Family names in North Karnataka
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Family names or Surnames are drawn from the name of the place, Food Items, Dresses, Temples, Type of People, Platforms, Cities, Profession and so on. Surnames are drawn from many other sources.
- Surnames drawn from Food Items are Balikai (BananaBananaBanana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
), Bendikai (OkraOkraOkra is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. The geographical origin of okra is disputed, with supporters of South Asian, Ethiopian and West African origins...
), Bellolli (GarlicGarlicAllium sativum, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo. Dating back over 6,000 years, garlic is native to central Asia, and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent...
), ULLagaDDi (OnionOnionThe onion , also known as the bulb onion, common onion and garden onion, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The genus Allium also contains a number of other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion The onion...
), MeNasinakai (ChilliChili pepperChili pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia and other Asian countries is just chilli without pepper.Chili peppers originated in the Americas...
), Tenginakai (CoconutCoconutThe coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
), Byali (PulsePulseIn medicine, one's pulse represents the tactile arterial palpation of the heartbeat by trained fingertips. The pulse may be palpated in any place that allows an artery to be compressed against a bone, such as at the neck , at the wrist , behind the knee , on the inside of the elbow , and near the...
/Dal), Tuppa (Ghee), Palle (Vegetable), Guggari (Boiled Food grains), Churamari (Bhel), Sajji (A type of Food grain), Akki (Rice), Jola (Jawar)
- Surnames drawn from Type of Breads are Akkirotti (bread of rice), VaNarotti (dry bread), Mekkirotti (bread of Maize), Haalrotti (Bread with milk), Hattrotti (Ten Breads) etc.
- Surnames drawn from Dresses are Kubusa (A type of Blouse), Langoti (Kaachaa), Dhotra (Dhoti), Harakangi (torn shirt).
- Surnames drawn from Houses are Doddamani (Big House), Moolimani (Corner House), Devaramani (God's House), Hadimani (House next to the road), Myalinamani (House on the upperside), Tegginamani (House on the lowerside), Hanchinamani (House made tiles on the roof), Hullamani (House made of Grass), Kallimani (house made of a tree called Kalli), Kattimani (House with a Platform in its front).
- Surnames drawn from Temples are Gudi (Temple), Halligudi (A village Temple), Pujari (A Priest), MaTha (An Ashram), Hirematha (A Senior (larger) Ashrama), ChikkamaTha (A Junior (smaller) Ashrama), KorikanthimaTha (An Ashrama made of bushes).
- Surnames drawn from Type of People are Hukar/Hugar (One who sells Flowers), Pasappagol (One who passes), Dhulappanavar (One who produces dust), Kanajanavar (One from Godown), Salgar (One who lends), Soudagar (A businessman), Chitragar (Painter), Nayak (leader, (probably military), similarly paleyagar, sarnayak, YalakkiShettar (A business man who sells Cardamom), Aatgara (One who is playful)
- Surnames drawn from Type of Profession are Kumbara (Pottery), Bannagara (Dyer), Badigera (carpentar), Vastrada (Related to Cloth (specifically Towel))
- Surnames drawn from Types of Platforms are Katti (platform), Bhavikatti (A platform beside a well), Bevinakatti (A platform under a Neem tree), Hunasikatti (A platform under a Tamarind tree), nadakatti (Middle platform), halakatti (Old platform).
- Surnames ending with shetty or shetti (different from Mangalore Shetty's) like Bharamshetty, Kalshetti, Kalyanshetty, Pattanshetty etc. belong to prominent Lingayat community in Karnataka and Maharashtra, Andhra bordering Karnataka.
- Surnames ending with Annavar (Big brother) like Kashyapannavar, Doddannavar, Budannavar etc. who also belong to Lingayat community.
- Patil, Birajdar, Goud (Mostly village heads). Swami (Religious head), Jangama (Religious head)
- Surnames are drawn from Cities/Towns like Gajendragadkar, Ankalgi, Bidarkar, Raichur, Sambrani etc.
- Surnames are drawn also like Angadi (Shop), Pyati (Market), Bandi (Bullock cart), Karadigudda (A Hill station with bears), Javali (Cloth Material), Mahajan (Great/learned People).