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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 ...
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.
It is a common in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and some other parts of South India that the spouse adopts her husband's first name instead of his family or surname name after marriage. [11] In Rajasthan, the community name and sometimes the gotra or clan name are used as surnames. Usage of community name as surname include: Charan, Jat, Meena, Rajput, etc.
Bana Singh (born 1949), Indian soldier and recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, the highest Indian military decoration; Bandeep Singh (born 1989), Indian first-class cricketer; Banshi Singh (born 1962), Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2012–2017) Bant Singh, Indian agricultural labour activist and singer
General V.K. Singh, Indian politician and former chief of the Indian Army [146] General Anil Chauhan , current and 2nd Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces [ 147 ] Maj Gen Anant Singh Pathania , a recipient of Maha Vir Chakra and the first Indian to receive Military Cross in the Second World War.
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.
J. S. Grewal, an Indian writer, historian, and scholar; Mehtab Singh Grewal, royal Home minister in the court of Maharaja Hira Singh of Nabha State. Nina Grewal, a former 4-term Member of Parliament in Canada. Nina and Gurmant Grewal were the first married couple to concurrently serve in the Canadian Parliament;
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: