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Pages in category "Surnames of Indian origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,073 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Surnames of Hindu origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 278 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
There is a widespread usage of a patronym (use of the father's given name as the last name). This means that the first name of one generation becomes the last name of the next. In many cases, the father's given name appears as an initial and when written in full (for example, on a passport), [36] the initial is expanded as last name. For ...
The titles are given to certain individual of families in Kerala. Nair - Higher caste surname, encompassing several subcastes which includes High ranking martial castes like Pillai, Kurup, Unnithan, Menon, Nambiar, etc that formed the aristocracy and elite of traditional Kerala, which is also used by auxiliary, intermediate and middle-caste Nairs like Padamangalam Nair, Pallichan Nair, Vaniya ...
Rana is also a historical title that is now used as an Indian surname. It is of Sanskrit origin, meaning "king", and is the masculine derivative of the Sanskrit word rānī meaning "queen". [1] It was used as a title by the Rajput kings. [2] It is a surname of Rajputs in Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh ...
Konkani language variants of most Goan Catholic names are derived from Hebrew, Greek, and Latin names from the Old and New Testament Biblical canons.Nowadays Hindu names like Sandeep, Rahul and Anita, etc. are also given.
Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The etymology of the name is from Sanskrit ; however, a common translation is "pure, white, fresh", or "clarity in full".
Mehta is an Indian surname, derived from the Sanskrit word mahita meaning 'great' or 'praised'. It is found among several Indian religious groups, including Hindus, Jains, Parsis, and Sikhs. Among Hindus, it is used by a wide range of castes and social groups, including Rajputs, Brahmins, Tyagi and Bania. [1]