Flaming Bails
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.

Indian surnames and where they are from

+19
skully
eowyn
taipan
Naeem
WideWally
mynah
SG
Zat
lardbucket
PlanetPakistan
embee
tac
furriner
Josh Carney
philcric
JKLever
*Buckaroo*
The One
Henry
23 posters

Page 1 of 3 1, 2, 3  Next

Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by Henry Tue 18 Nov 2008, 16:03

Just looking at the Ranji scores, I notice that the Mumbai team has a lot of players with names ending in 'kar', whilst the Gujarat team has a lot of Patels. The Karnataka team has numerous players who's names end in 'appa', whilst more understandably, the Punjab team is full of Singh's.

Can any Indian forummers please explain the history behind these trends?
Henry
Henry


Number of posts : 32891
Reputation : 100
Registration date : 2007-08-31
Flag/Background : eng

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by The One Tue 18 Nov 2008, 16:09

'kar' means 'to do'. so probably put at the end of professions. its extremely common amongst maharashtrians

dont ask me what 'tendul' or 'gavas' mean

patel was the title given to a land-owner in medieval times. its variation in maharashtra is patil. also common throughout india

appa, no idea

singh of course means lion. used at the end of all sikh names

The One


Number of posts : 9035
Reputation : 21
Registration date : 2007-09-04
Flag/Background : eng

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by Henry Tue 18 Nov 2008, 16:25

So Yuvraj Singh literally means 'Young Prince Lion'? Nice!
Henry
Henry


Number of posts : 32891
Reputation : 100
Registration date : 2007-08-31
Flag/Background : eng

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by Guest Tue 18 Nov 2008, 16:39

Do you know what Trevor means?

Trevor was originally from a place name meaning "big village" from Welsh tref "village" and mawr "large".

Guest
Guest


Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by *Buckaroo* Tue 18 Nov 2008, 16:40

Cockburn

what does this English surname mean ?
*Buckaroo*
*Buckaroo*


Number of posts : 4771
Reputation : 3
Registration date : 2007-09-06
Flag/Background : wi

http://exc4cricket.forum-motion.com/index.htm

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by Henry Tue 18 Nov 2008, 16:40

If it was my real name I might even care......
Henry
Henry


Number of posts : 32891
Reputation : 100
Registration date : 2007-08-31
Flag/Background : eng

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by Guest Tue 18 Nov 2008, 16:42

Henry wrote:If it was my real name I might even care......
Oh, beg your pardon.

Guest
Guest


Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by JKLever Tue 18 Nov 2008, 16:52

*Buckaroo* wrote:Cockburn

what does this English surname mean ?

Ouch
JKLever
JKLever


Number of posts : 27236
Reputation : 153
Registration date : 2007-08-06
Flag/Background : eng

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by philcric Tue 18 Nov 2008, 17:04

Henry wrote:Just looking at the Ranji scores, I notice that the Mumbai team has a lot of players with names ending in 'kar', whilst the Gujarat team has a lot of Patels. The Karnataka team has numerous players who's names end in 'appa', whilst more understandably, the Punjab team is full of Singh's.

Can any Indian forummers please explain the history behind these trends?

May not be what you exactly looking for, but here's the wiki entry on Indian names.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_name
philcric
philcric


Number of posts : 1695
Reputation : 3
Registration date : 2007-09-07
Flag/Background : ind

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by JKLever Tue 18 Nov 2008, 18:35

JKLever wrote:
*Buckaroo* wrote:Cockburn

what does this English surname mean ?

Ouch

If you really wanted to know (which I guess you didn't) it's a place name in Berwickshire.
JKLever
JKLever


Number of posts : 27236
Reputation : 153
Registration date : 2007-08-06
Flag/Background : eng

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by Guest Tue 18 Nov 2008, 18:47

It's also a very nice port Indian surnames and where they are from F_winem_dbc6dee

Guest
Guest


Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by Josh Carney Tue 18 Nov 2008, 21:18

Ganguly, Chatterjee, Basu, Nandi, Bose etc. are common Bengali surnames.

"Appa" I believe means "father".

I believe that many from the South don't carry surnames. Since many a surname tended to represent a caste, as part of the drive to shet the caste based society surnames were dropped. Istead the father's first name gets tagged in place.

For e.g. in the case of this new opener Murali Vijay. One of those names is his first name and the other the first name of his father. Not sure which one is which.

