Surname in Malayalam
ഇരട്ടപ്പേര് (irattapper) is a second name attached to a person, which the dictionary glosses as both surname and nickname. Kerala has traditionally used house and family names rather than inherited surnames, so one word covers an added name of any kind.
Most common translation
Surname, nickname.
ക്ലാസിൽ അവന് ഒരു ഇരട്ടപ്പേര് ഉണ്ട്.
klaasil avanu oru irattapper undu
He has a nickname in class.
All Malayalam words for “surname”
- ഇരട്ടപ്പേര് (irattapper) — Surname, nickname.
- ഒബാമ (obaama) — Obama, the surname of Barack Obama, the forty-fourth president of the United States.
- ജോൺസൺ (jonsan) — Johnson; a common English surname, written this way in Malayalam.
- തോമസ് (thomasu) — Thomas, a male given name and surname, very common among Christians in Kerala.
- ലീ (lee) — Lee; a personal name and surname, used in English and Chinese names.
- സ്കോട്ട് (skott) — Scott; an English personal name and surname, written this way in Malayalam.
The other entries here are not words for surname at all but particular names written in Malayalam, such as ഒബാമ (obaama) and ജോൺസൺ (jonsan).
Common questions
How do you say surname in Malayalam?
ഇരട്ടപ്പേര് (irattapper), which also serves for a nickname.
Do Malayalis use surnames?
Traditionally the family or house name did that work, which is why ഇരട്ടപ്പേര് (irattapper) covers any added name.