Hebbar

"Hebbar" is a Kannada word, derived from "hebbu/hiridhu" (meaning big) and "haruva" (meaning brahmin). The word is used as last name in some Brahmin communities in Karnataka:

• The Kota Hebbar, A part of Kota Bramhin Community.
• The Hebbar Iyengars, a community of Srivaishnavite Iyengar brahmins, who speak a dialect of Tamil highly influenced by Kannada.
• The Tuluva Hebbars, a community of Tulu-speaking brahmins.
• The Havyaka, a Brahmin community.
• The Chitpavan Hebbar, a Marathi speaking brahmin community where hebbar is a family name instead of surname which is given to the head of the village in all the activities.