Dear Victor, Consider visiting http://parsiiranisurnames.tripod.com/id29.html Go to the Left Rail, scroll down; click on ~ TRADE / PROFESSION ~ Total = 434 <http://parsiiranisurnames.tripod.com/id35.html>, which will brings one to: http://parsiiranisurnames.tripod.com/id35.html Pan right to see the alphabet categories lower in the abecedary; and the origins spelled out.
There are more categories. The list has been "researched and complied by Burjor Miocher Daboo," and the email id given is burkhur...@gmail.com The article posted on Goanet may be found in its entirety at: http://zoroastrians.net/category/names-surnames-more/ ++++++++++++ venantius j pinto Message: 11 Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:24:03 -0700 (PDT) > From: Victor Rangel-Ribeiro <vrangel...@yahoo.com> > To: " estb. 1994!Goa's premiere mailing list" > <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Parsi Surnames > > > Dear Luis,? ? Where did you come across the Parsi surname, > Sodawaterbottleopenerwallah? I believe that that surname does not exist.?. > ? ?Regards,? ? Victor > > --- On Thu, 3/28/13, Luis Vas < luissr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: Luis Vas < luissr...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Goanet] Parsi Surnames > To: > Date: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 8:54 AM > > Parsi Surnames > > This article appeared in The Tribune, > > There was prohibition in Bombay those days. So to get liquor you had > to find Mr. Dalal, who would introduce you to Mr. Daruwala, who in > turn would get bottles delivered to your home by Mr. Batliwala who > would be accompanied by Mr. Sodawaterbottleopenerwalla (the longest > Parsi surname I have come across). > > Other surnames whose ancestors were in the beverages trade were Mr. > Fountainwala, Mr. Ginwala, Mr Rumwala, Mr. Sodawala and Mr. > Jhunjhunwala. > > We used to have two delightful Siamese kittens in our flat and these > were gifted to my mother by her friend Mrs. Billimoria. My mother > spent hours knitting cardigans for them, with wool she bought from the > Unwala family. > > My uncle ran the air force canteen in Cotton Green and his partner, > yes you guessed it, was Mr. Canteenwala. They had this fantastic cook, > Mr. Bhajiwala. Their mild and meek manager, Mr. Jeejeebhoy, nodded his > head and agreed with everything everybody said. > > My grandfather built Hotel Waldorf on Arthur Bunder Road in Colaba. So > for this he naturally used the services of Mr. Contactor and Mr. > Mistry. He never went to the conservative moneylenders when short of > money, but borrowed it from his Parsi friend Mr. Readymoney. > > > I remember going to Dr. Doctor's sister's wedding. She married Mr. > Screwala. What he did for a living, I do not know to this day. If you > are in Mumbai maybe you can track him down in the yellow or pink > pages. > > The Parsis have taught us that if you take serious interest in satire, > you can change the world! > > A Goan > > > End of Goanet Digest, Vol 8, Issue 202 > ****************************** ******** >
