| | | | | | T= TRADE / PROFESSION | | | | | | Total = 433 | | | | | | |
| T | Aacharya | A religious Head, A Priest, A
Teacher | T | Chhipa | One who Prints Designs &
colours on Cloth. | T | Gannaawala | A Person Dealing in Sugarcane,
GANNA=Sugarcane. | T | Kothawala | One who works in a Granary
or
Ware-house, KOTHA = Warehouse, Granary. | T | Nadiwala | A Person who Deals in River
Products, NADI = River. | T | Seervai | Like a Lion. Persian
SEERVAI=Like a Lion. |
| T | Aagboatwala | One who Worked on Petrol / Coal
fired Steam Boats, AAG = Fire. | T | Chichgar | Maker
of Special Wooden Toys.
CHICH = Wooden Toy, GAR = Maker. | T | Gazdar | Parsis In Surat were in Ship
building trade, the timber had to be cut to specification. They used a
Measure of a GAJ = Yardstick &
also a DOR = Rope, for more measures
other than a
Yard. Thus these Tradesmen were called
GAJ-DOR Which later became GAZDAR. | T | Kotwal | A Police Magistrate of Yore. | T | Nagarwala | One who Satys in BiGCities.
NAGAR = BiGCity. | T | Shah | A Persian word denoting A King
Or Monarch. |
| T | Aarasiwala | One who deals in Mirrors,
AARSI=Mirror. | T | Chiniwala | One who deals in Sugar,
Hindi
CHINI=Sugar. | T | General | Obe who works as a Commander of
an Army, Ranking above a Lieutenant General. | T | Laaher | One dealing in Shellac or Lac, a
Material used for Varnishing etc. LAAH=Shellac, Lac. | T | Nalwala | One dealing in Taps, NAL=Tap. | T | Shahukar | A Person Dealing in Money, A
Banker. SHAHUKAR= A Kind of Banker of yore. |
| T | Aaraswala | One Dealing in Marble
stones,
AARAS=Marble. | T | Chipia | One who Works as a Gambler
Dealing with Playing Cards. | T | Ghaaswala | One who deals in Grass,
GHAAS=Grass. | T | Laahewala | One dealing in Shellac
or Lac, a
Material used for Varnishing etc. LAAH=Shellac, Lac. | T | Nanavati | One Dealing as A Money Changer /
Lender, From NAANAA = Money, VATI=Dealer. | T | Sharaafi | One who
Works as a Money Lender.
SHARAAF=Money Lender. |
| T | Achaaria | A Person Dealing in Pickles,
ACHAAR = Pickles | T | Chitalwala | One who deals in Bangles,
CHITAL=Bangles. | T | Ghadiali | A watch Repairer,
or Dealing in
Watches. GHADIAL = Watch. | T | Laakadia / Laakadya | One who Deals in Wooden Sticks,
Originally LAKDI=Wooden Stick.. | T | Naqvi | A TITLE. Originally a Muslim Religious Head.Of the
Lineage of Prophet Mohammed. | T | Sharaf | One who Works as a Money Lender.
SHARAAF=Money Lender. |
| T | Acidwala | One Dealing in Acid. | T | Chitthiwala | One who deals in making
invitation Cards, Notes or Letters. | T | Gheewala | A Person
Dealing in Clarified
Butter. GHEE = Clarified Butter. | T | Laala | A Strong Man Who Kept Doors at
the Theatre. Term Mainly used for Pathans. | T | Nariaawala | A Person who deals in Roof
Tiles, NARIAA = Roof Tiles. | T | Shastri | A Priest. Also meaning A Wise One. From Sanskrit
SHASHTRA = Scriptures. A Teacher of
Sanskrit Sutras - Religious Texts etc. |
| T | Adagra | One Who Deals in Warehouse for
Keeping Peeled Cotton.. | T | Chobdar | A Security Personnel,
Literarily, One Who Carries a Stick, CHOB= Stick, DAAR= One Who
Carries. | T | Ghodawala | A Horse trader.
One who Deals in
Horses. GHODA = Horse.
Could Also
be From GHODA Kalol Tal Panchmahal
Dist Gujarat. | T | Laalinwala | Dealing
in a Special Type of
Linen Cloth. | T | Nazir | A TITLE A Seer, A Superintendent
of a Religious Place, A Gaurdian.of
the Religion. | T | Sherdiwala | One who Deals in Sugarcane.
SHERDI = Sugarcane.
Could also be From SHERDI Olpad Tal. Surat. Dist.
In Gujarat. |
| T | Adarianwala | One working in Fire Temples.
ADARIAN = Fire Temple An Agiyari. | T | Choksey / Chokshi | One Who deals in Jewellery.
Makers of Ornaments in Gold & Silver. | T | Ghorkhodoo | One Who works as A Grave Digger.
GHOR = Grave, KHODOO = Digger. During
the reign of last Nawab (Sadrudin) of Surat, Parsees were forced to dig
graves. When Aurangzeb's watch was not functioning, one Parsi went to Delhi
to repair it & as a reward he asked the Parsis be exempted from Digging
Graves.Rustomji Ghorkhodoo was the one who saved Gandhiji in south Africa. | T | Laalsodagar | One who deals in Red Rubies. | T | Neksatkhan / Naksatkhan | A Muslim Title. Awarded By the
Moghul Emperor. NEK= Good,
SAAT=Moment, time, KHAN=Family. | T | Sheriff | An Honorary Office, a Head of
the Town or City Specially in Western Countries. |
| T | Afinwala | An Opium Dealer. Parsis
flourished due to Opium Trade Especially in China.
