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'''Chowdhury''' is a hereditary title of honour originating in the [[Indian subcontinent]]. [[Choudhary]] is a surname of the of [[Jat]] peoples. They have governed major areas of the Indian subcontinent before and during [[British India]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Malik |first1=Aditya |title=Nectar Gaze and Poison Breath: An Analysis and Translation of the Rajasthani Oral Narrative of Devn-ar-aya.n |date=24 Feb 2005|publisher=Oxford University Press, 2005 |isbn=0198034202 |page=535 |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jJNwHFZyl6wC&pg=PA95&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=caudhari%20jat&f=false |accessdate=2 June 2019}}</ref>
'''Chowdhury''' is a hereditary title of honour originating in the [[Indian subcontinent]]. They have governed major areas of the Indian subcontinent before and during [[British India]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Malik |first1=Aditya |title=Nectar Gaze and Poison Breath: An Analysis and Translation of the Rajasthani Oral Narrative of Devn-ar-aya.n |date=24 Feb 2005|publisher=Oxford University Press, 2005 |isbn=0198034202 |page=535 |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jJNwHFZyl6wC&pg=PA95&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=caudhari%20jat&f=false |accessdate=2 June 2019}}</ref>


==Meaning and significance==
==Meaning and significance==

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Chowdhury is a hereditary title of honour originating in the Indian subcontinent. They have governed major areas of the Indian subcontinent before and during British India.[1]

Meaning and significance

"Chowdhury" is a term in Sanskrit, literally meaning "holder of four" (four denoting a measure of land, from chadhur (four) and dhar (to hold or possess).[2] The name is an ancient Sanskrit term denoting the head of a community or caste.[3] These people belonged to the zamindar families in British India.[4]

Alternate spellings

Its alternate spellings include: Chaudri, Choudhary, Chaudhry, Chowdary, Chowdhary, Chaudhary, Chaudry, Choudary, Choudhry, Chaudhuri, Chaudhari, Chudhry, Choudhari, Choudhury, Chowdhuri and Chowdury.[5] The female equivalent is Chaudhurani and alternate spellings include: Choudhurani, Chowdhurani, Chowdhrani, Choudhrani, Chaudhrani.[6]

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References

  1. ^ Malik, Aditya (24 February 2005). Nectar Gaze and Poison Breath: An Analysis and Translation of the Rajasthani Oral Narrative of Devn-ar-aya.n. Oxford University Press, 2005. p. 535. ISBN 0198034202. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
  3. ^ Campbell, Mike. "User-submitted surname Choudhry". Behind the Name. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. ^ The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, Volume 51. Anthropology Survey of India. p. 204.
  5. ^ Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 501.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 501.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Ahuja, M. L. (2000). Handbook of General Elections and Electoral Reforms in India, 1952-1999. Mittal Publications. pp. 302, 340. ISBN 9788170997665.
  8. ^ Pakistani Leaders Online
  9. ^ Hossain, Anowar (2003). Muslim women's struggle for freedom in colonial Bengal: (1873-1940). Progressive Publishers. p. 266. ISBN 9788180640308.
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