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Language(s) | Nepali |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Palpa (Nepal) |
Derivation | Raya (King) |
Other names | |
Cognate(s) | Raya, Majhi, |
Derivative(s) | Rayamajhi Kshatri, Rayamajhi Ekthariya |
See also | Mahat, 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
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b Katwal, Balendra B. (1998), The Ekthariya Chhetris of Nepal, Ekthariya Research Centre, ISBN 9780785573845