| Handoo Arabic: ہینڈو | |
| Meaning: | healthy and fat man like a ram, wealthy, wise, elite. |
| Region: | Kashmir Valley, India |
| Variant: | Handoo, Handu, Hyondu |
Handoo (Kashmiri: हंडू (Devanagari), (Nastaleeq)), also spelled as Handu, is a Kashmiri Pandit surname[1] native to the Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is now commonly found amongst both Kashmiri Hindus and Kashmiri Muslims.[2] [3] Handoo or Hyondu in Kashmiri, is referred to as an upper-caste .[4] This surname also denotes he or she is descended from someone named Handoo or Hēnḍay.[5] [6]
In the Kashmiri language, "Hondu" refers to male sheep (ram). This nickname was given to a Pandit (Brahmin) man who was strong and healthy like a ram (sheep), meaning a strong man. The Handoo Pandit branch has produced many wise individuals.[7]
Handoo families were an educated class and trade or business family. The nickname "Handoo" was given to a man who were strong and healthy like a ram (sheep), meaning a strong man. Additionally, the Handoo Nickname or title was given to a man or family that was wealthy. For example, in Kashmiri language, "yem che baed hyend" means "these are big rich people," (indicating a wealthy man).[8] "Handoo" is a title given to individuals who were strong, wealthy, and wise.
In Dictionary, 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.[9]
• In Kashmir Handoo or Handu Meanings :- a wise man, a wealthy person, a man who was healthy and fat like a ram sheep .
• In Kashmir Hond Meaning :- a ram male sheep .
• In Kashmir Dictionary Hyondu or Handoo Meaning : a Hindū; "in Kashmīr, a Hindū of the upper castes" .
• In Egypt Hondo Meaning : a warrior, war, fighter
• In Spanish Hondo Meaning :- Deep, profound