Shetty
The word Shetty is derived from the Sanskrit word Śreṣṭha (Devanagari: श्रेष्ठ) or Śreṣṭhin (Devanagari: श्रेष्ठीन्) meaning superior, Prakritised as Seṭhī (Devanagari: सेठी), and then Śeṭ (Devanagari: शेट) or Śeṭī (Devanagari: शेट) in modern Indo-Aryan dialects.[1]
Notable people
Notable people with the surname Shetty, who may or may not be members of the Bunt community, include:
- A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), politician and philanthropist
- Ajit Shetty (born 1946), Indian-Belgian entrepreneur
- Anushka Shetty (born 1981), actress
- Atulya Shetty (born 1996), American chess player
- B. R. Shetty (born 1942), entrepreneur
- B. Vithal Shetty, American scientist
- Balkrishna Shetty (born 1950), diplomat
- Chandan Shetty, music artist
- Dayanand Shetty (born 1969), actor, model and entrepreneur
- Devi Shetty, philanthropist and cardiac surgeon
- Gurukiran Shetty, music director
- K. K. Shetty (1901–?), journalist
- K Madhukar Shetty (1971-2018), IPS officer
- Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty (1926–2015), former judge, Supreme Court of India
- M. B. Shetty (1938–1982), Indian choreographer and actor
- Manmohan Shetty, entrepreneur
- Manohar Shetty, Goa based poet
- Prakash Shetty (born 1960), cartoonist
- R. N. Shetty (born 1928), Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and educationist
- Raju Shetty, MLA Maharashtra who is Jain
- Rakshit Shetty, Indian actor and film director
- Reshma Shetty (born 1977), British-American actress and singer
- Rishab Shetty, Indian actor and film director
- Rohit Shetty, film director
- Salil Shetty (born 1961), Secretary General of Amnesty International
- Sanchita Shetty, actress
- Shamita Shetty (born 1979), interior designer, former actress and model
- Shashi Kiran Shetty (born 1959), former chairman of Allcargo Logistics
- Shilpa Shetty (born 1975), actress
- Shweta Shetty (born 1970), German based singer
- Srinidhi Shetty, Indian Model & Kannada Film Actress
- Sudarshan Shetty (born 1961), artist
- Suniel Shetty (born 1961), actor, producer and entrepreneur
- V. P. Shetty, Indian banker
- Yagna Shetty, Kannada actress
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References
- Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti, Part-1, Page-221 by B.D. Satoskar, Shubhada Publication
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