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Note:The majority of Bhutanese (Dzongkha) names have no true surname (family name) ... This page was last edited on 18 September 2023, at 01:32 (UTC).
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.
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, ...
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]
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.
Name Romanization Meaning Detail 1 देवी Devi: Goddess Common surname of Hindu women 2 कुमार Kumar: Prince Common surname of Hindu men 3 सिंह Singh: Lion Common surname of Hindu Kshatriyas and Sikhs: 4 शर्मा Sharma: Joyfulness, comfort, happiness Common surname of Hindu Brahmins: 5 अली Ali: Name of a ...
Dasho Dawa Dem (Dzongkha: ཟླ་བ་སྒྲོལམོ; 16 May 1944 – 15 February 2018) was a Bhutanese bureaucrat.The first woman to join the Bhutanese civil service, she held positions in various government branches, namely the Royal Secretariat, the Thimphu District Administration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Royal Advisory Council, in a career spanning two decades ...
Bhutanese women (2 C, ... Wikipedia categories named after Bhutanese people (1 C) ... This page was last edited on 22 January 2017, ...