Behind the Name: Kannada Submitted Surnames

Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

AGARWALIndian, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi
Hindu and Jain surname meaning "people of Agroha", referring to a town in the Indian state of Haryana.

ANGADIIndian, Kannada
From Kannada ಅಂಗಡಿ (aṃgaḍi) meaning "store, shop".

BHATIndian, Kashmiri, Urdu, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani
Variant of Butt.

BHATTIndian, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Nepali
Variant of Butt.

BIRADARIndian, Kannada

HALIVARKannada (Rare)

HIREMATHIndian, Kannada
Hindu surname from Karnataka with an unknown meaning.

JADHAVIndian, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Konkani
Meaning unknown.

KAMATIndian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani
Means "people who work in soil" from काम (kām) meaning "work, task, labour" combined with मिट्टी (miṭṭī) meaning "soil, earth".

KRISHNAIndian, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada
From the given name Krishna.

KULAKARNIIndian, Kannada
Kannada variant of Kulkarni.

NAYAKIndian, Odia, Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Konkani, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka) meaning "hero" or perhaps "leader, chief".

PADUKONEIndian, Kannada (Rare), Konkani (Rare)
From the name of ಕುಂದಾಪುರ (Kundapur), a coastal town in the state of Karnataka in India. This is the surname of Deepika Padukone (1986–), an Indian actress.

PRASADIndian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Kannada
From Sanskrit प्रसाद (prasadā) meaning "clearness, brightness, purity, graciousness", ultimately from प्रसद् (prasad) "to fall into the power of". In Hinduism and Sikhism, the term refers to a type of religious food... [more]

RAJIndian, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Odia, Urdu, Nepali, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king, chief, sovereign", ultimately from राजन् (rājan) meaning "king, sovereign, prince, chief".

RAJUIndian, Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Punjabi
Means "king" from Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king, sovereign, chief".

REDDYIndian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Odia
Derived from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi) meaning "village headman".

SHANKARIndian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
From the given name Shankar.

SHETTYKannada, Indian, Telugu

SRIVASTAVAIndian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, Kannada
Variant transcription of Shrivastav.

SURESHIndian, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada
From the given name Suresh.

TALAVARIndian, Kannada

VENKATESHIndian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Means "lord of Venkata", from Venkata, the name of a hill in southern India (see Venkata), combined with Sanskrit ईश (īśa) meaning "lord, master, husband" (see Isha).

VERMAIndian, Burmese, Nepali, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Kannada
Variant of Varma.

YADAVIndian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali, Punjabi
From Sanskrit यादव (yādava) meaning "descendant of Yadu", referring to a legendary Hindu king and an alleged ancestor of Krishna. The term traditionally refers to a peasant caste in India and Nepal.

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