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- ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 572. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
- ↑ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1992). People of India: Haryana. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 23. ISBN 978-81-7304-091-7.
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