AFIN = Opium. | T | Chowdhary | A Title. One who keeps
watch on
the Boundary of a City or Town. | T | Ginwala | Dealing
in GINS, Used for
cleaning raw Cotton. | T | Laam | One who Works in an Army. | T | Netarwala | One who Deals in Cane Sticks,
NETAR = Cane Stick. | T | Shikara | One who
is a Hunter, SHIKAAR= To
Hunt. |
| T | Akhun
/ Akhoon | A Teacher..From Persian / Arabic
AKHOON = A Teacher | T | Clerk | One who works in an office,
doinGClerical job. | T | Godia | A Person who worked at Ports.
GODI = Port, A = Of. | T | Laatiwala | One who Deals in Wood
Planks,
LAATI = Wood Plank. | T | Nirawala | One Dealing in
a Natural Drink
obtained from a Tree,Sweet in taste, from which when Fermneted Taadi is
Made. | T | Shikari | One who
is a Hunter,
SHIKAARI= Hunter. |
| T | Anjeerbaug | One Who deals in Figs'
Garden..
ANJEER = Fig BAUG = Garden. | T | Clubwala | one who Owns or Works in a Club. | T | Godiwala | A Person who worked at Ports.
GODI = Port, WALA = Of. | T | Lakdawala | One who deals in Wood,
LAAKDAA=Wood. | T | Paajnigara | One Who Makes a
Very Fine Silk
Cloth. PAAJ = Very Fine Silk Cloth, NI
= of, GARA = Maker.
Could Also be From
PAAJ in Iran. | T | Shroff | A Money
Lender. Anglisized from SHARAF=Money Lender. |
| T | Anjeerbaugwala | One Who deals in Figs' Garden..
ANJEER = Fig BAUG = Garden. | T | Coachbuilder | A Person makinGCoaches for
Carriages. | T | Golawala | Dealing in Ice-Candy.
GOLA =
Ice-Candy. | T | Lavangia | A Person Dealing in Cloves,
LAVANG=Clove. | T | Pachnigara | One Who Makes a Very
Fine
Perforated CHIKAN Embroidered Cloth. PAACHNI = Very Fine Perforated
Embroidered Cloth, GARA = Maker. | T | Sipai | A Person
who works as a Soldier
in the Army or Police. |
| T | Anjeerwala | One Who deals in Figs. A kind of
Dry Fruit. ANJEER = Fig | T | Coachman | One who deals in Coaches. | T | Golwala | One who deals in Jaggery,
GOL=Jaggery. | T | Leninwala | One who Deals in a Type
of Linen
Cloth. | T | Paghdiwala | A Person dealing in Head
Gears,
PAAGHDI=Head Gear. | T | SodawaterBottleOpenerwala | A person Dealing in Soft Drink SODA + WATER+ BOTTLE +OPENER. |
| T | Antia | One dealing in
spun Skein of
yarn. AANTI=Skein of yarn.
Could Also be Of AANTI
Village Padra Tal. Vadodra.Dist. In Gujarat | T | Collector | A Title, for one who collects
revenue etc. for the Government. | T | Governor | One who
Works as an Official in
Governing the state or City. | T | Lilaowala | One who
Works as an Auctioner.
LILAO / LILAAM=Auction. | T | Painter | One who Paints Pictures
or
Buildings etc. | T | SodawaterBottlewala | One who deals in Empty Soft
Drink Bottles. SODA + WATER +BOTTLE |
| T | Avari | One who is unavoidable.
From
AVAAR=unavoidable. | T | Commissariat | A Military Department
in charge
of food & supplies, for the Troops etc. | T | Guard | One who works to look after the safety of
People. A Head. Specially in Railways. | T | Limathwala | | T | Pajnigar | One Who Makes a Very Fine Silk
Cloth, From PAAJ = Very Fine Silk Cloth, NI = of, GAR = To Make. | T | Sodawaterwala | One who
Deals in Soft Drinks.
SODA + WATER |
| T | Baajwala | A person working in
Agiyaris/Atashbehram who brought consecrated food = BAAJ, to the homes of the
People. | T | Commodore | A Naval Rank above the
Captain.
