Apu (from TV's Simpsons)

[Forza]

Is Apu's surname (Nahasapeemapetilon) a real Indian name?

[sglazier]

apparently it is made up - according to:  http://www.industelegraph.com/story/2002/8/22/125956/106

[Dom Tuk]

no it is not made up but only a bad spelling of the name...

the first part should be Narasimha....meaning a lion (in some mythological tale...hence the derivation Simba for lion. Simha is lion in sanskrit and nara means divine.

the second part of apus name is also in a similar vein and wrongly spelt but the derivation is known and used in asian countries. Mainly found in south india/srilanka