Surname · Marathi
पाटील
“village head”
पाटील (pāṭīl) is a surname from Old Marathi (ultimately Sanskrit), meaning “village head.” It is used in Marathi.
MarathiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Patil.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
पाटील comes from Old Marathi, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Marathi 𑘢𑘘𑘺𑘩, from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮, from Sanskrit पट्टकिल (“tenant of a royal land”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
पाटील’s family of names
In Marathi usage, पाटील as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Gujarati form પટેલ. In Marathi usage, पाटील as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form PATIL. In Marathi usage, पाटील as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as pāṭīl.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
पाटील has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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