Surname of A Parsi Businessman of Rawalpindi. | T | Guineawala | One who deals in Guinea Gold
Coins. | T | Limboowala | One who deals in Lemons,
LIMBOO=Lemon. | T | Palkhiwala | One dealing in Palenquins
for
Carrying people, PALKHI=Palenquin. | T | Solai | One who makes Hats from the Bark of a Bush growing in Swamps
called - SOLA. |
| T | Baangaa | One dealing in Carded Cotton For
the Textile Mills. BAANGAA = Carded Cotton. | T | Confectioner | One who makes sweets &
Confectionery. | T | Gumasta | A Person who deals in Domestic
Servant. | T | Lodhawala | One making Iron Utensils,
Originally From LODHU=Iron. | T | Paneerwala | One dealing in Home Made
Cottage
Cheese, PANEER=Cottage Cheese. | T | Solaina | One who makes Hats from the Bark of a Bush
growing in Swamps
called - SOLA. |
| T | Baapaasola | One who makes Hats with his
father. BAAPA=Father. SOLA=A bush from which cloth for hats is made. | T | Constable | A Rank in the Police & the
Army, a lay Police man. | T | Haathawala | One Dealing in handles
for
Tools, From HAATHO=Handle. | T | Lohar | A Blacksmith, From Hindi
LOHA=Iron. | T | Panthaky | A Parsi Head Priest in
an
Agiyari, having Followers of Many Families who Looks after All their
Religious Work. | T | Soonawala | One Dealing in Gold,Originally
SOONNU=Gold. |
| T | Badri | One who owns a type of a Berry
Plant, AJujube tree, the Berry of which was supposed to be a favourite of
Lord Shiv.. | T | Contractor | One individual that contracts
with another organization or individual for the construction of a Building,
Road or other facility. | T | Haathikhanawala |
| One who
Works in a Place where Elephants are kept.
HAATHI = Elephant. KHAANAA= House/ Place. |
| T | Maachhi | One who works as a Fisherman,
MAACHHI=Fisherman. | T | Paowwala | One who Worked in a Bakery
to
Make Breads, PAOW=Bread. | T | Sopariwala | One who deals in Betelnuts,
SOPARI=Betelnut. |
| T | Bailiff | An officer who Executes Writs
and Processes and carries out
Arrests. | T | Controller | One who Controls or Restricts
actions by Rules & Regulations. | T | Hadvaid | One who
is a Bonesetter,
HAAD=Bones, VAID=A Local Doctor. | T | Maachhliwala | One who works as a Fisherman,
MAACHHLI=Fish. | T | Parakh / Parekh | One who Tests Diamonds
&
Precious Stones for their Purity. | T | Stationmaster | One who works as a head of the
Railway Station. |
| T | Bajan | One who performs on ropes.From
BAJAANIYO=one who performs on ropes. | T | Daftari / Daftary | A Record Keeper, A Book Keeper,
Specially in Offices, DAFTAR = Office.. | T | Hakim | A Local
Doctor of erstwhile
Mughal Times. | T | Maachi | One who Provides Sandalwood
sticks for the Fire Throne, in Fire Temples. | T | Pastakia | One Dealing or working as a
Vegetable Merchant. | T | Subedar | A Rank in the Indian Army in
British Times,Equivalent to Brtish Lieutenant. |
| T | Baker | One who Bakes Bread &
cakes. | T | Dahiwala | One dealing in Curds,
DAHI=Curd. | T | Haradhwala | One dealing in Turmeric,
Originally HALDAR=Turmeric. | T | Maalganj | One Dealing In a Pile
of Goods,
MAAL=Goods, GANJ=Pile, Heap. | T | Patel | A Headman, One who Wore a Belt as a Mark of
Honour. Given for keeping recrds of Land Stretch. Origianlly from PAATIDAAR.
PAATI= A Stretch of Land, Also from
PATTA = A Stretch of Land.. | T | Sukhadwala | A Person Dealing in Sandalwood.
Originally From Gujarati SU =
GOOD, KHAD = WOOD. |
| T | Bakshi | A Title. One who distributed
wages Persian BAKSHI= Paymaster. | T | Dalal | One who acts as an Agent, A
Broker, An Intermediary. | T | Hasantampal | A Title From
HASN-TOPAL, HASN -
Muslim Name & TOPAL - Surname of Turkish lord of The Ottoman Empire.
Later To HASAN TAMPAL.. | T | Maali | One Working as a Gardener
MAALI=Gardener. | T | Pathan | One Who works as a Strong man.
Originaly Afghan Pathans. | T | Sultan | A Title, An Islamic King or
Ruler From Arabic, SULTAH = Authority, Rulership. Later became a Title for a
Soveriegn Ruler of a Province. |
| T | Bambaawala | One who worked in Fire Brigade.
BAMBAA=Fire Brigade. WALA= Of.. | T | Darbari | One Who
Works in A King's Court.
DARBAAR = King's Court. | T | Havaldar | A Rank in the Police
or the
Army. | T | Maamlatdar | One who Collects revenue
fro
Small Tows, Cities or Villages, Same as Tehsildar Or Talukdar. | T | Patiwala | One who Deals in Small Strips of
either wood or Metal. PATTI=Small strips. | T | Suraahiwala | One Dealing in a Special Pitcher
Vessel to Pour Liquor From SURAAHI = Liquor Pitcher Vessel. |
| T | Banatwala | One dealing in a type of Broad
Woollen Cloth. BANAT=Broad Woollen Cloth. | T | Darji | One who
works as a Tailor,
DARJI=Tailor. | | Hirawala | One who deals in Diamonds
&
Jewels, HIRA=Diamonds. | T | Maarfatia | A Middle man Who gets
Deals
Done. A Type of an Agent Or Broker.
MAARFAT = Via, through. | T | Patrawala | One Dealing
in Leaf of Trees.
