Handoo

Handoo
ہینڈو
Origin
Meaning	healthy and fat man like a ram , wealthy , wise , elite.
Region of origin	Kashmir Valley, India
Other names
Variant form(s)	Handoo, Handu, Hyondu

Handoo (Kashmiri: हंडू (Devanagari), ہینڈو (Nastaleeq)), also spelled as Handu, is a Kashmiri Pandit surname native to the Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India.^[1] It is commonly found among Kashmiri Hindus and Kashmiri Muslims.^[2]^[3] Handoo or Hyondu in Kashmiri, is an upper-caste.^[4] This surname descent from someone named Handoo or Hēnḍay.^[5]^[6]

History

According to Muhammad Din Fauq

In the Kashmiri language, "Hondu" refers to male sheep. This nickname was given to a Pandit (Brahmin) man who was strong and healthy like a ram.^[7]

According to the Muslim Handoo's history

Handoo families were an educated class and trade or business family. The nickname "Handoo" was given to a man who was strong and healthy like a ram. Additionally, the Handoo nickname was given to a wealthy man or family. For example, in Kashmiri language, "yem che baed hyend" means "these are big rich people," (indicating a wealthy man).^[8]

Source

In dictionaries hyondu or handoo ह्य॑न्दु॒ । वर्णी m. (f. hĕndiyöñi ह्य॑न्दि॒या॑ञू॒, in the meaning of a female Hindū), a Hindū; in Kashmīr, a Hindū of the upper castes.^[9]

Notables

Robert Hando, Australian Rules footballer
Kuldeep Handoo, Wushu player from Srinagar.
Piyare Lal Handoo, Politician from Anantnag.
Tej Handu, cricket umpire

References

^ Singh, K. S.; Pandita, K. N.; Charak, Sukh Dev Singh; Rizvi, Baqr Raza; India, Anthropological Survey of (2003). Jammu & Kashmir. Anthropological Survey of India. p. xxxiv. ISBN 978-81-7304-118-1.
^ Dhar, Nazir Ahmad (2002). "Social Distribution of Linguistic Variants in Kashmiri Speech". Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. 62/63: 46. ISSN 0045-9801. JSTOR 42930603. The surnames like Bhat, Pandit, Munshi, Dhar, Dar, Handoo, Kakroo, etc. characterize aboriginal affinity
^ Clements, William M.; Green, Thomas A. (2006). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife: Southeast Asia and India, Central and East Asia, Middle East. Greenwood Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-313-32849-7. A variety of Hindu surnames such as Dar, Bhatt, Handoo, Kachru, Kichlu, Matoo and Pandit persist in Muslim families.
^ George, A. Grierson (2007). A Dictionary of the Kashmiri Language. Gulshan Books. p. 338. ISBN 978-81-8339-044-6. Hyondu , In Kashmir a Hindu of the upper castes
^ fauq, muhammad. Tareekh Aqwam-e-kashmir. p. 51.
^ net, kouls. Handoo.
^ fauq, muhammad. Tareekh Aqwam-e-kashmir. p. 51.
^ kouls, net. Handoo.
^ George, A. Grierson (2007). A Dictionary of the Kashmiri Language. Gulshan Books. p. 338. ISBN 978-81-8339-044-6. Hyondu , In Kashmir a Hindu of the upper castes

[1] Singh, K. S.; Pandita, K. N.; Charak, Sukh Dev Singh; Rizvi, Baqr Raza; India, Anthropological Survey of (2003). Jammu & Kashmir. Anthropological Survey of India. p. xxxiv. ISBN 978-81-7304-118-1.

[2] Dhar, Nazir Ahmad (2002). "Social Distribution of Linguistic Variants in Kashmiri Speech". Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. 62/63: 46. ISSN 0045-9801. JSTOR 42930603. The surnames like Bhat, Pandit, Munshi, Dhar, Dar, Handoo, Kakroo, etc. characterize aboriginal affinity

[3] Clements, William M.; Green, Thomas A. (2006). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife: Southeast Asia and India, Central and East Asia, Middle East. Greenwood Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-313-32849-7. A variety of Hindu surnames such as Dar, Bhatt, Handoo, Kachru, Kichlu, Matoo and Pandit persist in Muslim families.

[4] George, A. Grierson (2007). A Dictionary of the Kashmiri Language. Gulshan Books. p. 338. ISBN 978-81-8339-044-6. Hyondu , In Kashmir a Hindu of the upper castes

[5] uq, muhammad. Tareekh Aqwam-e-kashmir. p. 51.

[6] t, kouls. Handoo.

[7] uq, muhammad. Tareekh Aqwam-e-kashmir. p. 51.

[8] uls, net. Handoo.

[9] George, A. Grierson (2007). A Dictionary of the Kashmiri Language. Gulshan Books. p. 338. ISBN 978-81-8339-044-6. Hyondu , In Kashmir a Hindu of the upper castes

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