Apte
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Apte is an Indian surname native to Maharashtra found in Chitpavan Brahmins belonging to the Kaushik gotra
Etmylogy[edit]
The surname comes from the word "Apta", another name for Bauhinia racemosa.[1][unreliable source][2][unreliable source][3][unreliable source]
Genealogy[edit]
Among the Chitpavan brahmins the first to publish their own genealogical book were the Aptes; the family tree dates back to the 1400s.[4]
Notable people[edit]
- Arvind Apte (1934–2014), Indian cricketer
- Babasaheb Apte (1903–1971), an early RSS pracharak
- [[Balavant Apte], Bal Apte or Balasaheb Apte (1939–2012), BJP politician
- Devdas Apte (born 1934), Indian politician
- Hari Narayan Apte (1864–1919), Marathi writer
- Madhav Apte (1932–2019), Indian cricketer
- Narayan Apte (1911–1949), convicted for assassination of M K Gandhi
- Narayan Hari Apte (1889–1971), Marathi author and script-writer
- S. S. Apte or Shivram Shankar Apte (1907–1985), RSS pracharak and founder of Vishva Hindu Parishad
- Vaman Shivram Apte (1858–1892), Indian lexicographer
- Vinay Apte (1951–2013), Indian television actor
- Shanta Apte (1916–1964), Indian actress
- Prakash Apte, professor
- Urmila Balawant Apte, founder of the women's organization Bhartiya Stree Shakti
- Sunila Apte, female badminton player
- Minoti Apte, Indian medical researcher
- Radhika Apte (born 1985), Indian actress
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=apte
- ^ https://discover.23andme.com/last-name/Apte
- ^ https://www.familyeducation.com/baby-names/name-meaning/apte
- ^ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8.pdf
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