Bakshi

Bakshi

Bakshi

Surname list


Bakshi may refer to:

Indian title

Bakshi is a historical title used in India, deriving from Persian word for "paymaster", and originating as the title of an official responsible for distributing wages in Muslim armies.[1]

Indian surname

Kashmir

Bakshi is a surname used by Kashmiri Pandits native to the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India.[2][3]

Punjab

Derived from the historical title, "Bakshi" came to be used as a surname among Hindus and Sikhs of the Punjab region in India.[1]

Jewish surname

Bakshi is also a Jewish surname, from the Turkish word for garden.[citation needed]

Other surname

Fictional characters

See also

  • Bakhshi
  • Bakshy (sometime spelled bakshi) a shamanic music by Turkish people from Northern Iran and Turkish countries

References

  1. Patrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
  2. Agrawal, Premendra (August 20, 2014). Accursed & Jihadi Neighbour. Commercial Services. p. 86. ISBN 9788193051207. Retrieved April 5, 2023. Meaning of surnames found on the Kashmiri Pandit tree: Bakaya, Sapru, Bakshi, Munshi, Wazir, Chalkbast, Bhan, Langar or Langroo, Wattal, Bazaz, Taimini, Mattu, Chak, Zalpuri, Khar, Hazari, Zutshi, Razdan, Tikhu, Kathju, sopori, Thussoo, Haksar, Raina, Waloo or Wali, Wantu/Wanchu, Gamkhwar, Kakh, Mushran, Sharga, Handoo, Gurtu, Kitchlu, and Ganjoo.
  3. Pandit, Bansi. Explore Kashmiri Pandits. Dharma Publications. ISBN 9780963479860. Retrieved 2010-12-02.

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