Specially Banana Leaves, used for Traditional
Marriage & Navjote Cuisine, PATRA = Leaves. | T | Suraawala | One dealing in Liquor,
SURAA=Liquor, Alchohol. |
| T | Banker | One who works in a Bank. | T | Daroga | A chief officer; especially: the
head of a Police, Customs, or Excise. | T | Hodidalal | An Agent or Broker Dealing in
Boats, HODI=Boat, DALAL=Agent, Broker | T | Maatiwala | One dealing in Sand or Mud,
MAATI=Sand, Mud. | T | Patwa | One who Intwines Ornaments with
Golden Or Silk Thread. | T | Surveyor | One who surveys land, buildings,
etc. as a profession. |
| T | Bankwala | One who works in a Bank. | T | Darukhanawala | One Who owns or Works in a
FireWorks Shop. DARUKHANA = Fireworks Shop. | T | Hodiwala | One Dealing in Boats, HODI=Boat. | T | Maavawala | A Person Dealing in Solid Milk
Product after burning iI slowly. | T | Paymaster | One Responsible
for the Payment
of the workers, A Cashier. | T | Sutaria | One who traded in Cotton Yarn.
SUTAR = Cotton Yarn. |
| T | Barafwala | One who deals in Ice, BARAF=Ice. | T | Daruwala | One who deals in Liquor,
DARU=Liquor. | T | Homavala | One who deals in the
Juice of
the HOAM Plant, used in Religious Ceremonies. | T | Machhina / Maachhina | One who works as a Fisherman,
MAACHHI=Fisherman. | T | Petigara | One who Makes Chest-Boxes,
PETI
= Chest-Box, GARA = Maker. | T | Taadwala | One who
deals in Toddy Trees,
TAAD=Toddy Tree. |
| T | Barrister | A Lawyer, One who Gives
specialised Advice on Points of law. | T | Darvish | A Title,
Name for a Sufi Holy
Man. | T | Hotelwala | One who owns or works
in a
Hotel. | T | Machhiwala | One who Deals in Fish,
MACHHI=Fish. | T | Photographer | One who Deals or Works
in a
Phtography Shop. One who Takes Photographs. | T | Tabelawala | One who Owns or deals in Horse
Stables. TABELA = Horse Stable. |
| T | Batliboi | A Person who deals in Empty
Bottles, BATLI=Bottle. | T | Dastoor / Dastur | A Parsi Head Priest Mainly
in
Fire Temples. | T | Icewala | One who deals in Ice. | T | Madon | One who Deals or Works in Mines. | T | Pijara | One Who Worked as a Cotton
Thrasher. Making the Cotton Soft for Filling in Mattresses etc. | T | Talati | One who
works as a Accountant. |
| T | Batliwala | A Person who deals in Empty
Bottles, BATLI=Bottle. | T | Davar | A Dispenser of Justice, A Judge. | T | Ijner | Indianisation of - An Engineer. IJNER = Engineer. | T | Major | A High
Ranking officer in the
Armed Forces. | T | Pipwala / Peepwala | One Dealing in Drums.
Or Casks.
From gujarati Peep = A Cask or Drums / Barrels made of Wood or Metal for
storage of liquid. | T | Talukdar | One who Deals in Estate Agency
of a Subdivision of a Teritory. TALUKA = Subdivision of an area of a State. A
Sub District. |
| T | Battiwala | One who deals in Lamps,
BATTI=Lamp, Light. | T | Deputy | One who is working under the
head of a Department of a factory. | T | Inspector | One who
works as a Police
Officer of a Higher Rank. | T | Makati | One who works as a Tax
or
Excise Collector . | T | Pithawala | One who works in a Tavern,
Originally PITHU=Tavern. | T | Talyarkhan | A Muslim Title, Awarded by the
Moghul Emperor- Meaning One who
is of the
Good Fortune. |
| T | Baugwala | One working in Gardens,
BAUG=Garden. | T | Desai | A TITLE, Officer in Charge of a
District. (1st Bestowed to Changa Asha of Navsari.) | T | Jaagirdar | A land owner, JAAGIR=Land | T | Malaati | Dealer
in Thick Brown
Cardboards. Originally From Hindi, MALAAT = A Thick Brown Cardboard. | T | Pleader | One who Pleaded or argued a Case
in Court a Kind of Lawyer. | T | Tamboli | A Dealer of Tobacco Products
From.Sanskrit TAAMBOOL=Tobacco Leaf .(Paan)
TAMBOLI = Dealer in Tobacco Products. |
| T | Behremandkhan / Bahremandkhan | A Muslim
Title, Awarded by the
Moghul Emperor. Meaning One who gives Auspicious Blessings. | T | Deshmukh | Title Denoting a person who was
granted a territory of land, in certain States of India. Originally
Titled DESH = Country. MUKHI = Head. | T | Jailor | One who is a Head of Jails. | T | Malaiwala | One who deals in Milk Cream,
MALAI=Milk Cream. | T | Plumber | One who fits & repairs the
pipes and fittings of water supply.Taps etc. | T | Tambuwala | One Dealing in Tents,
TAMBU=Tent. |
| T | Bhada | One who deals in Parchers oven
BHAAD=Parchers Oven.
