Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Sinhalese Scripts හෙට්ටිආරච්චි(Sinhala) Meaning & History From Sinhala හෙට්ටි (hetti) referring to the Chetty caste (primarily composed of merchants and traders) combined with the colonial-era title ආරච්චි (arachchi) used to denote a village headman or leader.