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Name Shakya
Type Surname (from nickname)
Scripts शाक्य(Nepali, Hindi)
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Meaning & History
From the name of an ancient clan that inhabited parts of present-day Nepal and northern India. The name may have been derived from Sanskrit शाक (shaka) or शक (shaka) referring to the Sakas, a group of nomadic Iranian peoples, or from शक्य (shakya) meaning "possible, capable".