Kunwar (surname)

Kunwar (Nepali: कुँवर) is a surname of Nepalese and Indian people. The name Kunwar is coined to denote a young prince in South Asia region. Kunwar family was a dynasty of Nepalese Khas-Chhetri nobility of Gorkha Kingdom bearing the surname.

Kunwar
कुँवर
a young Kunwar Rana prince; name Kunwar is coined to denote a young prince
Language(s)Nepali, Hindi, Kumaoni, Doteli, Rajasthani, Punjabi
Origin
Language(s)Sanskrit
Word/nameSouth Asia
DerivationKumar
MeaningPrince
Other names
Variant form(s)Kuwar, Kuar, Kaur, Kanwar, Kamar, Kunwar
Derivative(s)Rana Kunwar, Kanwar Mian
See alsoMian, Rana, Kanwar
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