Culture of Goan Catholics - Names and Surnames

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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