Malayalam Surnames

Chief or leader, a Kerala Muslim title

King, from Latin 'rex'

Moon-bearer, epithet of Lord Shiva

Little Shankara, pet form of Shankara

Peace, temple priest who ensures rituals

Variant of Shiva, modern name

From Shoranur town in Palakkad

Servant of Shiva, from 'Shiva' and 'dasa'

God has remembered, variant of Zachariah

Bearer of Lakshmi, from 'Sree' and 'dhara'

Auspicious prince, from 'Sree' and 'kumara'

Tender one, from Sanskrit 'sukumara'

Sultan, ruler title used by Kerala Muslims

Very blue, from Sanskrit 'sunila'

Lord of the gods, from Sanskrit 'sura-isha'

From Tanur town in Malappuram

Goldsmith, variant of Thattan

Carpenter, from 'thachan' meaning builder

Below the platform, from 'thara' meaning floor

From the head of the land, place name

From Thalipparamba town in Kannur

Necklace place, from 'thali' meaning sacred thread

Young lord, a Nair title of respect

Prince, from 'thampuran' meaning lord

Lord or master, royal title

Bearer of the palanquin

Respected one, a Sayyid Muslim title in Kerala

Golden one, from 'thankam' meaning gold

Golden lord, from 'thankam' meaning gold

Chief priest of a temple

Merchant chief, a Nasrani Christian title

From the ancestral house

Goldsmith's hill

Goldsmith, from 'thattam' meaning gold beating

Goldsmith's temple, occupational place name

From the Thayyil tharavad, ancestral name

Of the lower house, directional tharavad

From the house below, directional surname

Southern house, directional tharavad name

Southern place, from 'thekku' meaning south

Southern bank, directional name

Southern field, directional tharavad

From the south side, directional surname

Of the southern house, directional name

From the south, 'thekku' meaning south

Southern bank, directional name

South-western house

From the street