Given name & surname · also Gujarati
Patel
“village headman”
Patel is a surname from Gujarati (ultimately Sanskrit), meaning “village headman.”
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Patel comes from Gujarati, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Gujarati પટેલ (paṭěl, “village headman”), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮, from Sanskrit पट्टकिल.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Patel’s family of names
In English usage, Patel as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with PATIL. In Greek usage, Patel as a surname is a transliteration of Πάτελ. In Greek usage, Patel as a surname is a transliteration of Πατέλ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Patel has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.
6 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
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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