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Kashmiri Pandit surname
Handoo
ہینڈو
Origin
Meaninghealthy and fat man like a ram , wealthy , wise , elite.
Region of originKashmir Valley, India
Other names
Variant form(s)Handoo, Handu, Hyondu

Handoo (Kashmiri: हंडू (Devanagari), ہینڈو (Nastaleeq)), also spelled as Handu, is a Kashmiri Pandit surname native to the Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is commonly found among Kashmiri Hindus and Kashmiri Muslims. Handoo or Hyondu in Kashmiri, is an upper-caste. This surname descent from someone named Handoo or Hēnḍay.

History

According to Muhammad Din Fauq

In the Kashmiri language, "Hondu" refers to male sheep. This nickname was given to a Pandit (Brahmin) man who was strong and healthy like a ram.

According to the Muslim Handoo's history

Handoo families were an educated class and trade or business family. The nickname "Handoo" was given to a man who was strong and healthy like a ram. Additionally, the Handoo nickname was given to a wealthy man or family. For example, in Kashmiri language, "yem che baed hyend" means "these are big rich people," (indicating a wealthy man).

Source

In dictionaries hyondu or handoo ह्य॑न्दु॒ । वर्णी m. (f. hĕndiyöñi ह्य॑न्दि॒या॑ञू॒, in the meaning of a female Hindū), a Hindū; in Kashmīr, a Hindū of the upper castes.

Notables

References

  1. Singh, K. S.; Pandita, K. N.; Charak, Sukh Dev Singh; Rizvi, Baqr Raza; India, Anthropological Survey of (2003). Jammu & Kashmir. Anthropological Survey of India. p. xxxiv. ISBN 978-81-7304-118-1.
  2. Dhar, Nazir Ahmad (2002). "Social Distribution of Linguistic Variants in Kashmiri Speech". Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. 62/63: 46. ISSN 0045-9801. JSTOR 42930603. The surnames like Bhat, Pandit, Munshi, Dhar, Dar, Handoo, Kakroo, etc. characterize aboriginal affinity
  3. Clements, William M.; Green, Thomas A. (2006). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife: Southeast Asia and India, Central and East Asia, Middle East. Greenwood Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-313-32849-7. A variety of Hindu surnames such as Dar, Bhatt, Handoo, Kachru, Kichlu, Matoo and Pandit persist in Muslim families.
  4. George, A. Grierson (2007). A Dictionary of the Kashmiri Language. Gulshan Books. p. 338. ISBN 978-81-8339-044-6. Hyondu , In Kashmir a Hindu of the upper castes
  5. fauq, muhammad. Tareekh Aqwam-e-kashmir. p. 51.
  6. net, kouls. Handoo.
  7. fauq, muhammad. Tareekh Aqwam-e-kashmir. p. 51.
  8. kouls, net. Handoo.
  9. George, A. Grierson (2007). A Dictionary of the Kashmiri Language. Gulshan Books. p. 338. ISBN 978-81-8339-044-6. Hyondu , In Kashmir a Hindu of the upper castes
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