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Meaning & Origins
Sanskrit: ‘great Indra’, a byname of Vishnu in the Ramayana and of Shiva in Tantric texts; also the name of Emperor Asoka's brother, the first great Buddhist missionary.
| 4,787th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Indian (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka): Hindu and Parsi name which goes back to an official title meaning ‘village headman’, pəṭel in Gujarati, Marathi, and Kannada (where it is paṭēla). It comes ultimately from Sanskrit paṭṭakila ‘tenant of royal land’. Among the Indians in the U.S, it is the most common family name.
| 135th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Mahender, Mahendran, Mahendrakumar, Mahendr, Mahendar, Mahendranauth, Mahendraku, Mahendrabhai, Mahendrana, Mahendre
Pate, Paterson, Patenaude, Pater, Paterno, Paternoster, Pates, Paternostro, Patek, Patella
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