Could Also be of
Bhada Village Kamrej Tal Surat Dist. in Gujarat | T | Dhaarwar | One who Sharpens a Knife's Edge. | T | Jamadar | A Rank in the Police, A head of
Police. | T | Manager | One who Manages an Organization
or a group of People. | T | Pochkhanawala | One Dealing in an Empty
Cereal
Box. | T | Tampal | A Title .TOPAL -A Turkish Lord
of The Ottoman Empire. Later To
TAMPAL. |
| T | Bhajiwala | One dealing in Spinach,
BHAJI=Spinach. | T | Dhalla / Dhala | | T | Jariwala | One who Deals in Gold &
Silver Thread Work. | T | Mandiwala | One who works in a Market,
MANDI=Market. | T | Polishwala | A Person working as a
Polishman,
Polishing Furniture's etc. | T | Tankshaalwala | One who works in a Mint,
TANKSHAL= A Mint. |
| T | Bhamgara | One who works as a Turner on a
Lathe. | T | Divaan | A TITLE. Denoting -
A CHIEF MINISTER.. The Highest
Official in the Court, After The King. | T | Joshi | One who is an Astrologer,
JOSHI=Astrologer. | T | Marazban | One who Guards the Boundaries
Persian MARZ=Border, Boundary,
BAAN=Guardian | T | Postmaster | A Head of the Post Office. | T | Tarmaster | A Head Post
Office Person
Dealing with Telegram Messages. TAAR= (Wire) Telegram Message. |
| T | Bhandara | One who provides food
for the
whole Village | T | Doctor | One who works as a Medical
Practitioner. | T | Jungaalwala | One of who treated AIDS
with
Chemicals. Hindi JUNGAAL = Name of a Chemical. It was
initially Limited to various
Arsenic Compounds Only. | T | Mariwala | One dealing in Pepper,
MARI=Pepper. | T | Postwala | A Person Working in a
Post
Office. | T | Tarwala | A person in The Postal dept who
brings Telegram Messages. TAAR =
Telegram Message. |
| T | Bhandari | One who works as a Treasurer. | T | Doodha | Those dealing in Milk,
DOODH=Milk. | T | Junglewala | One Trading in Jungle
Items. | T | Marker | One who Marks scores. Specially
in Billiards. | T | Pothiwala | One who Deals in Large
Books. POTHI= Large Heavy Book. | T | Tehsildar | One
who Collects Land Revenue
From Small Towns or Cities & TEHSIL = Land Revenue, Same as
TALUKDAR. |
| T | Bhansali | A Title. A Hindu Surname used
for Brahmin Community. | T | Doodhmal | A Person who deals in
Milk. | T | Kaakraawala / Kaakdaawala | One Dealing
in Wicks for Lamp
Lights KAAKKDO= Wick for Lamp Light. | T | Marshall | A High
Ranking officer in the
Armed Forces. | T | Press | One who deals in or works in a
Printing Press. | T | Tester | One who Deals in Testing
Equipment. |
| T | Bhomia | A Guide, One who Shows the Way
around BHOM = Land, IA = One Who. | T | Doodhwala | A Person who deals in Milk. | T | Kaandaawala | One who Trades in Onions Guj
Kaandaa=Onion | T | Masalawala | One who deals in Spices,
MASALA=Spices. | T | Presswala | One who deals in or works
in a
Printing Press. | T | Tijoriwala | One who Makes or Deals in Safes,
TIJORI=Safe. |
| T | Bhomisa | A Guide, Like the One who Shows
the Way around BHOM=Land, I=One
who, SA=Like. | T | Dordi | Dealing in Rope Or Strings. DOR
= Rope or Strings. Dadabhai Navroji's Surname was DORDI. | T | Kaathaawala | One who deals in Catechu. A
Vegetable extract used for Making 'PAAN' - Beetle nut Leaves for chewing.. | T | Masalewala | One who deals in Spices,
MASALA=Spices. | T | Printer | One who works as a Printer in a
Printing Press, or a Newspaper. | T | Timberwala | A person dealing in Wood
Anglicised Form of LAAKDAAWALA. |
| T | Bhoodanwala | One who Donates land.
BHOO=Land, DAAN=Donation.. | T | Driver | One who works as a Driver of
Vehicles, like cars & even Railway Engines. | T | Kaathiwala | One who deals in Coir Products,
like Ropes & Mats etc, from the Fibres of the outer husk of Coconuts. | T | Masani | One who works in a Cemetery,
From Hindi SMASHAAN=Cemetery. | T | Pundole | One Who works as a Priest. | T | Todiwala
/ Toddywala | A person dealing in Toddy
Anglicized Form of TAADIWALA. |
| T | Billiardmaker | One who Makes Billiard Tables
for the game. | T | Dubash | Many Parsis were used as
Interpreters by the Dutch & British. They spoke Both the Languages. From
DU=Two, BHAASH = Language. Hence they came to be called DU
- BHASH, Later
to DUBASH. | T | Kallaigar | A Tinsmith, One who Puts
tin
Film on Utensils, KALLAI=Tin. | T | Mashruwala | Makers
of a Woven Fabric Mixed
with Cotton & Silk Thread MASHRU is an Arabic word Meaning 'Mixed'. in
olden days Muslims were forbidden to wear Silk so a Mix was made. It is now
made mainly in Patan Gujarat. | T | Punjiaji | One who
Deals in PUNJI = Sticks
used as Booby Traps, originally for Bears.
