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Note:The majority of Bhutanese (Dzongkha) names have no true surname (family name) - though the majority of personal names in Bhutan have two parts which are used together. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Note:The majority of Bhutanese (Dzongkha) names have no true surname (family name). - Most Bhutanese personal names consist of two parts which are used together. An exception to this is for members the Bhutanese Royal Family who use the surname Wangchuck.
Bhutanese names usually consist of one or two given names, and no family names, with the exception of Nepali origin names and some family names of prominent families, such as the royal family name Wangchuck. [1] Names often have some religious significance. [2] The second given name or the combination of the given names may indicate the gender. [3]
Surnames of Bhutanese origin (1 C, 9 P) D. Dzongkha-language given names (2 P) S. ... This page was last edited on 4 March 2024, ...
Except for royal lineages, Bhutanese names do not include a family name. Instead two traditional auspicious names are chosen at birth by the local lama or by the parents or grandparents of the child. First names generally give no indication if the person is male or female; in some cases the second name may be helpful in that regard.
Such names are roughly equivalent to the English or Welsh surnames Richardson or Richards. The Russian equivalent of 'Smith', 'Jones', and 'Brown' (that is, the generic most often used surnames) are Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov , or 'Johns', 'Peters', and ' Isidores ', although Sidorov is now ranked only 66th.
Bhutanese men (1 C) Bhutanese women (2 C, 1 P) B. Bhutanese recipients of British honours (5 P) ... This page was last edited on 22 January 2017, at 14:42 (UTC).
also: People: By gender: Men: By nationality: Bhutanese This category exists only as a container for other categories of Bhutanese men . Articles on individual men should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.