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Native scripts

One name, many scripts

171 names are written in two or more scripts; 38 of them in three or four.

Two or more scripts
171
Three or more
38
Four scripts
9
Script sets
26

Names by set of scripts

  1. Tamil + Devanagari + Malayalam + Telugu 4
  2. Arabic + Devanagari + Malayalam + Telugu 1
  3. Arabic + Tamil + Devanagari + Malayalam 1
  4. Arabic + Tamil + Devanagari + Telugu 1
  5. Arabic + Tamil + Malayalam + Telugu 1
  6. Devanagari + Malayalam + Telugu + Gurmukhi 1
  7. Tamil + Devanagari + Telugu 9
  8. Arabic + Devanagari + Malayalam 8
  9. Tamil + Devanagari + Malayalam 5
  10. Tamil + Malayalam + Telugu 3
  11. Arabic + Tamil + Devanagari 2
  12. Arabic + Tamil + Gurmukhi 1
Top 12 sets; every set is listed below. Each name counts once, under its exact set of scripts.

Tamil + Devanagari + Malayalam + Telugu 4 names

Arabic + Devanagari + Malayalam + Telugu 1 names

Arabic + Tamil + Devanagari + Malayalam 1 names

Arabic + Tamil + Devanagari + Telugu 1 names

Arabic + Tamil + Malayalam + Telugu 1 names

Devanagari + Malayalam + Telugu + Gurmukhi 1 names

Tamil + Devanagari + Telugu 9 names

Arabic + Devanagari + Malayalam 8 names

Tamil + Devanagari + Malayalam 5 names

Tamil + Malayalam + Telugu 3 names

Arabic + Tamil + Devanagari 2 names

Arabic + Tamil + Gurmukhi 1 names

Devanagari + Malayalam + Telugu 1 names

Tamil + Devanagari 42 names

Arabic + Devanagari 31 names

Devanagari + Malayalam 18 names

Devanagari + Telugu 11 names

Tamil + Malayalam 9 names

Devanagari + Gurmukhi 7 names

Arabic + Tamil 5 names

Arabic + Gurmukhi 3 names

Arabic + Telugu 2 names

Malayalam + Telugu 2 names

Arabic + Malayalam 1 names

Tamil + Gurmukhi 1 names

Telugu + Gurmukhi 1 names

A script is only the writing system for the name. It says nothing about the religion, ethnicity or background of anyone who bears the name. These are the native-script spellings recorded in our data, collected from Wiktionary, kaikki.org and Wikidata name labels (see our methodology). Only 28 records link a source for the script spelling itself. We do not convert letters automatically, so names without a recorded spelling are not listed here.

Frequently asked questions

Why does one name have several scripts?

Names such as Yahya, Musa and Ibrahim are used in many languages, so their spelling is recorded in several scripts. Every spelling here is a recorded spelling, not automatic conversion.

Does a script show anyone’s background?

A script is only the writing system for the name. It says nothing about the religion, ethnicity or background of anyone who bears the name.