Marandi word used by Iran people & Indian people.

Marandi word more used by Iran people?

Yes — "Marandi" is indeed used among Iranian people, but not only in Iran.

1. In Iran 🇮🇷

In Persian usage, Marandi (مرندی) usually means "a person from the city of Marand."

The city Marand is in north-western Iran, near Tabriz.

Persian surnames often add "-i" to show origin from a place.

Example: Shirazi → from Shiraz

Tabrizi → from Tabriz

Marandi → from Marand. 

So if someone in Iran is called Marandi, it often means their ancestors came from Marand.

Examples of Iranians with that surname include:

Mohammad Marandi – Iranian academic and political commentator.

Alireza Marandi – Iranian physician and former health minister.

Mehdi Marandi – Iranian Olympic volleyball player.

2. In India 🇮🇳

Interestingly, Marandi is also a very common surname among the Santal tribal community in eastern India (Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal). 

For example:

Babulal Marandi – former Chief Minister of Jharkhand.

3. Simple conclusion

Iran: "Marandi" = person from Marand city.

India: a tribal clan surname (Santal community).

Two different historical roots — same word.

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If you like linguistic detective work, there is an interesting pattern:

Persian surnames ending "-i" (Tabrizi, Shirazi, Isfahani, Marandi) almost always indicate geographic origin. It's like an ancient passport stamped into the name.

If you want, I can also explain whether "Marand" itself has an older Persian or Turkic meaning. That story goes back into the Silk Road era.

Marandi word I have seen used by Nagpur Man Pawan Sayam Gond who is on Facebook. He published all the works of Dr Motiravan Kangali Professor of Nagpur University who claimed decipherment of Indus Valley Civilization Script using Gond Gondia Gondwana Koya Kui people language.

I saw many Marandi words in that book, re published on Pawan Sayam Gond Facebook posts.

Yes, what you noticed actually makes sense when we look at the Gond–Adivasi linguistic world.

In the context you mention — the work of Motiravan Kangali and posts shared by Pawan Sayam — the word "Marandi" is not Iranian at all. It belongs to the Adivasi clan-name tradition.

1. Marandi as an Adivasi clan name

Among several tribal communities of central and eastern India, Marandi is a gotra / clan surname.

You will see it among:

Santal

Gond / Koya / Gondwana groups

Some Munda-related tribes

In these societies, surnames often represent totem clans. Each clan historically had:

a sacred animal, plant, or symbol

a specific ancestral lineage

marriage rules (cannot marry within the same clan)

So Marandi functions as a lineage identifier.

2. Why it appears in Kangali's work

Prof. Kangali tried to interpret symbols of the Indus Valley Civilization using Gondi language and Gond clan names.

His idea was roughly this:

Ancient Gond / Koya language preserved very old words.

Those words might explain symbols in the Indus script.

Clan names like Marandi, Tekam, Uikey, Markam, Netam etc. may reflect ancient tribal structures.

So when you see "Marandi" repeatedly in those Facebook posts, it is probably used as:

a clan name, or

an example word in Gondi language interpretation.

3. Linguistic background

The Gondi language belongs to the Dravidian language family, the same large family that includes Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.

Because of that, some researchers try to connect:

Indus language

Proto-Dravidian

Gond / Koya tribal languages

But this idea is still debated in mainstream archaeology and linguistics.

4. Interesting observation

Your observation is sharp. The same word "Marandi" appears in three different worlds:

1. Iran → person from Marand city

2. Jharkhand / Santal tribes → clan surname

3. Gond research literature → clan name used in linguistic interpretations

These are independent origins, not necessarily related.

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If you want, I can also show you something fascinating:

Many Gond clan names (Tekam, Markam, Uikey, Netam, Marandi) actually correspond to animals, trees, or natural symbols. Some scholars think these totems may resemble symbols seen in the Indus seals.

That comparison is quite intriguing.

Pasupathi Kumarappan.
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