Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character names/Nepalese

Usage notes Some names of Sanskrit origin like Kiran, Kanchan are unisex name. Kshatriyas had names with common suffixes as -dhoj (dhwaj), -bir, -keshar, -mardan, -sur, -jung, in their first given name. Example; Ranadhoj, Ranabir, Ranakeshar, Ranamardan, Ranasur, Ranajung. Common middle names among them includes Bir, Bikram, Mansingh, Pratap, Singh, Jung, Shamsher and Bahadur. In the 19th century, Bahadur middle name rose to popularity due to the early usages by rulers such as Prince Bahadur Shah of Nepal, Jung Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, etc. Prasad was the most popular Brahmin middle name throughout Nepalese history. Other common Brahmin middle names are Kumar, Raj, Nath. -nanda, -lal, -raj, -nath was also used as suffix for first given name. Example; Shivlal, Shivaraj, Shivanath. Sharma was all Brahmin only surname while Upadhyaya was not allowed for Jaisi Brahmins. Most of the remaining Hindu populations used to choose either Brahmin like or Kshatriya like names. Tibeto-Burmese Kiranti Rais use -hang as suffix or middle name. Terai Hindus use Devi, Kumar, Prasad, Lal as common suffixes or middle names. There are many indigeneous names in all three geographies of Nepal. Hindu names Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character names/East Indian#Hindu boys' names Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character names/East Indian#Hindu girls' names Bharadari period (before 20th century) names These are the common names of Nepalese nobles, royals, courtiers, warriors and Kshatriya population in the Nepalese history before 20th century. Most of the names are now abandoned. (+suffix) means these suffixes -dhoj (dhwaj), -bir, -bhadra, -bhanjan, -keshar, -mardan, -sur, -jung (jang) can be adjoined to form new name. Abhiman Atibal Baalnarsingh Bakhtawar Bangsharaj Bangshidhar Birdohon Bansharaj Bhotu Birbhadra Birbhanjan Birdhoj Birjang Birkeshar Birmardan Birudatta Chandrabir Dambar Dambardhoj Dambarjang Dalbhanjan Daljit Dalmardan Dhokal Fattehjang Gajabal Gajaraj Gajakeshar Garuddhoj Hastidal Hemdal Hemdhoj Jagatbam Jagatjang Jagatjit Jeetjang Juddhabir Juddhajang Karbir Kehar Kirtidhoj Kirtimahoddam Kirtimardan Kirtimansingh Kulamansingh Mathabar Mathabarsingh Naahar Narabhanjan Narabhupal Naradhoj Narajang Narakeshar Naramardan Narasur Nirbhanjan Parath Prithvidhoj Raghubir Ranabam Ranabhupal Ranajang Ranajawar Ranajaya Ranajit Ranajor Ranadal Ranadhoj Ranakeshar Ranamardan Ranasher Ranasur Ranendra Ranodyot Ranojjwal Ripumardan Shatrubhanjan Sherjang Shermardan Singhabir Singhadhoj Surath (+suffix) Surbir Ujirsingh Wazirsingh Yuddhabir Yuddhasher Sherpa (Tibetan) names Aangchhiring Aangdandi Chhiring Dorje Dorji Gelu Lakpa Pasang Sonam Adhikari(Himalyan) Tenzing Sange Yangchen Furwa Terai Indigineous names Champaklal Khutlidevi Jhorilal Phoolandevi Surnames Top Rai Shrestha Thapa Neupane Oli Adhikari Paudel Maharjan Gurung Aditya Rai Tamang Karki Ghimire Lama Magar Acharya Khadka Bhattarai Pokharel Bhandari Joshi Sharma Pradhan Koirala Pandey Basnet Dahal Gautam Chhetri Upadhyaya Sherpa Yadav Khatri/Khatri Chhetri (K.C.) Chaudhary Monger Rest Adhikari Chhetri Ansari Arjyal Aryal Athpahariya Atreya Awasthi Ayer Bagale Bajgain Bakhrel Banjara Banjade Banskota Banstola Bantawa Baraili Baral Baruwal Bashyal Bastakoti Belbase Bhatta Bhurtel Bhusal Bishwakarma Bista Bohora Buda Budamagar Budathoki Burlakoti Chalise Chand Chapagain Chauhan Chaulagain Chamling Chemjong Chuhan Dani Dahal Chhetri Devkota Dhakal pratap senevasam Dhital Dhungana Dhungel Dulal Gaire Gairel Gaudel Giri Guragain Jha Kafle Kattel Katwal Khabatari Khanal Khand Khati Khawas Khulal Kunwar Lamichhane Lamsal Limbu Lohani Luitel Mainali Malla Mishra Nepal Niroula Ojha Pandit Paneru Panta Panthi Parajuli Pariyar Pathak Prasain Pun Punwar Puri Rajbhandari Rana Ranamagar Ranapaheli Ranabhat Rathaur Raut Rawal Rawat Raya Rayamajhi Regmi Rimal Risal Rokaya Rokka Sah Samal Sangroula Sanjel Sapkota Sedhain Sen Shah Shahi Silwal Singh Sitoula Subba Subedi Suyal Thakur Thakuri Thapaliya Tharu Tiwari Upreti Wagle Wasti Yogi