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Aila Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Nepali Balasubramanian பாலசுப்பிரமணியன் TamilA Hindu name from Sanskrit bālasubrahmạnya ‘child Subrahmanya’ (from bāla ‘child’ + subrahmạnya ‘dear to Brahmans’, an epithet of the god Kartikeya, son of the god Shiva) + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n... [
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Chettiar செட்டியார் Indian, Tamil, MalayalamRefers to a member of any of the various South Indian castes of traders, businessmen, and merchants. The name itself may be from the Tamil honorific எட்டி
(eṭṭi) or from a Sanskrit word meaning "wealth".
Chockalingam சொக்கலிங்கம் Indian, TamilFrom a nickname referring to the Hindu god
Shiva, composed of the Sanskrit words चोक्का (
cokkā) meaning "alluring" and लिङ्गम् (
liṅga) meaning "sign, symbol, mark".
Chokalingam சொக்கலிங்கம் Indian, TamilVariant of
Chockalingam. A famous bearer is American actress and comedienne Vera Mindy Chokalingam (1979-), who uses the stage name Mindy Kaling.
Deo தியோ Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Malayalam, KannadaVariant of
Dev.
Kumari குமாரி Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Tamil, Nepali, SinhaleseMeans "(young) girl, daughter, princess" in Sanskrit.
Mudaliar முதலியார் Tamil"Mudaliar" is a combination of a Tamil word "Mudali" which means "First" and "yar" which is an honorific suffix. So the surname means "First People" or "Elite People" in Tamil.
Narain நரேன் Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Fijian, Cook Islands Maori, Trinidadian Creole, Mauritian CreoleFrom the given name
Narayan.
Odda Indian, TamilIt is a Tamil name, denoting agriculture, such as workers and laborers.
Paraiya Indian, TamilIt is a Tamil name, denoting laborers in agriculture and/or industry. This is a surname belonging to
Dalit, or "Untouchables," in the Hindu caste system.
Prakash Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Odia, Nepali Prasad பிரசாத் Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Assamese, PunjabiFrom the given name
Prasad.
Rajal ராஜல் Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, MalayalamVariant of
Raja.
Rajani ரஜனி Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, MalaysianMeaning unknown, either from the titles
Rajan,
Raja, or
Raj, or from the given name
Rajani.
Rajul ராஜுல் Indian, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, OdiaVariant of
Raju.
Ramamurthy ராமமூர்த்தி Indian, TamilDerived from Sanskrit राम
(rāma) meaning "pleasing, pleasant, charming" or "dark, black" (see
Rama 1) combined with मूर्ति
(mūrti) meaning "idol, icon".
Ramasamy ராமசாமி TamilFrom the name of the Hindu god
Rama 1 combined with Tamil சாமி
(sami) meaning "chief, master, lord" (ultimately from Sanskrit स्वामिन्
(svamin)).
Sujanthan சுஜந்தன் Tamil, SanskritSujanthan is of South Asian origin, specifically Tamil. The name is derived from the Tamil and Sanskrit roots, with "Sujan" meaning "good-hearted" or "virtuous," and "-than" being a suffix meaning "person" or "one."
Thevar தேவர் TamilThe Mukkulathor people, who are also collectively known as Thevar, are a community or group of communities native to the central and southern districts of Tamil Nadu, India. They comprise the Agamudayar, Kallar and Maravar communities that share a common myth of origin and claim to have once been members of various ancient South Indian dynasties.