During this period from 1917 to 1919, spent partly in New York City, partly in Canada, and partly in Philadelphia he adopted the name "Rudhyar" a cognate of several attractive Sanskrit words including the name of the god Rudra.
Während der Jahre 1917 und 1919, in denen er teilweise in New York City, Kanada und in Philadelphia lebte, adoptierte er den Namen Rudhyar, ein Kognat einiger Sanskrit Wörter inklusive des Gottesnamens Rudra.