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8/12/2017, 6:20:49 PM highexpectasians
7/14/2017, 9:54:53 AM highexpectasians

Submitted Name

Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali, Punjabi
Scripts यादव (Hindi, Marathi, Nepali), યાદવ (Gujarati), যাদব (Bengali), యాదవ్ (Telugu), ಯಾದವ್ (Kannada), ਯਾਦਵ (Gurmukhi)
Other Forms FormsYadava
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified
Contributor Contrib.highexpectasians on 7/14/2017
Last Editor Editorhighexpectasians on 8/12/2017

Meaning & History

From Sanskrit यादव (yādava) meaning "descendant of Yadu", referring to a legendary Hindu king and an alleged ancestor of Krishna. The term traditionally refers to a peasant caste in India and Nepal.