Later in India for the
Britishers. | T | Tolat | A Title. One who works as a
Governor or Governor General. From
Bengali TOLAT= Governor. |
| T | Bisni | One Dealing in Fibres extracted
from a Lotus Shaft. BIS=Fibre of Lotus. | T | Dukandar | One who works in or owns a Shop,
DUKAAN=Shop. | T | Kalliwala | One dealing in Ornaments
for the
women's Wrist. From KALLI =
Women's Wrist Ornaments. | T | Master | One who
is Adept in Doing
Things, One who has many others working under him. A School Teacher. | T | Qazi / Kazi | A TITLE. A Judge, Ruling in accordance with the
Islamic Religious Law. | T | Topchi
| One who works as a Cannon Gunner
TOP = Cannon. |
| T | Boatwala | One Dealing in Boats. | T | Dukanwala | One who works in or owns a Shop,
DUKAAN=Shop. | T | Kamdar | A Person who works as a layman,
an ordinary Worker. | T | Mehdiwala | Dealing in Myrtle, a
kind of
Shrub, used mainly for Hair Colouring, MEHDI = Myrtle. | T | Rabadi | One who Rears Cattle, Originally from RABAARI, A community in Gujarat who Rears Cattle. | T | Treasurywala | One who
works in a Treasury, a
Government Department. |
| T | Bobbinmaker | One who makes Bobbins for cloth
Weaving. | T | Dupattawala | One dealing in Dupattas,
a cloth
worn over the shoulders by Women. | T | Kanga | one who deals in a type of
cereal,/grain. | T | Mehta | An Accountant a Clerk. | T | Radiowala | One who Deals in Radios. | T | Turel | One Who Deals in or Plays the Clarionet. |
| T | Bogdaawala | A person Who makes Tunnels.
Originally BOGDU = Tunnel | T | Dupattewala | One dealing
in Dupattas, a cloth
worn over the shoulders by Women. | T | Kapadia | A Cloth Merchant, A Draper, KAAPAD=Cloth. | T | Merchant | One who Trades in Different
Commodities. A Trader Businessman. | T | Ragdiwala | One who
Deals in a Kind of Food
consisting of Thick Gravy, with Dried Peas, Potato & other Lentins.
Called RAGDO. | T | Vaadwala | One who deals in Fences
VAAD=Fence. |
| T | Bokdawala | One who Deals in Goats.
Originally BOKDO = Goat | T | Dusadwala | A Hindu caste mainly
Working as
a Village Watchman (Chowkidar).
Could
Also be of DUSADH Auranagabad Dist. In Bihar. | T | Karaaria | One who Makes Court
Documents. From Gujarati KARAAR
= Court Document, An Agreement. | T | Messman | One
who serves in a Mess room, A
Steward or waiter mainly on Ships | T | Raja | One who is A king, RAAJAA=King. | T | Vahanvatia | One Dealing in Ship Trading.
A
Sea Traveller, VAHAAN=Ship. |
| T | Bokra | One Dealing in Goats .Adapted
From BOKDA, BOKDO = Goat | T | Dutia | A Title used mainly for
a Rajput
Clan of Bhaats. | T | Karaawala | One Dealing In Wrist
Bands
Mostly Iron or Steel. KADUN=Wrist band | T | Mevawala | One dealing in Dry Fruits,
MEVA=Dry Fruits. | T | Rana | One who is A king, Rajputs
called their Kings, RAANAA= Rajput King. | T | Vaid | A Local Doctor of Olden Times. |
| T | Bonesetter | One who Sets Bones. A Hadvaid. | T | Eindawala | One who deals in Eggs,
EINDA=Eggs. | T | Karai | A wood Sawyer. A Person who
keeps Tools Mostly for Gardening. | T | Miller | One who
works in a Grain Mill. | T | Rangwala | One who deals in Colours,
RANG=Colour. | T | Vajifdar | One who owns Land Given as Gift.
Originally - VAJIFO = Land given as
gift, DAAR = Having, owner. |
| T | Bookbinder | One dealing in Binding of Books. | T | Elchi | One dealing
in Spices,
ELCHI=Cardamon. | T | Karani | A Clerk, or a Storekeeper mainly
in Ships. One who keeps Accounts. | T | Millwala | One who works in a Textile Mill. | T | Rao | A TITLE. Meant for an Honourable person,
A Local King type, Specially
used in Maharashtra. | T | Vakhaaria | One who
owns a Warehouse,
VAKHAR= Warehose, DAAR = Having,
owner. |
| T | Boomlawala | A person dealing in Bombay
Ducks, BOOMLA=Bombay Ducks. | T | Elchidana | One dealing in Spices,
ELCHI=Cardamon, DAANA=Seeds. | T | Karbhari | One who
works as an
Administrator. KAARBHAAR=Administration. | T | Minbattiwala | A Person dealing in Wax Candles.
