Bhattarai

Bhattarai (Nepali: भट्टराई) or Bhattrai is a Khas surname used by a certain subgroup belonging to Bahun as well as Chettri caste of Nepal. They are upper ranks. They belong to Vasishtha gotra.[1]

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भट्टराई
Bhattarai surname in Devanagari font
Language(s)Nepali, Doteli
Origin
Language(s)Khas
Word/nameNepal
Other names
Variant form(s)Bhattrai, Bhattaraya
Derivative(s)Sindhuley Bhattarai, Saalukhey Bhattarai, Gamlangey Bhattarai, Chisungkhey Bhattarai, Gulmeli Bhattarai, Lamidaandey Bhattarai
See alsoPokharel, Poudel, Khanal, Bhandari, Subedi

Etymology

Bhattarai is an adjoint surname made up of two Sanskrit titles; Bhatta and Rai. Bhatta means scholar in Sanskrit.[2] and Rai is a substitute for King.[3]

Notable people with the surname in Nepal

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References

  1. "List of Gotras with Thar (surname, Lastname)". Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. Saligram Bhatt. Kashmiri Scholars Contribution to Knowledge and World Peace. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  3. "RAI Title, India". ledoestate.blogspot.in.
  4. "Krishna Prasad Bhattarai". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  5. "Vijaya Dashami being celebrated". 2010-10-17. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  6. Sampada Malla. "Upclose with Nabin K Bhattarai". CyberSansar. archive.is. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
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