Goan Catholic names and surnames encompass the different types of names and surnames used by the Goan Catholics of Goa.
Names Konkani language variants of most Goan Catholic names are derived from Hebrew, Greek, and Latin names from the Old and New Testament Biblical canons. Nowadays Hindu names like Sandeep, Rahul and Anita, etc. are also given. Portuguese names like António, João, Maria, Ana are also common among Goan Catholics who follow Portuguese culture. British names (e.g. Kevin, Shelley) and other European names (e.g. Benito, Heidi), which have no Konkani variants, are also popular.
Konkani namePortuguese variantEnglish variantMeaningSexAntonAntónioAnthonyFlowerMaleArkanjArcanjoArchangelArchangelFemaleBautisBatistaBaptistOne who baptizesMaleLorsoLourençoLawrenceSomeone from LaurentumMaleJakuJacobJamesHeel GrabberMaleJokiJoaquimJoachimHe whom God has set upMaleLazarLázaroLazarusGod has helpedMaleMagduMagdalenaMagdaleneTowerFemaleMoriMariaMaryBelovedFemaleMortinMartimMartinOf or like MarsMonikMónicaMonicaTo adviseFemaleMotesMateusMatthewGift of GodMaleMingelMiguelMichaelWho is like God?MaleMontiMonteMonteMountMaleNatalinNatáliaNataliaBirthdayFemaleNikelNicolauNicholasVictory of the peopleMalePauluPauloPaulSmallMalePedruPedroPeterStoneMaleFilipFilipePhilipLover of HorsesMaleRakelRaquelRachelEwe or one with purityFemaleSilestSilasSylvesterWoodedMaleSalvaduSalvadorSalvadorSaviourMaleSaverXavierXavierNew houseMaleSimanvSimãoSimonHe (God) has heardMaleJuanvJoãoJohnGod is graciousMaleJebelIsabelElizabethMy God is my oathFemaleZuzeJoséJosephThe Lord will addMaleSource: English-Konkani Dictionary and A Konkani Grammar
Surnames The Portuguese surnames such as Rodrigues, Fernandes and Carvalho are commonly found among Goan Catholics after centuries of colonial rule in Portuguese Goa and Damaon, and generally follow the second declension. These Portuguese surnames are also observed among the Mangalorean Catholics, the Bombay East Indian Catholics, the Latin Catholics of Malabar, and in other Indo-Portuguese areas such as Damaon and Chaul. Portuguese surnames commonly appear across the world especially in the Lusophone countries of Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Macao, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe and Mozambique.
Bold indicates common surnamesItalics indicates uncommon surnames A B C D E F G H I J K L MAdailtonBandeiraCabralda CostaEstevesFariaGamaHenriques LoboMacielAbreuBaptistaCaeiroda RosaEstibeiroFernandesGomesLoweMartin AdemirBacardoCaiado da CostaEstrocioFerreiraGonsalvesLeitaoMartinsAfonso BarbosaCaladode CunhaFigueiraGonçalvesLuisMedeirosAgostinhoBarbozCalistode MelloFurtadoGraciasMendonçaAguiarBarcelosCamarade PenhaFonsecaGurjãoMendoncaAlbertoBarcoCâmarade SouzaFerraoGodinhoMenezesAlbuquerqueBarnesCampos D'CostaFaleiroGoesMoraesAlcantaraBarretoCardinhoD'Cunha GoveasMachadoAldeiaBarrosCardosoD'OliveiraMendesAlemaoBatistaCaridadeD'PenhaMirandaAlfonsoBenedictoCarlosD'SouzaMascarenhasAlmeidaBenjaminCarmodo RosárioMazareloAlvaBennisCarneiroDoradoMonserrate AlvaresBentoCarrascoD'SilvaMarquesAlvesBorgesCarreirade SilvaMonteiroAlves da SilvaBotelhoCarvalhoDouradoAlvimBragaCastanhaD'CruzAmaralBrancoCastelinoD'LimaAmarildoBrandaoCastellinoD'MelloAmbroseBrandãoCataoDuarteAmorBritoCavacoDesaAmorimBrittoCerejaDiasAndradeBrunoChicoDe SaAntunesButhelloClementAranhaBetancourtCoelhoAraújoBiscoitoColaçoAssunçãoBrazãoComaAuroraBarrowsConceicaoAzavedoConceiçãoAzevedoConcessaoAtaideCordaCordeiroCordoCorreiaCorteCorte-RealCostaCoutinhoCoutoCrastaCrastoCriadoCruzCunha N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZNascimentoOliveraPacheco QuadrosRangelSantosTavares Valadares XavierZuzarteNazareth OsorioPaisRaposo Saldanha TavoraVallesNevesPaesRasquinhaSalesTelesVazNoronhaPaivaRebelloSantamariaTellesVeigaNunesPalhaRegoSantimanoTexeiraVelhoNerittaPalmeiraRemediosSapecoTorradoVerdesPeixoteReveredoSardinhaTorresViegasPereiraRibeiroSimoesTorquatoVieiraPeresRocha SanchesTravassoPicardoRaicarSequeiraTrinidadePimentaRodricksSilvaTravacoPinheiroRodriguesSilveira TauroPinhoRosarioSuaresPintoSoaresPiresSouzaPovoSousaPrazeres
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