Nepali
names are used in the country of Nepal in southern Asia.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
ARYAL अर्याल NepaliNepali Hindu surname of unknown meaning.
CHHETRI छेत्री Hindi, NepaliChhetri was a caste of administrators, governor and military elites in medieval Khas Kingdom and Gorkha Kingdom (later unified Kingdom of Nepal). The nobility of Gorkha Kingdom were mainly based from Chhetri families and they had a strong presence in civil administration affairs.
DANGAL दङ्गाल Nepali (Modern)The surname Dangal is supposed to be the shortened form of the demonym Dangali (pronounced DHAA-NGAA-LEE) for Dang (pronounced DHAA-NG), a district in Mid-Western Nepal. The surname is found to have been adopted by various communities, especially the Tiwaris (for the surname Tiwari), after they migrated to various regions of the countries and the locals in those regions referred to them as Dangalis (later shortened to Dangal) instead of their original surnames.
DHUNGANA ढुङगाना NepaliFrom the name of a village in Nepal called Dhungani.
KHATIWADA खतिवडा NepaliFrom the name of a village in the Doti District of Nepal.
KOIRALA कोइराला NepaliFrom the name of a village in Nepal called Koirali.
LAL लाल Indian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Malayalam, Nepali, BengaliMeans "darling, precious, beloved", from Sanskrit
lala meaning "cajoling". It can also mean "boy" or "red, ruby" in Hindi, Urdu, and Bengali.
LAMA Tibetan, NepaliA Buddhist name found among people of Tibet and Nepal, from the Tibetan
blama, meaning "priest" or "monk".
LAMICHHANE लामिछाने NepaliMeans "long roof", derived from Nepali लामो
(lāmo) "long" and छाना
(chānā) "roof". It was traditionally used for families who lived in houses with longer roofs.
NAYAK Indian, Odia, Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Konkani, NepaliDerived from Sanskrit नायक
(nāyaka) meaning "hero" or perhaps "leader, chief".
PARAJULI पराजुली NepaliFrom the name of a village in Dailekh District called Parajul.
RAI राय Indian, Nepali, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Marathi, Punjabi, Bhutanese, UrduFrom Sanskrit राज
(rāja) meaning "king, chief, sovereign" (see
RAJ,
RAJA, or
RAJAN).
RAJ राज Indian, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Odia, Urdu, Nepali, SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit राज
(rāja) meaning "king, chief, sovereign", ultimately from राजन्
(rājan) meaning "king, sovereign, prince, chief".
SHAKYA शाक्य Nepali, Indian, HindiFrom Sanskrit शाक्य
(Śākya) referring to the Shakya clan of India and Nepal during the Vedic period (1000-500 BCE). A noble member of the clan was Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha), the founder of Buddhism.
SHERPA शेर्पा Nepali, Indian, Tibetan, BengaliFrom the name of the
Sherpa people, a Tibetic ethnic group inhabiting Nepal, China, Bhutan, and the Himalayas. The name itself is derived from Sherpa ཤར
(shar) meaning "east" and
wa "people" (thus, "people of the east" or "eastern people"), a reference to their origin in northeastern Nepal...
[more] SHRESTHA श्रेष्ठ NepaliMeans "most excellent" or "noble" in Nepali, derived from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ
(śreṣṭha) meaning "excellent, best".
SHRIVASTAV श्रीवास्तव Indian, Hindi, NepaliHindu Kayasth surname meaning "from Srivasta" in Sanskrit, referring to the Srivasta (श्रीवत्स) subgroup of the the Kayasth caste. The name itself means "beloved of Sri" or "child of Sri" from the name of the Hindu goddess
SHRI (
LAKSHMI) combined with वत्स
(vatsá) meaning "child, offspring, son".
THAKUR ठाकुर Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, NepaliFrom an feudal title used for noble classes in India and Nepal derived from Sanskrit ठक्कुर
(ṭhakkura) meaning "deity, chief, lord".
THARU थारू, थारु NepaliPossibly refers to the Tharu, an indigenous ethnic group of Nepal.