" - but that is not his actual name. Gandhi was actually born "Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi" - but was given the honorific title of "Mahatma", which means "high-souled" or "venerable", while he was in South Africa in 1914. Another name by which Gandhi is know is "Bapu" - which is an endearing Indian name for "father" or "papa".
NUFC editor for WhatCulture.com/NUFC. History graduate (University of Edinburgh) and NCTJ-trained journalist. I love sports, hopelessly following Newcastle United and Newcastle Falcons. My pastimes include watching and attending sports matches religiously, reading spy books and sampling ales.
