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Srinivas Surname Meaning

Indian (southern states): from a personal name based on Sanskrit šrīnivāsa ‘abode of Lakshmi’ or ‘abode of good fortune’ (from šrī a byname of Lakshmi wife of Vishnu also meaning ‘good fortune’ + nivāsa ‘abode’) an epithet of the god Vishnu.

Among Tamil and Malayalam speakers who have migrated from their home states, it is a variant of Srinivasan.

— 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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