Meaning & origin
Pillai’s family of names
In English usage, Pillai as a surname has an alternative spelling in PILLAY. In English usage, Pillai as a surname has a related form in PILLAY. In English usage, Pillai as a surname was borrowed from the Tamil form பிள்ளை.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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