Hegde
Hegde (Kannada: ಹೆಗ್ಡೆ, ಹೆಗಡೆ) also spelled Heggade is a surname or family name which has its origins in the Indian state of Karnataka.
The word "Hegde" is derived from the words "hegg" ("head") and "gad" ("fort"); thus, it means "head of the fort". During the period of the Vijayanagara Empire, the warriors who used to protect a fort were called Hegdes. It was also a title used by Bunt chieftains and other village heads. In modern times, Hegde is used as a surname mainly by the Bunts (both Hindu and Jain) and the Havyaka Brahmin. The surname also occurs among some Vokkaligas (in Shimoga) and Goud Saraswat Brahmins.
Hegde is also the name of a village in Kumta, Karnataka.
[edit] Notable Bunts who use the surname Hegde
- Ravivarma Narasimha Domba Heggade:Raja of Vitla
- Manjayya Heggade:Hereditary administrator(1918-1955) of Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple
- Ratnavarma Heggade:Hereditary administrator(1955-1968) of Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple
- Veerendra Heggade:Hereditary administrator(1968- present) of Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple
- K.S. Hegde: Former Supreme Court judge, M.P., and former Speaker of the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India).
- Belle Monappa Hegde:Veteran Physician
- Vonthibettu Prabhakara Hegde: Vir Chakra awardee
- Ganesh Hegde: Indian singer and Bollywood choreographer.
- Nitte Santhosh Hegde:retired Justice of the Supreme Court of India (1999-2005).Lokayukta of Karnataka.
- K. Jayaprakash Hegde: Former Minister, Government of Karnataka
Arun R Hegde-Notable cricket player and Associate Director in Dr Reddy's Oncology, who is leading Hematology Team in Dr Reddy's
- Khedinji Kanthappa Hegde: Former Minister,Government of Karnataka
[edit] Notable Havyaka Brahmins who use the surname Hegde
- Ramakrishna Hegde, erstwhile chief minister of Karnataka state.
- Jagannathrao Hegde' was the former Sheriff of Mumbai.
- Ananthkumar Hegde, Member of Indian Parliament representing North Kannada district.
- Doddamane Mahadevi Hegde, social worker, Sarvodaya movement leader,and freedom fighter.
- Keremane Shivarama Hegde, Yakshagana artist
- Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Education minister, Karnataka Govt.
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