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.
BUT भट्ट Indian, Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sindhi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, KhmerVariant of
BUTT.
CHHETRI क्षत्री Nepali, Indian, BengaliDerived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय
(kṣatríya), the name of the Hindu social class consisting of warriors and rulers.
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 the village of Koirali in Nepal.
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" from Nepali लामो
(lāmo) meaning "long" and छाना
(chānā) meaning "roof". It was traditionally used to refer to families that 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".
NEPAL नेपाल Nepali, Indian, Hindi, Bhutanese, Filipino, Malay, Indonesian, Acehnese, Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, FrenchEthnic name or regional name for someone from Nepal or who had connections with Nepal. The name of the country is ultimately derived from Sanskrit नेपाल (
Nepal), of unknown meaning.
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".
RAJANI रजनी Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, MalaysianMeaning unknown, either from the titles
RAJAN,
RAJA, or
RAJ, or from the given name
RAJANI.
RAJUL राजुल Indian, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, OdiaVariant of
RAJU.
RAYAMAJHI रायमाझी NepaliProbably a portmanteau of the Nepali words meaning 'Royal Fishmongers'. A member of the Rajput-Chhetri subcaste of Nepali family names.
SHAKYA शाक्य Nepali, Indian, HindiFrom 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
(śāka) or शक
(śaka) referring to the Sakas, a group of nomadic Iranian peoples, or from शक्य
(śakya) meaning "possible, capable".
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 "excellent" in Nepali, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ
(śréṣṭha) meaning "best, most excellent".
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".
SINGHAL सिंघल Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu, Odia, BurmeseDerived from Sanskrit सिंह (
siṃhá) meaning "lion" (see
SINGH).
SURYA सूर्य Indian, Urdu, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Odia, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Indonesian, JavaneseDerived from Sanskrit सूर्य (
sū́rya) meaning "sun" (see the given name
SURYA).
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.