Malayalam to English
Malayalam to English translation
For Kerala families, nurses, students and partners who need a Malayalam certificate or village office record in English. Translated in full, delivered by email, with NAATI certification as an option.
What a Malayalam document needs
Three things a Malayalam document brings with it
Kerala names carry a house name, and Kerala offices issue certificates that exist to connect one name to another.
The house name
Many Malayali names include a house name, which may come first, stand as an initial, or be left off a passport: Puthenpurackal Joseph Thomas can be P. J. Thomas elsewhere. The translation keeps every part as each document gives it and follows your passport for your own spelling.
One and the same person
When two of your papers spell your name differently, an Indian authority can issue a certificate stating that both names belong to one person. It is translated with the officer, the office and both spellings exactly as written, because that link is the whole point of it.
From the Gulf? Check the language
Many Kerala families also hold documents from years of work in the Gulf, and those are usually in Arabic, often with English. Order them as Arabic to English, or check whether the English already on them is enough.
Driving here on an Indian licence
Check the card before you order
What Tasmania says
“If your licence is not in English you must also carry an official translation or international drivers permit.” A licence printed in English needs neither; one with Malayalam entries needs the translation, carried with the card.
At the SIXT desk
“Should the valid driver’s licence be in another language or have no photo SIXT will accept a certified translation in English or an International driver’s permit.” The translation travels with the card, never instead of it.
Source: SIXT Australia, rental information FAQ (checked 19 September 2026)
Every state’s rule, word for word, is on driver licence translation, and documents already in English explains a part-English card.
What a careful job includes
Every field, every seal
Village and taluk certificates
Income, relationship, nativity and residence certificates from village offices and taluk offices, with the officer’s name, seal and reference number.
Civil and church records
Birth, marriage and death certificates from local bodies, and church baptism and marriage records, translated in full including the register details.
Nursing and academic records
Nursing registration documents, marksheets, degree certificates and transcripts, with marks exactly as printed. Unreadable text is marked in square brackets.
Choose the NAATI certification option for a translation prepared by a NAATI-certified translator, carrying their certification statement, NAATI stamp and credential number. See the birth certificate and marriage certificate pages for those documents.
Pricing
The full price on screen before you order
Translation is $39.99 per page into English, delivered digitally. Add NAATI certification for $59.99 per page, prepared by a NAATI-certified translator and carrying their certification statement, NAATI stamp and credential number. Where the translator uses NAATI’s digital stamp, it carries a QR code you can scan to check the credential.
Delivery is by email and the order page shows the delivery options. Translating a licence only? Start at driver licence translation. Need a NAATI-certified translator? See how NAATI translation works. Other languages: Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, or see every language we translate.
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