Goan Catholic names and surnames

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Goan Catholic names and surnames encompass the different types of names and surnames used by the Goan Catholics of Goa.

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Names

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. Portuguese names like António, João, Maria, Ana are also common among Goan Catholics who follow Portuguese culture. British names (e.g. Kevin, Shelley) and other European names (e.g. Benito, Heidi), which have no Konkani variants, are also popular.

Konkani namePortuguese variantEnglish variantMeaningSex
AntonAntónio Anthony FlowerMale
ArkanjArcanjoArchangel Archangel Female
BautisBatista Baptist One who baptizesMale
LorsoLourenço Lawrence Someone from Laurentum Male
JakuJacob James Heel GrabberMale
JokiJoaquim Joachim He whom God has set upMale
LazarLázaro Lazarus God has helpedMale
MagduMagdalena Magdalene TowerFemale
MoriMaria Mary BelovedFemale
MortinMartim Martin Of or like Mars
MonikMónica Monica To adviseFemale
MotesMateus Matthew Gift of GodMale
MingelMiguel Michael Who is like God?Male
MontiMonte Monte MountMale
NatalinNatália Natalia BirthdayFemale
NikelNicolau Nicholas Victory of the peopleMale
PauluPaulo Paul SmallMale
PedruPedro Peter StoneMale
FilipFilipe Philip Lover of HorsesMale
RakelRaquel Rachel Ewe or one with purityFemale
SilestSilas Sylvester WoodedMale
SalvaduSalvador Salvador SaviourMale
SaverXavier Xavier New houseMale
SimanvSimão Simon He (God) has heardMale
JuanvJoão John God is graciousMale
JebelIsabel Elizabeth My God is my oathFemale
ZuzeJosé Joseph The Lord will addMale
Source: English-Konkani Dictionary [1] and A Konkani Grammar [2]

Surnames

The Portuguese surnames such as Rodrigues, Fernandes and Carvalho are commonly found among Goan Catholics after centuries of colonial rule in Portuguese Goa and Damaon, and generally follow the second declension. These Portuguese surnames are also observed among the Mangalorean Catholics, the Bombay East Indian Catholics, the Latin Catholics of Malabar, and in other Indo-Portuguese areas such as Damaon and Chaul. Portuguese surnames commonly appear across the world especially in the Lusophone countries of Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Macao, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe and Mozambique.

Bold indicates common surnames
Italics indicates uncommon surnames

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Goan Surnames with Portuguese Influence
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Adailton Bandeira Cabral da Costa Esteves Faria Gama Henriques Lobo Maciel
AbreuBaptistaCaeiro da Rosa Estibeiro Fernandes Gomes Lowe Martin
Ademir BacardoCaiado da Costa Estrocio Ferreira Gonsalves Leitao Martins
Afonso Barbosa Caladode Cunha Figueira Gonçalves Luis Medeiros
Agostinho BarbozCalistode Mello Furtado Gracias Mendonça
AguiarBarcelos Camara de PenhaFonsecaGurjão Mendonca
AlbertoBarco Câmara de Souza FerraoGodinho Menezes
AlbuquerqueBarnes Campos D'Costa FaleiroGoes Moraes
Alcantara Barreto CardinhoD'CunhaGoveasMachado
AldeiaBarros Cardoso D'OliveiraMendes
Alemao Batista CaridadeD'PenhaMiranda
Alfonso BenedictoCarlos D'Souza Mascarenhas
AlmeidaBenjaminCarmodo RosárioMazarelo
AlvaBennis Carneiro DoradoMonserrate
Alvares BentoCarrascoD'SilvaMarques
Alves Borges Carreira de Silva Monteiro
Alves da Silva Botelho Carvalho Dourado
Alvim Braga CastanhaD'Cruz
Amaral Branco CastelinoD'Lima
Amarildo Brandao CastellinoD'Mello
Ambrose Brandão CataoDuarte
Amor Brito Cavaco Desa
Amorim Britto CerejaDias
Andrade BrunoChicoDe Sa
Antunes Buthello Clement
AranhaBetancourt Coelho
Araújo BiscoitoColaço
Assunção BrazãoComa
AuroraBarrows Conceicao
Azavedo Conceição
Azevedo Concessao
AtaideCorda
Cordeiro
Cordo
Correia
Corte
Corte-Real
Costa
Coutinho
Couto
Crasta
Crasto
Criado
Cruz
Cunha
NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Nascimento Olivera Pacheco Quadros Rangel Santos TavaresValadares Xavier Zuzarte
Nazareth OsorioPaisRaposo Saldanha TavoraValles
NevesPaesRasquinhaSalesTelesVaz
Noronha Paiva Rebello SantamariaTellesVeiga
NunesPalhaRegoSantimanoTexeiraVelho
NerittaPalmeiraRemediosSapecoTorradoVerdes
PeixoteReveredoSardinha Torres Viegas
Pereira RibeiroSimoesTorquatoVieira
PeresRochaSanchesTravasso
PicardoRaicar Sequeira Trinidade
PimentaRodricks Silva Travaco
Pinheiro Rodrigues SilveiraTauro
PinhoRosarioSuares
Pinto Soares
Pires Souza
Povo Sousa
Prazeres

Notes

  1. Maffei 2001 , p.  541
  2. Maffei 2003 , p.  38

References