This article contains a list of Ancient names of a few Goan villages and Agraharas.

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{, class="wikitable" !Ancient name !Modern name , - , Asgav/Asgaon , Assagao , - , Varenya/Varunapur , Verna , - , Lattala , Lotli/

Loutolim Loutolim or Loutulim ''Lottli'' pronounced:, Portuguese: ''Loutulim)'' is a large village of South Goa district in the state of Goa, India. It is an important settlement in the Salcete sub-district. Etymology Loutolim derives its name f ...

, - , Mathagrama , Margao/Madgao , - , Kushasthali , Kutthali/

Cortalim Cortalim (pronounced ) is a village in Morumugão, Goa, India. Its native Goan population is entirely Catholic and their main occupations include fishing and agriculture. Located on the banks of the Zuari River, it was previously known as Kusha ...

, - , Ananta uruga( corrupted as Anantaurja) , Antaruj ( also called as Ponda ) , - , Kudtarika , Kudtari/ Curtorim , - , Naagvhay , Nagave/ Nagoa , - , Banavalli/Banahalli , Banavli/

Benaulim Benaulim is a village in the state of Goa, India. Located in Salcete taluka of South Goa district, it neighbours Colva village to the north, Margao in the northeast and Varca village to the south. During Portuguese rule, it was one of the nin ...

, - , Survalli/Surahalli , Suravali/Seraulim , - , Banastari , Banastari , - , Harhara , Harmala/

Arambol Arambol is a traditional fisherman village, located approximately a 90 minutes drive from Dabolim Airport (GOI) within the Pernem administrative region of North Goa, India. The beach attracts many international tourists, mainly during the ...

, - , Ray Grama , Ray/ Raia , - , Kardalipura/Kardalivana , Keloshi/ Quelossim , - , Bhatagrama/Skrinkhala , Sakhali/ Sanquelim , - , Chudamani , Chodan/

Chorão Alexandre Magno Abrão (9 April 1970 – 6 March 2013), known professionally as Chorão, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, skateboarder, filmmaker, screenwriter and businessman. Best known for being a founding member and the vocalist/main lyri ...

, - , Deepavati , Diwadi//

Divar The island of Divar (formerly ''Piedade'') ( knn, Divaddi, pronounced ) (derived from the word ''Dipavati'' or 'small Island' in Konkani) lies in the Mandovi river in the Indian state of Goa. It is one of the of 6 major islands within the M ...

, - , Mahashala , Mashel/Marcela , - , Pahajani kali , Panaji/

Panjim Panaji (; also known as Panjim) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river estuary ...

, - , Badari , Bori/ Borim , - , Sangampura/Sangam , Sange/ Sanguem , - , Rishivana , Rhivana/

Rivona Rivona or Rivana is a census town in Sanguem taluka, South Goa district in the state of Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western ...

, - , Jambuvali/Jambuhalli , Jambavali/

Zambaulim Zambaulim is a village in South Goa, Goa. In the 1800s, it was the regional capital for the colonial Provincias de Zamboulim (also called Panchemal), which was formed by merger of 5 surrounding districts of: *Embarbacem, *Chandrovadi, *Balli, * ...

, - , Shakhavali/Shankhahalli , Sankhval/

Sancoale Sancoale is a census town in South Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It falls within the Sub-District of Mormugão and the Velhas Conquistas region. It is famous for being the hometown of Joseph Vaz, the patron saint of Sri Lanka. ...

, - , Naghalli , Nagali , - , Kumkumahalli , Kunkalli/ Cuncolim , - , Kanvapura , Kanacona/ Canacona , - , Paingyapura , Paingin/

Poinguinim Poinguinim is a village in the Canacona taluka administrative region of Goa, India, near the Goa- Karnataka border, and close to the Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary. The village is home to a population of 6,625 people as of the 2011 census. Th ...

, - , Parashu , Parse/Parsem , - , Kelambi , Kolva/ Colva , - , Shalagrama , Salgao/ Saligao , - , Bandivatak , Bandode/ Bandora , - , Kasarpallika , Kasarpali/ Kansarpal , - , Agastipura , Agapur , - , Kushvan , Kusman/ Cusmona , - , Kharegrama , Khandepar , - , Dipakavishaya , Divachal(Konkani),Dicholi(MArathi),

Bicholim Bicholim, pronounced (), also known as Divchal and Dicholi, is a town and a municipal council in North Goa district in the state of Goa, India. It is the headquarters of the ''Concelho'' (district) of Bicholim, one of seven that make up the No ...

(English,Portuguese) , - , Kundivataka , Kudne , - , Vellimpura (Velim) , Chandrapura (Chandor)

References

# "Gomant Kalika"(monthly),published by Kalika Prakashan Vishwast Mandal # "Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti" by B.D. Satoskar,published by Shubhada Publication # "Hindu Temples and deities" by Rui Pereira Gomes Hinduism in Goa History of Goa Villages in Goa

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