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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 ...
Surnames Thakur , Rana , Singh The Parihar or Pratihar (also spelled as Purihar [ 1 ] and Padihar ) is a clan ( gotra ) found in the Rajput [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and Meena [ 4 ] caste groups of the Indian subcontinent. [ 5 ]
Sikh names often have the following format: First name – Religious name – Family name. [1] [2] Sikh first names serve as personal names and are selected through the Naam Karan ceremony, where a random page of the Guru Granth Sahib is opened by a granthi (Sikh priest) and the first letter of the first prayer on the opened page is used as the basis for the first name as an initial.
People belonging to a particular gotra may not be of the same caste (as there are many gotras which are part of different castes) in the Hindu social system. However, there is a notable exception among matrilineal Tulu speakers, for whom the lineages are the same across the castes. People of the same gotra are generally not allowed to marry.
Arti Singh, Indian television actress; Balls Mahoney (1972–2016), American professional wrestler; Abhimanyu Singh (born 1975), Indian film actor who works mainly in Bollywood and Telugu cinema; Abhishek Singh (disambiguation) Ajai K. Singh (born 1953), Indian inorganic chemist and professor; Ajay Singh (disambiguation) Ajit Singh (disambiguation)
The Gautam is a Rajput clan found primarily in north region of Indian subcontinent. [1] The members of this clan claim to be descended from one Siringhirikh and his Gaharwar wife. [ 2 ] The erstwhile head of Gautam Rajputs had also claimed himself to be descendant of the Shakyas [ 3 ] thus possibly giving an alternate origin for this clan.
Singhal (Hindi: सिंघल) is an Indian surname that has origins in the Sanskrit word simha, meaning leonine. Variant spellings include Singla. Among it is one of the 18 Gotra in Aggrawals, Baranwals, lineage. Notable people with this surname include:
Bansal is a surname of Indian origin. Among Agrawals and Baranwals, it is the name of a gotra (patrilineal clan). [1] ... Harmeet Singh Bansal, Indian cricketer;