What? There’s 5 More Things You Didn’t Know About Parsi Surnames?

Will this series ever end? Nanabhoy, Nava.

1. We ruled India before the British

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Babar, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb weren’t Parsi. But the Moguls are.

2. Ji…Ji…

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Meet the yes-men: Jeejeebhoy, Jijina, Jijicawna.

3. Is the Pope Parsi?

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Albless sounds like a surname derived from his occupation.

4. Fifty shades of red

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From left to right: Lal, Lall, Lala, Lalla, Lali, Laly, Lally, Lalkaka

5. This. Is. A. Parsi. Surname.

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Elchidana.

Oh No, Not Another 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Parsi Surnames

More useless trivia from your favourite Writer/Reporter/Khabardar (Pick appropriate Parsi surname)

1. Bajirao, yes. Mastani, no.

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Bajirao is a bonafide Parsi surname. Jai Maharashtra!

2. Chor Police

Via Udaipur Times

We have Inspectors, Darogas and Havaldars but no Chor. The closest we have is Chhor.

3. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

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Bh…Bh…Bh…Bh…Bhoot. It…It…It…It…It’s also a Parsi surname.

4. Who’s your Daddy?

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Dadyburjor? Dadyseth? Dadysethna? Dadi? Dadina? Dadinath? Dadimaster? Dadachanji? Dadabhoy?

5. Kandawalla marries Gheewalla. Becomes Vagharwalla.

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Not. But if she remarries, she could become Vaghaiwalla.

Yet Another 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Parsi Surnames

I’m back with a Bangkokwala. Oops, that’s a Bohri surname.

1. Join Parsi Sena

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Sepoy, Subedar, Major, Captain, General. Army ranks and…you got it right…Parsi surnames.

2. What men!

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In addition to Frenchman (see 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Parsi Surnames), we also have Messman, Chargeman and Coachman.

3. CENSORED!

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D*** is a Parsi surname!

4. Master of all trades, jack of none

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We have Master, Tarmaster, Paymaster, Cardmaster, but no Jack. Wait a minute, we do have Zack.

5. We go all the way back to the beginning of time

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And God created Adam. Bava-Adam.

Another 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Parsi Surnames

The last in a series of useless trivia. Tata!

1. What the f@#% is a workingbox?

The New Indian Express

I don’t think he knows too.

2. Kya baat karte ho, Panday ji?

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Chulbul Panday wasn’t Parsi, but Bai Ruttonbai FD Panday was.

3. Hathi mere sathi

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Hathi, Hathidaru, Hathikhanawala, Hathiram. All Parsi surnames.

4. Kya keh rahe ho, miyan?

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Mulla, Mirza, Khan, Aga are Parsi surnames too.

5. We love our drink. If the Parsi Peg isn’t proof enough, our surnames are.

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Daruwalla. Toddywala. Rumwalla. Ginwalla? That’s related to cotton-ginning, not the drink.