Adhikari
Adhikari (Devanāgarī: अधिकारी, Sinhala: අදිකාරී) (also spelled Adhikary or Adhicary) is a surname originating in the Indian subcontinent. Adhikari belong to Brahmin caste majorly found in parts of Bengal. It is mainly found in Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka. It is found among several groups including Bengalis, Biharis, Sinhalese, Marathis,[2] Nepalese and Kumaonis.[3][4] Adhikari is literally translated as Officer.[1]
| Language(s) | Nepali, Kumaoni, Bengali, Sinhalese |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Sanskrit |
| Word/name | South Asia |
| Derivation | Adhikar (Right/Authority) |
| Meaning | Officer[1] |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Adhikary |
Notable people
People with this surname include:
- Anil Adhikari, Nepalese rapper better known by his stage name Yama Buddha
- Ayush Adhikari, professional footballer from uttrakhand
- Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari, Indian writer from Assam
- Bharat Mohan Adhikari, Nepalese politician
- Deepak Adhikari, Indian film personality, better known as Dev
- Dibyendu Adhikari, Indian politician
- Gangadhar Adhikari, Indian communist leader
- Haribhakta Adhikari, Indian politician
- Hemu Adhikari, Indian cricketer
- Indra Adhikari, Bhutanese journalist in exile
- Keki Adhikari, Nepalese actress
- Khagaraj Adhikari, Nepalese politician from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
- Kshetra Pratap Adhikary, Nepalese lyricist
- Man Mohan Adhikari, 31st Prime Minister of Nepal
- Michael Sushil Adhikari, Bangladesh politician
- Miriam Adhikari, South African physician
- Mohamed Adhikari, South African professor
- Mohan Chandra Adhikari, Nepalese communist politician
- Nanda Prasad Adhikari, Nepalese activist
- Narayan Prasad Adhikari, Nepalese politician
- Nisha Adhikari, Nepalese actress and model
- Rabindra Prasad Adhikari, Nepalese politician from CPN UML
- Rajesh Singh Adhikari, Indian soldier
- Ram Nath Adhikari, Nepalese politician
- Rana X. Adhikari, American experimental physicist
- Ranu Devi Adhikari, Nepalese singer
- Sadhan Kumar Adhikari, Indian physics professor
- Saroj Kumar Nath Adhikari, Bangladeshi educationist and political activist
- Shantidas Adhikari, Indian Hindu missionary
- Sisir Adhikari, Indian politician
- Suvendu Adhikari, Indian politician
References
- "अधिकारी Meaning in English". hindi2dictionary.com.
- Ethnographical Notes on Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu, Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu Social Club, Poona, 1904, Page 4-5
- Shibani Roy; S. H. M. Rizvi (2002). Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames. B.R. p. 3. ISBN 978-81-7646-247-1.
- Subba, Tanka Bahadur (1989). Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788173041143.
Some of the Chhetri clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.
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