Hegde is a surname from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala and Karnataka in India. It is found amongst Hindus of the Bunt community,[1] Goud Saraswat Brahmins, Havyaka Brahmins, Vokkaligas[2] and Kurubas[2] in Karnataka.
Etymology
The word Hegde is derived from the Old Kannada word Pergade which means chief.[3]
Notable people
The following is a list of notable people with last name Hegde.
- Belle Monappa Hegde, Indian medical scientist, educationist and author
- K. S. Hegde, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- N. Santosh Hegde, former justice of the Supreme Court Of India
- Pakhi Hegde, Indian actress
- Pooja Hegde, Indian model and actress
- Ganesh Hegde, choreographer
- Ramakrishna Hegde, Indian politician
- R. K. Hegde (1931–1991), Indian plant pathologist
- Satya Hegde, cinematographer
- Sanjith Hegde, Indian singer and songwriter
- Samyuktha Hegde, Indian actress
- V. G. Siddhartha Hegde (1959–2019), entrepreneur
- Senna Hegde, Indian director
- Ananth Kumar Hegde, Indian politician and MP
References
- ↑ Hegde Name Meaning & Hegde Family History at Ancestry.com®. www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 An Anglo-Indian Dictionary: A Glossary of Indian Terms Used in English, and of Such English Or Other Non-Indian Terms as Have Obtained Special Meanings in India{{#if:Whitworth|, Whitworth}. K. Paul, Trench(1885)
- ↑ Hegde Family History. Oxford University Press. Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press.