Shenai

    

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		+	Meaning: The meaning of word '''Shenai''' (शणय) is the manager or administrator of holy Temples.
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		+	Comments: [[Shenai]] is the common last name amongst [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goud_Saraswat_Brahmins Goud Saraswat Brahmin] (GSB) community originating from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa Goa] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkan Konkan] province in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra Maharashtra]. The name [[Shenai]] is often spelt as Shenoi in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala Kerala], and Xennai, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenoy Shenoy], or even Sinai in Goa. It was customary in Goa for Shenai families to add the name of their ancestral village or title after Shenai to highlight their origin, e.g. Shenai-Salgaonker (denoting village) and [http://www.worldwizzy.com/learn/index.php/Deodatta_V._Shenai-Khatkhate Shenai-Khatkhate] (denoting title) etc.
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Name: Shenai (शणय)

Gender: Unknown Gender

Location: Asia

Language: Indian

Thematic: History

Meaning: The meaning of word Shenai (शणय) is the manager or administrator of holy Temples.

Comments: Shenai is the common last name amongst Goud Saraswat Brahmin (GSB) community originating from Goa and Konkan province in Maharashtra. The name Shenai is often spelt as Shenoi in Kerala, and Xennai, Shenoy, or even Sinai in Goa. It was customary in Goa for Shenai families to add the name of their ancestral village or title after Shenai to highlight their origin, e.g. Shenai-Salgaonker (denoting village) and Shenai-Khatkhate (denoting title) etc.