Sociology of Names and Nicknames of India: With Special Reference to Kashmir

Abdul aboriginal ancestor ancient Indian ancient Kashmir Aryan Attri Banamasi became Bhardvaj Bhat Bhatta Brahmans called caste child clan common corrupt form Datta Dattatriya deity descendants Deva Devi elder member family is reported family name father Fauq Ganai given name goddess gotra Hassan Hindu Hindu World Ibid India Indian names Kakh Kalhana Kantha Kash Kashmir Kashmiri means Kashmiri names Kashmiri Pandits Kashyapa Kaul king known Koshak Koul Kram Kram name Kshatriyas Kumar language Lawrence Madan Mahabharata Malmasi miri Mohd Mughals Munshi Muslim Naga Nakshatra Nath Nehru nick nickname Nilamata Purana non-Aryan origin Pathans personal name Pisachas Punjab Punjabi Quoted Raina Rajatarangini Razdan religious Rigveda Rishi Rudra S. S. Captain Samaskaras Sanskrit Sarasvats Shaivism Shaloka Shandalya Shiva Sikh Singh Smriti Srinagar suffix Sultans surnames Sutra Swamin Taranga tribe Upmanu Valley of Kashmir Vasistha Vayu Purana Vedas Vedic viii village Walker Benjamin Wattal wife word