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Ramaswamy Name Meaning

Indian (Tamil Nadu Karnataka): from a personal name meaning ‘lord Rama’ composed of the name of the god Rama (see Ram ) + Sanskrit svāmī ‘lord’. — 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


Similar surnames: Swamy, Ramstad, Ramson, Yamashiro, Salaam, Savasta, Ramm, Kawakami

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