Nampally, derives its name from a Persian diwan of Hyderabad during the Qutub Shahi period, who was given the title Nekh-Nam-Khan. After his death in 1672, a village was named Nekh-Nam-Khanpally after him which has now become Nampally, points out Raza Ali Khan, in his book 'Hyderabad, 400 Years.
ABIDS:
The origin of Abids is traced by Narendra Luther in his blog to "Albert Abid... a Jew and a valet of Mir Mehboob Ali Khan, the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad (b:1866, d: 911). In course of time, he became quite rich and so he set up a shop where Palace Talkies ( presently Big Bazaar) and Bank of Baroda are located. He called it Abid & Company." It was from this shop that the whole locality derived its name, Luther writes. Alternatively, there is another version of an American Jewish gentleman called Abid Evans, after whose shop the area got its name.
LAAD BAZAR:
The origin of Abids is traced by Narendra Luther in his blog to "Albert Abid... a Jew and a valet of Mir Mehboob Ali Khan, the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad (b:1866, d: 911). In course of time, he became quite rich and so he set up a shop where Palace Talkies ( presently Big Bazaar) and Bank of Baroda are located. He called it Abid & Company." It was from this shop that the whole locality derived its name, Luther writes. Alternatively, there is another version of an American Jewish gentleman called Abid Evans, after whose shop the area got its name.
BIBI-ka-Chasma:
Bibi ka Chashma located in the vicinity of Falaknuma Palace, does not mean 'wife's spectacles'. Here Bibi refers to Hayat Bakshi Begum, daughter of Quli Qutub Shah and 'chashma' in Urdu is a perennial water stream
Mehbub Ki Mehendi does not derive its name from any courtesan. Instead it gets its name from Mehbub Subhani Chhila, a place of worship in that area, says Verma.
There are Laltekdi, Laldarwaza, Kali Qabr, Kala Pathhar, Haribowli, Harimasjid among others. Jambagh, Sitaphalmandi, Imlibun and Keoraban are the fruity ones while animal names are appended in areas such as Mitti Ka Sher (tiger), Ghode Ke Qabr (horse), Feelkhana (elephant), Untwadi (camel), Domalguda (mosquito), Magar Ki Baoli (crocodile) and Myakalbanda (goats). Verma says that like every other city, even Hyderabad had pockets traditionally inhabited by people of a certain occupation. Topping the list are Bhaiderwadi (coconutsellers), Bhalderwadi (carrier of spears), Kumharwadi (earthern pot makers) and Kacheguda (fishermen).
Kadve Saheb Ki Galli, for instance, is named after an angry-faced person who always talked ill of others. Or for that matter Malakpet, named after Malik Yakoob, a servant of Abdulah Qutub Shah, Golconda king, who resided in the place which once had a market, hence the name Malakpet. Also, AC Guards colony near Masab Tank is named after the Abyssinia guards of the Nizam's troupe.
ref:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Names-of-city-localities-hark-back-to-a-forgotten-era/articleshow/12191550.cms
