Tel: కడప kaḍapa
‘Gateway’ [Cuddapah] City/District, Andhra Pradesh
From Tel: kaḍapa, gaḍapa, ‘threshold’, ‘gate(way)’.
The name probably refers to the fact that in the past Kadapa was the entry point to the Tirumala Hills and the sacred pilgrimage site of Tirupati.
For related place names see Indian Place names and Andhra Pradesh place names.
