Shetty

Shetty (Kannada: [ʃeʈːi]) is a surname originating from coastal Karnataka state of India. Found amongst the Bunt community, they were traditionally a part of the Nagavanshi Kshatriyas.[1] The word 'Shetray' is anglicised as Shetty, meaning nobility.[2]

  1. ^ Wendt, Reinhard (2006). An Indian to the Indians?: On the Initial Failure and the Posthumous Success of the Missionary Ferdinand Kittel (1832-1903). Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-05161-3.
  2. ^ "History of Bunts :Bunt's are originally from Tulu Nadu". 3 May 2016.