I Have Made an Extant list of PARSI IRANI SURNAMES, about 2482 & Counting, ALPHABETICAL as Well as GROUPWISE, To make it more interesting, now I have made it along with some Comments on their ORIGIN. Surnames ending in ‘WALA’ (mainly – OF) could be either of Place or Of that Trade. The same way, ‘GAR’/’GARA’ too could be ‘A MAKER’, or it
Read moreThis is a good Zoroastrian Website with interesting material to keep you engrossed. Includes : Names and Surnames Festivals Fire Temples History and more http://www.ahuramazda.com
Read moreSome links to Original Persian Names : http://www.anvari.org/cols/Original_Persian_Names.html http://www.farhangsara.com/names.htm http://www.20000-names.com/male_persian_names.htm http://www.20000-names.com/female_persian_names.htm http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/ira.php http://www.google.com/Top/Home/Family/Pregnancy/Baby_Names/Iranian/
Read moreRead and enjoy While most surnames in India reflect caste and lineage, the Parsis had a delightfully modern streak — having landed without caste, history and context, theyy created identities through professions and urban streets. Our family moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) from Rawalpindi in 1947. We came as refugees but the family soon settled and by 1953 my father
Read moreThis article appeared in The Tribune, Chandigarh, on the 6th of Jan 2010. We all are intrigued by the Parsi names. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100106/edit.htm#5 OK tata bye-bye by Pushi Chowdhry While most surnames in India reflect caste and lineage, the Parsis had a delightfully modern streak having landed without caste, history and context, theyy created identities through professions and urban streets. Read
Read moreGAZDARS OF GANDEVI. The surname GAZDAR amongst PARSIS, started in the 18th. century. During that period, the WADIAS had come to Bombay, to construct docks for the PORT of BOMBAY, and build sailing vessels, for the EAST INDIA CO. For this purpose they needed plenty of timber.This timber was obtained from the forest of DANG, near GANDEVI and BILLIMORIA in
Read more1) Zarathust / Zarathost / Zoroaster Prophet Spitaman or Spetman Zarathust who preached, the first ever monotheist religion, was born in Iran, in the city of Rae, which was on the banks of river Durji, flowing from the mountain Jabar. His Mother Dogdo or Dugdowa. was also from Rae, but father Poursasp was from the western region of media province
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Read moreNormally Surnames do not have any meanings. Our ancestors had no Surnames, they were known by their Father’s / Family name. e.g. Rustom bin Zal. (Rustom of Zal), later on they took on names of places/ family names as additional to their names. It was only when they came to India that they adopted their trade/service/vocation/family/or some traits -(Waghmaru, Batki
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