Chaulagain (surname)

Chaulagain (Nepali: चौलागाईं) is a surname in Nepal.[1] The people of this surname belongs to Bahun (Hill Brahmin) and Chhetri caste. Chaulagain belongs to Bharadvaja gotra.[2] Alternative spellings include Chamlagain, Chaulagai and Chamrel (commonly used by Chaulagains from southern Lalitpur area).

Chaulagain
Nepali: चौलागाईं
Bharadwaja, gotra (paternal lineage) of people with Chaulagain surname
Language(s)Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni
Origin
Language(s)Nepali
Region of originKhasa kingdom
Other names
Variant form(s)Chamlagain, Chaulagai, Chamrel
See alsoChapagain, Chalise

Origin

The surname is considered to be originated in Sinja valley of Jumla region. The people living in Chaundila Gau (Chaundila village) are said to be later called as Chaulagain.[3][4][5] In fourteenth century, during the Khas Empire and then in the Jumla kingdom, it was customary to provide wages to royal priests, astrologers, Pandits, army, officers, allies etc. by the kings. There are records of people with Chaulagain surname receiving the wages from the first king of Kalyal dynasty of Jumal kingdom, Baliraja. The surname is then said to spread all around Nepal from Jumla region.[6][7]

Notable people

Notable people with the name include:

See also

References

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