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Venkat Surname Meaning

Indian (Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu): from a personal name which in Telugu means ‘one who removes sins’ referring to the god Vishnu.

Venkata is the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh with a celebrated temple dedicated to Vishnu; it forms the basis of various personal names as for example Venkataraman and Venkatesh.

— 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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