Rahul is a popular male name in India and has a variety of meanings. The earliest meaning found in the Upanishads is "conqueror of all miseries." Later use of the word is attributed to the Buddha, who named his son Rahula as he felt that family ties could be an obstacle in the path to renunciation and nirvana. Buddha uttered Rahul when he first saw his son and gave a new meaning "relationship" and "bondage" to this name. Rahul means Moon, Able/efficient in Sanskrit and Pali. Rahul also means "Traveler" in Arabic.
Sharma is a Hindu Brahmin surname. The Sanskrit stem ṣárman- can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'. Sarma and Sarmah are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by Assamese Brahmins.
Pandey, Pande, or Panday is a surname which has its roots in Sanskrit.
Chakraborty is a surname of Bengali Hindus and Assamese Hindus of India and Bangladesh, the surname is used by people of the Bengali Brahmin and Assamese Brahmin communities in States of West Bengal,Tripura and Assam.
Rājīv is a popular Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan and Nepalese male name, also spelt Rajeev, Rajive, Rajib, Rajeeb, Rajiva and Rajiba.
Kumar is a title, given name, middle name, or a family name found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, though not specific to any religion, ethnicity, or caste. It is a generic title which variously means prince, son, boy, or chaste. It is the 11th most common family name in the world as of August 2019.
Kapoor or Kapur is a Punjabi surname of Khatri caste found in the Punjabi Hindu and Sikh communities.
Chaudhary is a title of honour and a common surname in the Indian subcontinent, originally derived from an Indian hereditary title. "Chaudhary" is a term adapted from the Sanskrit word caturdhara, literally "holder of four". 'Chaudhary' was first bestowed by the various rulers of the Delhi Sultanate, and the custom was continued by the breakaway Bengal Sultanate. Later, the Mughals and the Nawabs conferred the same title in great numbers. Chaudharies were "local magnates" responsible for land taxes alongside an amil and a karkun (accountant) in the local-level administrative units known as parganas . In Odisha "Choudhury" surname holders are mostly Karanas and Utkal Brahmins. Chaudhary is also common last names among the Tharu community of Nepal.
Arun is an Indian male given name from the Sanskrit language.
Prakash is a common given name in Asian, Hindu, Sanskrit names and widely used in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. Prakash is generally used as a masculine name. The word prakash is derived from the Sanskrit word prakāśa, meaning "bright light" or "sun light" or "moon light" or "light", from a combination of pra meaning "forth" and kāśa meaning "shining." Hence the meaning "luminous; shining forth". Metaphorically, it designates the person as a source of enlightenment or wisdom.
Sushil is a first name often found in Hindu and Buddhist communities. It is also a common adjective found in South Asia, such as in Nepali, Hindi, Oriya, Marathi, and Gujarati. The word has its roots in Sanskrit. It means "good charactered man" or virtuous, intelligent, or studious. The feminine form (Sushila) also means clever or intelligent. An alternate spelling used is Susheel.
Mehra is a Khatri Hindu surname found in India, predominantly in the Punjab, Delhi and Jammu Regions. They generally come under the Dhai Ghar group of the Khatri Caste. Mehra surname are mainly Khatri in origin but many clans from other states also uses this surname as well. They are also known as Kashyap Rajputs. This surname derives from the word Mihir, meaning sun or master.
Chopra is a surname of Ror and Khatri communities mainly based in Haryana and Punjab.
Anand is a name of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit abstract noun आनन्द (ānanda), which means happiness or joy.
Bharat is an Indian given name.
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