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Khatri Surname Meaning

Indian (Punjab): from Sanskrit kṣatriya ‘member of the warrior class’ derived from kṣatra ‘dominion power’.

One of the major subdivisions of the Khatri community are Bahris (see Bahri).

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


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