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Nandy (surname)

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Nandy or Nandi (Bengali: নন্দী) is a Bengali surname (meaning pleasing, from Sanskrit ānand) which is found among the Bengali Kayasthas, Telis or Tilis, Sankhari (Conch Shell seller), Tanti in Indian States of West Bengal, Assam,Tripura and in Bangladesh.[1][2][3][4][5]

Notable people with the surname

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References

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  1. ^ Sharma, Tej Ram (1978). Personal and Geographical Names in the Gupta Empire. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. p. 115.
  2. ^ Inden, Ronald B. (1976). Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture: A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal. University of California Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-520-02569-1.
  3. ^ Ghosh, G. K. (2000). Legends of Origin of the Castes and Tribes of Eastern India. Firma KLM. p. 42. ISBN 978-81-7102-046-1.
  4. ^ Arts of Bengal and Eastern India: Crafts of Bengal, Craftsmen at Work, Crafts to Buy. Crafts Council of West Bengal. 1982. p. 21.
  5. ^ Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1812. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.