Oinam (surname)
Appearance
Pronunciation | oy-naam |
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Language(s) | oi-nām |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Meitei language (Manipuri language) |
Word/name | Khuman dynasty |
Derivation | Oina - Meitei root for "left handedness" and suffix "-m" |
Region of origin | India (Manipur,[1] Assam, Tripura) and Myanmar |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Oynam |
Variant form(s) | Oinamcha |
Short form(s) | Oina, Oi |
Nickname(s) | Oinamba |
Oinam (Meitei: ꯑꯣꯢꯅꯥꯝ, ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥꯝ) (Old Manipuri: ꫡꯏꯅꯥꯝ ꯁꯥꯀꯩ) is a family name belonging to a branch of the Khuman dynasty of the Meitei ethnicity (Manipuri ethnicity).[2][1][3] Oinam Apokpa (Oinam Pokpa) is a clan ancestral deity (apokpa) worshipped by the people (members) of the family, following Meitei religion (Sanamahism).[4]
Notable persons
[edit]- Oinam Bembem Devi (born 1980), Indian footballer
- Oinam Gautam Singh (born 1977), Indian film director and editor
- Oinam Lukhoi Singh, Indian politician
- John Oinam: Indian singer[5]
- Oinam Doren: Indian film maker and director[6]
- Oinam Gautam: film maker and director[7]
- Oinam Nabakishore: Indian civil service officer and politician[8][9]
References
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- ^ a b Oinam surname
- ^ Surname Oinam – mychildnames.com
- ^ India. Office of the Registrar General (1977). Census of India, 1971, Series 12, Manipur: C. Socio-economic survey: Oinam Sawombung. Controller of Publications.
- ^ Dr. Yumlembam Gopi Devi (16 June 2019). Glimpses of Manipuri Culture. Lulu.com. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-359-72919-7.[self-published source]
- ^ John Oinam Indian Idol 11 Contestant, Wiki, Bio, Videos and Unknown Facts - TheNewsCrunch
- ^ Meet Oinam Doren from Manipur; Jack of all trades, Connoisseur of film-making
- ^ "O Goutam's Pandam Amada to have world premiere at DIIF". The People's Chronicle. 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Oinam Nabakishore Oinam Nabakishore Singh appointed as Chief Secretary of ManipurSingh IAS, appointed as Chief Secretary of Manipur Government. | Indian Bureaucracy is an...
- ^ Oinam Nabakishore Singh(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- INNER MANIPUR(MANIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: