Konkani Surnames Starting with D

Of the Mello family (Portuguese patronymic)

Of the Silva family (Portuguese patronymic)

Of the Souza family (Portuguese patronymic)

From the village of Dabolim

One who prostrates (from Sanskrit danda)

From the village of Dangu

Related to teeth or ivory work

Gunpowder seller (from darookhana)

From a prominent Goan business family name

District clerk (compound of desh and kulkarni)

Lord of the land

District chief or landlord (from desai)

From the village of Dhaigod

One from Dhargal village

From the village of Dhavali

Stone or boulder

Smoke or mist (from Sanskrit dhuma)

From Dicholi village

One from Dicholi town

Portuguese patronymic from Dionysius

Sun (from Sanskrit divakara)

From the divine place (from Sanskrit divya)

One who gives light

From the hill (from Konkani dongor)

From the village of Dukle