Names and Surnames
Bilingual names, having variants in both Konkani and English, like Pedru (Peter) and Mâri (Mary) are common among Goan Catholics. Another popular naming convention uses English names, like Kenneth and Sanferd, that have no Konkani variants. European names such as Mario and Andrea are popular and so are Indian names like Rahul and Anita. Portuguese surnames like Rodrigues and Carvalho, are used abundantly among Goan Catholics due to the former Portuguese colonationization of Goa. Some Goan Catholics still have records of their original Goud Saraswat Brahmin surnames such as Prabhu, Kamat, Pai, and Shenoy.
| Goan Catholic variant | English variant | Meaning | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anton | Anthony | Flower | Male |
| Lorso | Lawrence | Someone from Laurentum | Male |
| Kenneth | Kenneth | Born of fire | Male |
| Pedru | Peter | Stone | Male |
| Nikel | Nicholas | Victory of the people | Male |
| Šilest | Sylvester | Wooded | Male |
| Zuãuñ | John | God is gracious | Male |
| Zoze | Joseph | The Lord will add | Male |
| Source: English-konkani Dictionary |
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Famous quotes containing the word names:
“The world is a puzzling place today. All these banks sending us credit cards, with our names on them. Well, we didn’t order any credit cards! We don’t spend what we don’t have. So we just cut them in half and throw them out, just as soon as we open them in the mail. Imagine a bank sending credit cards to two ladies over a hundred years old! What are those folks thinking?”
—Sarah Louise Delany (b. 1889)