Sivapalan Family History

Sivapalan Surname Meaning

Hindu from Sanskrit Śiva ‘(the god) Shiva’ pāla ‘protector’ + the Tamil-Malayalam third person masculine singular ending -n.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Kaplan, Haapala, Vadala, Caplan, Vavala, Zapalac, Catalan, Kapala, Cahalan, Palan

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