Gurkha Names, Meanings, and their History

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Bhattara (buh-tah-rah)

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masculine gurung male limbu indian tamang hindu

bhattara name meaning

Dolma (DOHL-muh)

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himalayan gurkha nepali baby nourishing sikkimese feminine

dolma name meaning

Ghurra (gur-ra)

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masculine hindu nepali gurkha male baby boy

ghurra name meaning

Himal (hi-MAL)

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buddhist kannada hindi tibetan-bengali punjabi-bengali malayalam bengali-punjabi

himal name meaning

Khadga (KHAD-ga)

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hindu baby nepali gurkha masculine male weapon

khadga name meaning

Tuladhar (too-luh-dahr)

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tuladhar name meaning

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Nurjenna (noor-JEN-uh)

Tahu (Tah-hoo)

Gagandeepak (gah-gahn-deep-ak)

Janette (zhuh-NET)

Atapana (AH-tah-PAH-nah)

Parviz (pahr-veez)

Lavana (luh-VAHN-uh)

Abhirath (ah-bee-rahth)

Pankajavalli (pahn-ka-ja-va-lee)

Yogyata (yo-gyuh-tuh)

Hrehaan (hre-haan)

Prithee (pri-thee)