Rayamajhi

Rayamajhi
रायमाझी
Language(s)Nepali
Origin
Word/namePalpa (Nepal)
DerivationRaya (King)
Other names
Cognate(s)Raya, Majhi,
Derivative(s)Rayamajhi Kshatri, Rayamajhi Ekthariya
See alsoMahat, Rana, Kunwar, Rajput, Basnet, Malla

Rayamajhi (Nepali: रायमाझी) is a Rajput-Chhetri family name. Rayamajhis belong to Ekthariya[note 1] Chhetri subcaste that is widely accepted to be of patrilineal Rajput origin from present day India.[1]

Notable people with the surname Rayamajhi

  • Keshar Jung Rayamajhi, Advisor to late King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
  • Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Deputy Prime Ministers
  • Dhan Bahadur Rayamajhi, Nepali political, UML’s Pyuthan district secretary, Member of Parliament of Nepal(नेपालको संविधान सभा सदस्य)
  • Deepak Rayamajhi, Nepali Film Director
  • Dilip Rayamajhi, Nepali Film Actor, Dancer
  • Narayan Rayamajhi, Nepali composer, lyricist, feature-film script writer, film director, and producer
  • Rayamajhi Kuldevata Samiti

Notes

  1. ^ The word Ekthariya is composed of two Nepali words; Ek (one) and thar (clan). Thus, it means one belonging to a single clan.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Katwal, Balendra B. (1998), The Ekthariya Chhetris of Nepal, Ekthariya Research Centre, ISBN 9780785573845
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