MINBATTI=Wax candle. | T | Ratnagar | A Maker of Jewels or
Precious
stones. RATNA = Jewels, GAR = Maker. | T | Vakil | One who is A Lawyer,
VAKIL=Lawyer. |
| T | Bottlewala | A Person dealing in Bottles.
Anglisized Form Of Batliwala. | T | Electricwala | One who deals in Electric Goods. | T | Karkhanawala | A Person Working in a Factory
.KARKHANA = Factory | T | Minwala | One dealing in Wax, MIN=Wax. | T | Ratnakar | One who Deals in Jewels or
Precious Stones. RATNA = Jewels. | T | Vania | A Hindu Tradesman, Also A Clerk,
Adapted from BANIYA. Originally People
trading under the BANYAN Tree. |
| T | Boywala | One who Performs Ceremonies
inside Fire Temples, a Priest. | T | Elvaadwala | | T | Kasad | One who works as Messenger, A
Courier KAASAD=Messenger. Courier | T | Mistry | A Person
working as a Carpenter. | T | Ravji | A TTLE, Usually meaning
A Local
King. Originating From RAO + JI. | T | Vazir | A Right Hand of the King, A
Chief Minister of Yore. |
| T | Brandywala | One dealing in Brandy. | T | Engineer | One who works as an Engineer,
controling & operating Machines. | T | Kateli | One who
deals in grass Matting.
From KAT=Grass Matting. | T | Mithaiwala | One who makes Sweets,
A
Confectioner, MITHAI=Sweets. | T | Reader | One who
works in a university as
a lecturer, a grade below the Professor. | T | Vaziri | One who has been working as
VAZIR. |
| T | Cabinetmaker | A person who makes Cabinets. | T | Farsiwala | One who Deals in Axes. From
Hindi FARSI=Axe. | T | Katgara | One who Carves Wood for Building
Purposes, | T | Mithawala | One who deals in Salt,
Originally MITHU=Salt. | T | Registrar | One who works as an official
responsible for keeping a Register or official records, either in a
University or a Court. | T | Vimadalal | An Agent dealing with Insurance,
VIMA=insurance, DALAL=Agent. |
| T | Cakewala | One who makes Cakes. | T | Feniwala | One dealing in Local liquor
Called FENI. | T | Katpitia | A Person Dealing in Wood
For
Building Purpose. | T | Mobed | A Zoroastrian Priest of High
Calibre, Originally From Avesta
MAGOPAT - MAGVAN=MAGI Priests. | T | Reporter | One who
reports news for a
newspaper or Radio or Television.. | T | Vyajkhor | One who Deals in Money Lending,
Gives money on Interest. VYAJ = Interest. |
| T | Canteenwala | one working in a Canteen. | T | Fisher | One who deals in Fishes. English
equivalent of Maachhliwala. | T | Katrak | One dealing in old wood
for
Building from KAAT=Old wood for building. | T | Mobedji | A Suffix -Ji Added to Mobed,
JI=Jivamt, Living, an Honourable word. | T | Rivetna | One dealing in Rivets, Used to
Join two things together. | T | Waadigar | One who Makes Gardens,
WAADI=Garden, GAR=To Make. |
| T | Captain / Captaan | A Rank in the Army & Police.
A Chief Rank. | T | Fitter | One who works with Machines to
Fit or Modify Parts. | T | Kelawala /Kerawala | A Person who Deals in
KELA =
Bananas or Plaintains. | T | Mody / Modi | A Grocer, One who Sells
Essential Provisions Like Grains, Oil, Tea etc. | T | Roowala | One dealing in Cotton,
ROO=Cotton. | T | Waadiwala | One who
deals in gardens,
WAADI=Garden.
Could also be From VAADI Umrapada Tal. Surat Dist. Gujarat. |
| T | Cardmaster | Head of The CardinGDepartment.
of a Textile Mill. | T | Florist | One who Deals or Works as a
Flower Decorator & Selling Flowers. | T | Khaadiwala | One Dealing in Hand Spun Coarse Cloth,
KHAADI=Coarse Cloth.
Could Also Be of Khadi Village Songadh Tal. Surat Dist.
Gujarat. | T | Mohalledar | One who
stays in a Mohallah, a
neigbourhood of some particular clan or Sect.. | T | Rumwala | One Dealing in RUM, A type of
Liquor. | T | Wadia | From WAADIO=Carpenters Making or
Building of Ships. Famous ship
builders in Surat who made ships also for the British Army. Lovji Wadia is a
Famous Ancestor of the Prestigious Wadia Family. (Could Also could be
from Vadia Village in Savali Tal. Vadodra
District In Gujarat) |
| T | Carpenter | A person Making Wooden Furniture. | T | Fozdar / Fouzdar | A Rank
in the Police & the
Army, A Police officer. | T | Khaarawala | One dealing in a type
of Lined
Cloth Persian KHAARAA=A lined Cloth. | T | Motiwala | One dealing
in Pearls,
MOTI=Pearl. | T | Rupa | A Person Dealing in Silver,
RUPA=Silver. | T | Warden | One who works as a Head of a
School or a Prison. |
| T | Chaamdaawala | A person dealing in Leather,
Originally CHAMDU=Leather. | T | Furniturewala | One who deals
in or works as a
Furniture Dealer. | T | Khajurina | One Dealing in Date Trees..
