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Karunakaran Family History

Karunakaran Surname Meaning

Indian (Kerala Tamil Nadu): from a personal name derived from Sanskrit karuṇā ‘compassionate’ + ākara ‘ocean’ + the Tamil third-person masculine suffix -n meaning ‘ocean of compassion’.

— Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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