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Nambissan

Nambissan proper noun: a surname from Malayalam.

Proper noun

Nambissan (plural Nambissans)

  1. A surname from Malayalam.

Forms of Nambissan

pluralNambissans

Origin of Nambissan

Borrowed from Malayalam നമ്പീശൻ (nampīśaṉ). This surname is mostly found in Kerala, among those who work in the temples and perform the duty of making temple garlands. It is often a surname of the brahmins in Kerala.

Questions about Nambissan

What does Nambissan mean?
Nambissan means a surname from Malayalam.
What part of speech is Nambissan?
Nambissan is a proper noun.

Words near Nambissan in the dictionary

  1. Nambiars
  2. Nambicuara
  3. nambies
  4. Nambikwara
  5. Nambiquara
  6. Nambissan
  7. Nambissans
  8. NAMBLA
  9. Namblong
  10. Nambo
  11. Nambooree

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