Kunwar (surname)
Appearance
Language(s) | Nepali, Hindi, Kumaoni, Doteli, Rajasthani, Punjabi |
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Origin | |
Language(s) | Sanskrit language |
Word/name | South Asia |
Derivation | Kumar |
Meaning | Prince[1] |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Kuwar, Kanwar |
Derivative(s) | Rana Kanwar, Kanwar Mian/ |
See also | Mian, Rana, Jat |
Kunwar (Template:Lang-ne) or Kanwar is a surname of Nepalese and Indian people belonging to Chhetri or Mian Rajput caste or Jatt tribe. The name Kunwar is coined to denote a young prince in South Asia region.[1] Kunwar family is a dynasty of Nepalese nobility of Gorkha Kingdom bearing the surname. Kanwar is also found as a Jatt surname in certain areas (Amritsar, Muktsar) of Punjab.Kuwar surname is also found in Marathas of Nashik region
Notable people with surname Kunwar
- Ram Krishna Kunwar, Nepalese warlord during rule of King Prithvi Narayan Shah
- Ranajit Kunwar, Nepalese military commander and governor
- Chandrabir Kunwar, Nepalese governor and military commander
- Bal Narsingh Kunwar, Nepalese military officer and courtier
- Balbhadra Kunwar; Nepalese military commander, One of the National heroes of Nepal[2]
- Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana; Eighth Prime Minister of Nepal and Founder of 104 years old Rana dynasty in Nepal
- Bam Bahadur Kunwar, Ninth Prime Minister of Nepal
- Ranodip Singh Kunwar; Tenth Prime Minister of Nepal. Fifth Brother of Jung Bahadur
- Dhir Shamsher Kunwar Rana, Commander-in-chief of the Nepalese Army, youngest brother of Jung Bahadur
- Ramjee Kunwar, Nepalese politician
- Anita Kanwar, Indian
- Kabita Kunwar, Nepalese cricketer
- Baburam Kunwar, first governor of Gandaki Pradesh
References
- ^ a b c "Meaning of कुवँर in English". HinKhoj Dictionary. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "National Heroes / Personalities / Luminaries of Nepal". 23 December 2011.