For the railway station, see Adhikari railway station. For the Tamil movie, see Adhikari (film).
Indian surname in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, India
Adhikari
Language(s)
Nepali, Kumaoni, Bengali, Sinhalese
Origin
Language(s)
Sanskrit
Word/name
South Asia
Derivation
Adhikar (Right/Authority)
Meaning
Officer[1]
Other names
Variant form(s)
Adhikary
Adhikari (Devanāgarī: अधिकारी, Sinhala: අදිකාරී, Bengali: অধিকারী) (also spelled Adhikary ) is a surname originating in the Indian subcontinent. Those having their surname as Adhikari are mainly found in Nepal and Indian states of Uttarakhand , West Bengal and also in fewer parts of Southern Bihar such as Bhagalpur, Purnea etc as these areas have a greater influence of Bengali culture and many Bengalis have settled in these areas. Among Bengali Brahmins Adhikary is one of the common surnames. Brahmin having their surname as Adhikary belongs to Kanyakubja Brahmins. But in Nepal, Adhikari are of both Brahmin and Chhetri Clan. The surname is also found among several groups including Bengalis, Biharis, Sinhalese, Marathis, Odias, Nepalese and Kumaonis. [2][3] Adhikari is literally translated as Officer.[1]
^ ab"अधिकारी Meaning in English". hindi2dictionary.com.
^Shibani Roy; S. H. M. Rizvi (2002). Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames. B.R. p. 3. ISBN 978-81-7646-247-1.
^Subba, Tanka Bahadur (1989). Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788173041143. Some of the Chhetri clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.
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