Shetty is a surname originating from Karnataka state of India.[1] The word Shetty is derived from the Sanskrit word Śreṣṭha (Devanagari: श्रेष्ठ) or Śreṣṭhin (Devanagari: श्रेष्ठीन्) meaning superior, Prakritised as Seṭhī (Devanagari: सेठी), and then Śeṭ (Devanagari: शेट) or Śeṭī (Devanagari: शेटी) in modern Indo-Aryan dialects.[2]
Notable people
Notable people with the surname Shetty, include:
- A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), politician and philanthropist
- Ajit Shetty (born 1946), Indian-Belgian entrepreneur
- Anushka Shetty (born 1981), actress
- B. R. Shetty (born 1942), entrepreneur
- B. Vithal Shetty, American scientist
- Balkrishna Shetty (born 1950), diplomat
- Chandan Shetty, music artist
- Dayanand Shetty (born 1969), actor, model and entrepreneur
- Devi Shetty, philanthropist and cardiac surgeon
- Gurukiran Shetty, music director
- Jay Shetty, motivational speaker
- K. K. Shetty (1901–?), journalist
- K Madhukar Shetty (1971-2018), IPS officer
- Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty (1926–2015), former judge, Supreme Court of India
- Krithi Shetty (born - 2003), Indian actress
- M. B. Shetty (1938–1982), Indian choreographer and actor
- Manmohan Shetty, entrepreneur
- Manohar Shetty, Goa based poet
- Prakash Shetty (born 1960), cartoonist
- R. N. Shetty (born 1928), Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and educationist
- Rakshit Shetty, Indian actor and film director
- Reshma Shetty (born 1977), British-American actress and singer
- Rishab Shetty, Indian actor and film director
- Rohit Shetty, film director
- Salil Shetty (born 1961), Secretary General of Amnesty International
- Sanam Shetty (born 1988), actress
- Sanchita Shetty, actress
- Shamita Shetty (born 1979), interior designer, former actress and model
- Shashi Kiran Shetty (born 1959), former chairman of Allcargo Logistics
- Shilpa Shetty (born 1975), actress
- Shweta Shetty (born 1969), Indian-German based singer
- Srinidhi Shetty, Indian Model & Kannada Film Actress
- Sudarshan Shetty (born 1961), artist
- Suniel Shetty (born 1961), actor, producer and entrepreneur
- V. P. Shetty, Indian banker
- Yagna Shetty, Kannada actress
References
- ↑ LLC, Books; LLC, General Books (May 2010). Tuluv: Beary, Bunt, Mogaveera, Nayak, Billava, Tuluva, Kodagu Gowda, Bhuta Kola, Sthanika Brahmins, Shivalli Brahmins, List of Tulu People. General Books LLC. ISBN 978-1-155-84815-0.
- ↑ Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti, Part-1, Page-221 by B.D. Satoskar, Shubhada Publication
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