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Mehrotra

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Mehrotra is a Khatri surname.[1] It may be an extended version of Mehra, derived from Mihir, which means sun[2][need quotation to verify] or it may mean chief or master.[3]

Malhotra is a modified form of Mehrotra.[4][5]

Notable people

Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with Khatris or Rajputs, include:

References

  1. ^ Aditya Malik (2016). Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment: Oral Narratives from the Central Himalayas. Oxford University Press. p 39 ISBN 978-0-19-932509-2
  2. ^ Shibani Roy; S. H. M. Rizvi (2002). Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames. B.R. p. 263. ISBN 978-81-7646-247-1.
  3. ^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P, eds. (2016). Mehra. Oxford University Press. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Louis E. Fenech and W. H. McLeod (2014). Rowman & Littlefield, p182, ISBN 978-1-4422-3600-4
  5. ^ Patrick Hanks (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 498. ISBN 9780199771691.