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Pages in category "Surnames of Hindu origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 284 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Kaur ( Punjabi: ਕੌਰ[needs Punjabi IPA] [ Gurmukhi] / کور [ Shahmukhi ]; lit. 'crown prince [ss]' or 'spiritual prince [ss]' ), [ 1] sometimes spelled as Kour, is a surname or a part of a personal name primarily used by the Sikh and some Hindu women of the Punjab region. [ 2] It is also sometimes translated as 'lioness', not because ...
Kashmiri-language surnames (44 P) Khatri surnames (82 P) Konkani-language surnames (11 P) Kulin Brahmin surnames (5 P)
In Indian culture, names hold profound significance and play a crucial role in an individual's life. The importance of names is deeply rooted in the country's diverse and ancient cultural heritage. Names are also influenced by religion and caste and may come from epics. In Hindu culture, names are often chosen based on astrological and ...
The Sanskrit word Arya is a surname and a masculine ( आर्य ārya) and feminine ( आर्या āryā) given name, signifying "honorable" or "noble". [ 3][ 4][ 5] In India and Iran it is a popular masculine given name and a popular surname. In the historically Indianized country of Cambodia, it is usually a name given to girls.
Sharma is a Hindu Brahmin surname. The Sanskrit stem ṣárman- ( nom. sarma ) can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Sarma and Sarmah are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by Assamese Brahmins .
The law does not allow one to create any surname that is duplicated with any existing surnames. [16] Under Thai law, only one family can create any given surname: any two people of the same surname must be related, and it is very rare for two people to share the same full name. In one sample of 45,665 names, 81% of family names were unique. [17]
Singh (IPA: / ˈ s ɪ ŋ / SING) is a title, middle name, or surname that means "lion" in various South Asian and Southeast Asian communities. Traditionally used by the Hindu Kshatriya community, [1] it was later mandated in the late 17th century by Guru Gobind Singh (born Gobind Das) for all male Sikhs as well, in part as a rejection of caste-based prejudice [2] and to emulate Rajput naming ...