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  2. Khondakar - Wikipedia

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    The Bengali definition of the word is an instructor or teacher. The usage of Persian as an official language in Bengal was common during the rule of the Bengal Sultanate and the Mughal Empire . The Persians as well as members of the Turco-Persian tradition were a large immigrant community during both periods in which they integrated with the ...

  3. Names of Bengal - Wikipedia

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    This is the native name of the state, literally meaning "West Bengal" in the Bengali language. In 2016, West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed a resolution to change the name of West Bengal to "Bangla" in English, Bangla in Bengali and Bangal in Hindi. In 2016, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had proposed a new name of the state as Bangla.

  4. Majumdar - Wikipedia

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    Majumdar (Bengali: মজুমদার) is a native Bengali surname that is used by both the Bengali Hindu and Bengali Muslim community of Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and as well as of Bangladesh. [2]

  5. Bengali name - Wikipedia

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    Bengali Hindu families use names of Sanskrit origin, followed by Bengali. They use many names which are listed below. Some of their names are somewhat shortened and altered, like Chatterjee, owing to British influence. Some family names may be common between all religions, such as চৌধুরী (Choudhuri / Chowdhury), সরকার ...

  6. Mukherjee - Wikipedia

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    Mukherjee (Bengali: মুখার্জি), also Mukerjee, Mookerjea, Mookerjee, Mukerji, Mukherji, Mukhujje or Mookherjee, is a Bengali Hindu Kulin Brahmin surname originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. [1] The traditional Bengali version is Mukhopaddhae, which is sometimes written Mukhopadhyay.

  7. Kazis of Bengal - Wikipedia

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    Kazi is a family name in Bengal, it originates from the Arabic qadi meaning judge and is typically used among Muslims. Kazi ( Bengali : কাজী ), also spelt Qazi and Quazi , is a title awarded to Islamic judges , [ 1 ] commonly used hereditarily in Bengal as a family name.

  8. Category:Bengali names - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; ... Bengali-language surnames (3 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Bengali names" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ...

  9. Arindam - Wikipedia

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    Hindu god Shiva and Krishna also have this name. Even Arjun of Mahabharata and Indrajit of Ramayana have the same name for their bravery and triumph over their enemy. In Eastern part of India, Arindam is a popular name among the Bengali and the Assamese folks. In Bengali, it is pronounced as "Awe-Reen-Daum".