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Kashyap Surname Meaning

Indian (northern states): from Sanskrit kašyapa a word with many meanings including ‘tortoise’ and ‘deer’. This was used as a totemic name of a gotra (an exogamous group among Brahmins and some other communities).

It was also the name of a celebrated Hindu sage.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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