KHAJURI = Date Tree.. | T | Motivindhaaraa | One who Pierces
a Pearl. MOTI=
Pearl VINDHAARAA= Piercer, One who Pierces. (Found on A tomb in Rangoon Burma of 1900) | T | Saarigara | A Maker of Saari, Embroidery
etc. | T | Watchmaker | One who works as a Watch Maker,
Making & repairing Watches.. |
| T | Chaiwala | A Person dealing in Tea,
CHAI=Tea. | T | Gaadiwala | One dealing in Seats
of Chairs,
GAADI=Seat. | T | Khalifa | A Chief. Muslim Civil or
Religious Ruler, After Mohammad Paigamber.
In Arabic KHALIFA = Deputy or
Messenger of God. | T | Motorwala | A Person dealing in Cars
or
Motors. | T | Sagdiwala | One who deals in Old
Type of
wood Fed Stoves. | T | Welder | One who works as a Welder
Joining Metal surfaces by Welding. |
| T | Chandiwala | One dealing in Silverware,
CHAANDI=Silver. | T | Gaaji | One who Makes button holes in
Clothes. GAAJ= Button Hole. | T | Khan | A Title for An Important
Muslim
Person, Prince or a Ruler. An Islamic Cheiftan. Originally from Mongolian
Rulers, who used Khan as an additive.giving Importance | T | Mountwala | One who Stays or Deals in Mountains. | T | Sahigara | One who Makes Ink, Originally
SHYAHI = Ink, GARA = Maker. | T | Winemerchant | One dealing in WINE, a Kind of
Liquor. |
| T | Chariwala | One dealing in Stands for
Keeping the Cattle Standing. | T | Gaajwala | One who
Makes button holes in
Clothes. GAAJ= Button Hole. | T | Kharaadi | One who works on a Lathe.
KHARAAD=Lathe. | T | Mukadam | One who works as a Headman,
MUKADAM=Headman, Foreman. | T | Sahiwala | One who Makes Ink, Originally
SHYAHI = Ink, WALA=Of. | T | Workingboxwala | A Person who Made or Dealt in
Boxes with some contrivances & Workings. |
| T | Chasniwala | One who Brings
CHASNI=Consecrated Food from Agiyaris. | T | Gaanjia | One who Deals in breeding a type
of Tibetan Sheep Called GANJIA. | T | Khataarawala | One dealing in trucks,
KHATAARA=Trucks. | T | Mullan | From Arabic, MULLAH =A Muslim
Clergy Well versed in Quran, Head of a Mosque. | T | Saklat | One who Deals in a Kind of
Woollen Cloth. | T | Writer | A person who writes books or
articles as a regular occupation. |
| T | Chavda | A Title. Used for Rajput Kings.. | T | Gaariwala | One who
has a Car, GAARI=Car. | T | Khatau | A Person making profit in
dealing in Milch Cattle. | T | Munsaf | A Subordinate Civil Judge. | T | Saklatwala | One who Deals in a Kind of
Woollen Cloth. | T | Zaveri | One
who Deals in Jewels. ZAVERI = A
Jeweller. |
| T | Checker | A Ticket checker. | T | Gagrat | One who
Deals in Small water
Pots or pitcher for water. | T | Kheshwala | One dealing in piece
of Cloth
for keeping on the Shoulder. | T | Munshi | A TITLE,
For A secretary or a
Teacher. | T | Sardar | A Leader, One who Leads, A Head
of a Group. | | | |
| T | Chhapgar | One who makes Plates for
Printing Work, CHHAAP=Print. | T | Gaiwala | A person
who deals in Cows,
GAAI=Cow. | T | Khursigara | One who makes Chairs,
KHURSI =
Chair, GARA = To Make. | T | Munsif | One Giver of Justice, A Judge. | T | Sarkaawala | Those dealing in Vinegar, From
SARKO=Vinegar. | | | |
| T | Chhapkhanawala | A Person who Owns or Works in a
Printing Press. | T | Gaji | One who Deals in the Iron Rod
used to Measure Cloth or Ropes. GAJ- A yardstick | T | Killawala | One who owns or deals in
Castles, KILLA=Castle. | T | Naanwala | One who Deals in a Special type
of Sweet Bread like a Bun. | T | Sarkari | An Official in The Government,
SARKAR=Government. | | | |
| T | Chhatriwala | One who makes Umbrellas,
CHHATRI=Umbrella. | T | Gandhi | One who deals in Grocery, as
well as Local Medicinal Herbs. | T | Kolsawala | One dealing
in Coal, From
KOLSO=Coal. | T | Naaraawala | One dealing in Making
Strings to
Tie The Pyjamas.NAADU=String to tie pajamas | T | Screwwala | One dealing In Screws. | | | |
| T | Chhibber | One dealing in Covers for
Vessels. | T | Ganjipa | One who deals in Playing Cards.
Persian GANJIPHA=Playing Cards. | T | Kothaari | One Who Deals in Storage
Godowns. Specially for Grains. KOTHAAR = Godown. | T | Naarielwala | A Person dealing in Coconuts,
NARIEL=Coconut. | T | Secretary | An official of a Society or
other Organization, who Conducts its working and keeps its Records. | | 433 | |
