Kannada Surnames Starting with M

Intoxicated lord, devotional name

Kodava clan name meaning beloved father

Leather worker, Scheduled Caste surname

From the town of Maddur in Mandya

Honey hill, from 'madhu' and 'giri'

Washerman, from 'madi' meaning clean cloth

Washermen community

Washerman, from 'madi' meaning clean

From the town of Magadi near Bengaluru

Son's town, from 'maga' meaning son

Great god father, from Mahadeva (Shiva)

Revenue collector, from 'mahal' meaning revenue

Face turner, from 'mukha' and 'dar'

Jasmine house lineage

From the town of Malavalli in Mandya

Garden head, from 'mali' and 'patil'

Father Malla, from 'malla' meaning wrestler

From the town of Malur in Kolar

Sandy soil village, from 'mannu' and 'guli'

From the sugarcane district of Mandya

From the coastal city of Mangalore (Mangaluru)

Auspicious platform, from 'mangala' and 'vedhe'

Bangle maker, Muslim Kannada surname

Father of fog, from 'manju' meaning mist

From the town of Manvi in Raichur district

Tree chief, from 'mara' and 'gowda'

Village of the rain stone

Tree father, from 'mara' meaning tree

From the village of Marpalli

Mosque, from 'masjid'

Mango seat, from 'mavina' and 'kurve'

Upper house, from 'melina' and 'mane'

From Mendonca, Mangalorean Catholic surname

Brave fisherman, the fishing community of Karna...

Valuable one, from 'mulya' meaning value

Fist or compact, from 'muddi'

Father of pearls, from 'muddu' meaning kiss/pearl

From the town of Muddebihal in Vijayapura

From the coffee town of Mudigere

From the village of Mudol

Three cities, from 'mugu' and 'dur'

Face village, from 'mugulu' meaning face

Mughal fort, from Mughal and 'kode'

From the town of Mulbagal in Kolar

Religious scholar, Muslim Kannada surname

Quiet place, from 'maunav' meaning silence

From the town of Mundargi in Gadag district

Three forts, from 'muru' and 'gode'