Paudel
| Language(s) | Nepali |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nepal |
| Meaning | intelligent people (Hills, mountain) |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Poudel/ Powrel |
Poudel (Nepali: पौडेल, pouḍel) is a surname among the Brahmin/bahun/ Chetrri families in Nepal, alternative spellings of which include Paudel, Powdel, Powdel, Poudar, Poudal, Poudel, [1] They have gotra as Atrey(आत्रेय) and pravara as Three त्रिप्रवर (आत्रेय, अर्चनाना, श्यावश्व).
Notable people bearing the surname include:
- Hero Paudel popularly known as Modanath Prasrit, Nepali writer, politician and Political Activist
- Bal Chandra Poudel (born 1961), politician of Nepali Congress
- Ananta Prasad Paudel (born 1962), Member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Lekhnath Paudyal (1885–1966), poet (author of "A Parrot in a Cage")
- Prakash Sharma Poudel, Member of Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Purusottam Poudel, former Minister of Nepal
- Ram Chandra Poudel, politician belonging to the Nepali Congress, president of Nepal
- Ranga Nath Poudyal, first Brahmin Prime Minister of Nepal in 1838
- Shivahari Poudel, Nepalese actor from Jire Khursani
- Usha Poudel, Nepalese dancer and actress
- Rohit Kumar Poudel, Nepalese cricketer, the youngest cricketer to hit an international half century and the captain of Nepal national Cricket Team
- Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Nepalese politician, vice-chairman of Communist Party of Nepal
- Zenith Poudel
References
[edit]- ^ "Paudel Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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