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Names and surnames
Bilingual names, having variants in both Konkani and English, like Zuãuñ (John) and Mornel (Magdalene) are common among Mangalorean Catholics. Most Mangalorean Catholic names for males follow the second declension. Among women, the names follow the first declension, while among young girls, the names follow the second declension. Portuguese surnames like D'Souza, Coelho and Pinto are abundant among Mangalorean Catholics, and generally follow the second declension. Other European surnames are also found. Some families use their original Konkani brahmin surnames such as Prabhu, Kamat, Naik, Shet and Shenoy. These original surnames are actually the names of five classes of persons and originally mean "lord, cultivator, merchant, warrior, writer". All of these five are Goud Saraswat Brahmin surnames, except Shet that is used by a few who are descendents of the Daivadnya brahmins of Goa. A miniscule percentage descended from Jain converts still use the surname Padival. Mudartha is a unique Mangalorean Catholic surname to be found among some who hail from the Udupi district.