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Konkani language variants of most Goan Catholic names are derived from Hebrew, Greek, and Latin names from the Old and New Testament Biblical canons.Nowadays Hindu names like Sandeep, Rahul and Anita, etc. are also given.
Mangalorean Catholic names and surnames encompass the different naming conventions of the Mangalorean Catholic community. Historically, many of them had names of Christian saints, while Portuguese-language surnames were most commonly found. [1] A formal Mangalorean Catholic name consists of a given name, a middle name, and a surname.
Names play a variety of roles in the Bible.They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool". [1]
Vivian (and variants such as Vivien and Vivienne) is a given name, and less often a surname, derived from a Latin name of the Roman Empire period, masculine Vivianus and feminine Viviana, which survived into modern use because it is the name of two early Christian female martyrs as well as of a male saint and bishop.
Mangalorean Catholics use Konkanised forms of their surnames in Konkani conversations, such as Soza, Kueli, Piint and so on, [158] instead of the Portuguese forms of De Souza, Coelho, Pinto etc. [157] Some families still know and use their Cxatria and Brahmin surnames of Konkani origins; such as Porbu, Kamath, Naik, Shenoy & Shett. [114]
Topics about Feminine surnames in general should be placed in relevant topic categories. This is a container category . Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories .
Throughout various Arabic-speaking Christian communities, the surname and members of the family are widely known. The family names Saleeby and Saliba have been in use in Lebanon, Palestine and Syria since at least the 2nd century AD and are speculated by many to be one of the first Christian family names. Orthodox Church Beirut Lebanon
This surname has two distinct and separate origins: In Europe, it is a patronymic surname based on Christian religious naming traditions mainly related to Paul the Apostle. In the Indian subcontinent, it is traditionally believed that 'Pal' originated from the Sanskrit pala, meaning "protector" or "keeper".