Surname Talk

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Anita says about the surname Lahori Lahori is a surname also used by Punjabis. But In Kashmir There is only one Lahori family originating from Shopian
Comment was made 20 years ago
Rahul says about the surname Kaul Indian (Kashmir): Hindu (Brahman) name, from Sanskrit kaula ‘well-born’ (from Sanskrit kula ‘family’). According to Koul (1994), the surname Kaul is derived from Mahakaul meaning ‘the great Kaul’, which is an epithet of the god Shiva.
Comment was made 20 years ago
Satish Toshkhani says about the surname toshkhani Toshkhani's are basically Kauls. "Toshkhani" actually "Toshakhani" means, caretaker of "Tosha", money. What I have heard from my elders is our ancestors were king's treasurers or something of that sort.
Comment was made 20 years ago
Atul Magazine says about the surname Magazine All about the Magazines at http://www.magazinefamily.com/
Comment was made 20 years ago
Ashwani Raina says about the surname Raina its a very good attempt
Comment was made 20 years ago
Sandeep Kachru says about the surname Kachru I think this surname comes from the Kashmiri word "Kachur" which means "one having light (brownish) hair." Great site. Keep up the good work.
Comment was made 20 years ago
Dr. N. K. SAFAYA says about the surname Safaya Well, this goes without any doubt that the autenticity of these sirnames amongst KP of kashmir being indigenous is far from true ,the fact stands that in IRAN many local pure Iranian families have identical family names like i found one family by SAFAYA family name not individual name also many such family names like RAINA,TOSHKHANI,JALALI,DARBARI,SALMAN,AMBARDARI, etc. and a many more and it appears either we have adopted or they have adopted our family names in the historical less known factual past,as we were ruled by Persians for quiet some time in our medieval past,So this aspect needs a closer look to make us truely believe our ancestral past
Comment was made 21 years ago
Dr. N. K. SAFAYA says about the surname Dhar Dhars originally came from Bengal, These were two Bengalis Vaman Dhar and yaman Dhar brothers who use to come every year to kashmir for trade, in one winter they were held back in the valley and fancied two kashmiri pandit girls and finally married these girls this dates back to roughly to 1360 around the dhars of kashmir are direct decendents of the same dhars
Comment was made 21 years ago
Alpana says about the surname Dhar I feel all Dhars are originally from kashmir. Over a period of time many families may have migrated to other parts of India and settled down slowly imbibing the culture, food habits etc. of that particular region. Hence we find Dhars amongst Gujratis and Bengalis too.
Comment was made 21 years ago
Dr Raj Pandit says about the surname Sharma Sharma is a title common to all Brahmins throughout the various regions of India.It is a fact that some Kashmiri Pandits use the title Sharma as part of their name!
Comment was made 21 years ago