Kher (surname) explained
Kher or Khar is a Kashmiri Pandit clan or surname,[1] [2] native to the Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Usage
Kher/Khar as a last name is used by Kashmiri Brahmins.
Multiple Kashmiri surnames have been attached to a Kashmiri person because of the appearance of any of their ancestors in past with any animal or a bird, which later became the family's surname. Khar means donkey in the Kashmiri language. Hence it is safe to conclude that Khar or Kher as a last name used by a Kashmiri means that the physical appearance of one of their ancestors resembled that of a donkey.[3] [4] [5]
Notable people
Notes and References
- Book: March 22, 2008 . . Explore Kashmiri Pandits . June 5, 2024 . 101 . Dharma Publications . 9780963479860 .
- Book: Raina, Mohini Qasba . November 13, 2014 . Kashur The Kashmiri Speaking People: Analytical Perspective . June 6, 2023 . 55 . 9781482899450 . Partridge Singapore . en-IN .
- Web site: February 23, 2008 . Anwar . Bhat . Tarique . Rajesh . Kashmiryat in Kashmiri surnames . live . June 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080226225421/https://twocircles.net/2008feb23/kashmiryat_kashmiri_surnames.html . February 26, 2008 . . en-IN .
- Web site: September 4, 2020 . Kaul . Upendra . My name is Khan, and I'm Kaul . live . June 5, 2024 . https://archive.today/20230405053256/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/amp/story/todays-paper/my-name-is-khan-and-im-kaul . April 5, 2023 . . en-IN .
- Web site: September 2, 2023 . Kaul . Upendra . Surname: Personal, Cultural or Historical! . live . June 5, 2024 . https://archive.today/20240517210731/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/opinion/surname-personal-cultural-or-historical/ . May 17, 2024 . . en-IN .
