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Pages in category "Surnames of Indian origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,074 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Pillai (Tamil:) is a Tamil surname traditionally associated with the Vellalar community, a dominant agrarian and land-owning group in Tamil Nadu and northern Sri Lanka. [1] [2] The term Pillai is believed to have originated as an honorific title meaning "child" or "son," connoting nobility and respect. [3]
Arumugam or Arumukan is a Tamil male given name.Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. Arumugam is one of the many names of the Hindu god Murugan, which refers to his six faces (Aru = six + Mugam = face).
Pillai or Pillay, (IPA:) meaning "Child of King" (Prince) or "Child", [1] is a surname found among the Malayalam and Tamil-speaking people of India and Sri Lanka.. In Kerala, Pillai is the most common title among upper-caste Nairs, [2] [3] often bestowed by the ruling royal families of Kerala [3] and less commonly found among some Brahmins, [4] Nazrani Mappila and Marars of travancore.
Male: Language(s) Tamil Telugu: Origin; Meaning: dear to Brahmins,used as a name of son of hindu god Shiva: Region of origin: Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka: Other names; Alternative spelling: Subrahmanyam Subrahmanyan Subramania Subramanian Subramaniya Subramanyam Subramanyan: Derived: Murugan: See also: Balasubramaniam
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 .
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 ...