Josh Carney


Number of posts : 1751
Reputation : 3
Registration date : 2007-09-06
Flag/Background : eng

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by furriner Tue 18 Nov 2008, 21:43

Although, Lalit Modi in any language means Dick Head.
furriner
furriner


Number of posts : 12507
Reputation : 82
Registration date : 2007-09-04
Flag/Background : ind

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by furriner Tue 18 Nov 2008, 21:44

And Sachin Tendulkar means Better Than Lara.
furriner
furriner


Number of posts : 12507
Reputation : 82
Registration date : 2007-09-04
Flag/Background : ind

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by tac Tue 18 Nov 2008, 22:30

Nonsense, furry, it means "soon to be overtaken by the sqinting nasally one"
tac
tac


Number of posts : 19270
Reputation : 24
Registration date : 2007-08-31
Flag/Background : pon

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by embee Wed 19 Nov 2008, 00:19

furriner wrote:Although, Lalit Modi in any language means Dick Head.

Great work , Furbag
embee
embee


Number of posts : 26169
Age : 57
Reputation : 263
Registration date : 2007-09-03
Flag/Background : aus

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by PlanetPakistan Wed 19 Nov 2008, 00:40

one of my friend's name is Chand Karamchandani....takes another entire month to write it
PlanetPakistan
PlanetPakistan


Number of posts : 10285
Age : 37
Reputation : 4
Registration date : 2008-02-06
Flag/Background : pak

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by lardbucket Wed 19 Nov 2008, 05:35

Indian surnames? From their fathers, I guess, when these are known.

lardbucket


Number of posts : 38010
Reputation : 173
Registration date : 2007-09-03
Flag/Background : baggy

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by Zat Wed 19 Nov 2008, 09:41

PlanetPakistan wrote:one of my friend's name is Chand Karamchandani....takes another entire month to write it
Why? Is he illiterate?

Zat


Number of posts : 28872
Reputation : 86
Registration date : 2007-09-04
Flag/Background : eng

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by SG Thu 20 Nov 2008, 03:59

furriner wrote:Although, Lalit Modi in any language means Dick Head.
lol.Very Happy

SG


Number of posts : 12806
Reputation : 6
Registration date : 2007-09-06
Flag/Background : ind

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by PlanetPakistan Thu 20 Nov 2008, 04:10

Zat wrote:
PlanetPakistan wrote:one of my friend's name is Chand Karamchandani....takes another entire month to write it
Why? Is he illiterate?
he acts like one...
PlanetPakistan
PlanetPakistan


Number of posts : 10285
Age : 37
Reputation : 4
Registration date : 2008-02-06
Flag/Background : pak

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by *Buckaroo* Thu 20 Nov 2008, 04:12

and he is supposed to be ur friend ?

you can't have any friends.
*Buckaroo*
*Buckaroo*


Number of posts : 4771
Reputation : 3
Registration date : 2007-09-06
Flag/Background : wi

http://exc4cricket.forum-motion.com/index.htm

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by PlanetPakistan Thu 20 Nov 2008, 04:16

*Buckaroo* wrote:and he is supposed to be ur friend ?

you can't have any friends.
he is actually my best friend...but at the same time he is extremely annoying.
PlanetPakistan
PlanetPakistan


Number of posts : 10285
Age : 37
Reputation : 4
Registration date : 2008-02-06
Flag/Background : pak

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by *Buckaroo* Thu 20 Nov 2008, 04:21

PlanetPakistan wrote:
*Buckaroo* wrote:and he is supposed to be ur friend ?

you can't have any friends.
he is actually my best friend...but at the same time he is extremely annoying.

If he's extremely annoying how can he be a 'best freind' ?
*Buckaroo*
*Buckaroo*


Number of posts : 4771
Reputation : 3
Registration date : 2007-09-06
Flag/Background : wi

http://exc4cricket.forum-motion.com/index.htm

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by PlanetPakistan Thu 20 Nov 2008, 04:25

*Buckaroo* wrote:
PlanetPakistan wrote:
*Buckaroo* wrote:and he is supposed to be ur friend ?

you can't have any friends.
he is actually my best friend...but at the same time he is extremely annoying.

If he's extremely annoying how can he be a 'best freind' ?
because i know that i am extremely annoying as well so it the annoyingness cancels out.

Incidentally my other close Indian friend's surname is merely 4 letters long(Vora)
PlanetPakistan
PlanetPakistan


Number of posts : 10285
Age : 37
Reputation : 4
Registration date : 2008-02-06
Flag/Background : pak

Back to top Go down

Indian surnames and where they are from Empty Re: Indian surnames and where they are from

Post by Sponsored content


Sponsored content


Back to top Go down

Page 1 of 3 1, 2, 3  Next

Back to top

- Similar topics

 
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum