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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 ...
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.
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
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.
For the Sikhs who do not have a caste-based surname, some use Singh or Kaur as their surname instead. [32] Many Sikhs append the name of their sub-caste (known as a got in Punjabi and gotra in Hindi) as their surname. [34]: 40–41 A got is an exogamous grouping within a particular caste (known as a zat in Punjabi and jati in Hindi).
Kaushik/Koushik is ancient Indian "Gotra" applied to an Indian clan. Origin of Kaushik can be referenced to an ancient Hindu text. There was a Rishi (saint) by the name of "Vishvamitra" literally meaning 'friend of the universe', "Vishwa" as in universe and "Mitra" as in friend, he was also called as Rishi "Kaushik".
Paintal is an Indian surname. "Paintal" (Gotra) is a sub-surname of Ahluwalias amongst Sikhs. Persons having this surname include: Paintal (comedian) (born 1948), Indian comedian; Autar Singh Paintal (1925–2004), Indian scientist; Gufi Paintal (1944–2023), Indian actor; Hiten Paintal (born 1978), Indian actor
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: