Paudel
| Language(s) | Nepali |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nepal |
| Meaning | people living in पौड़ी (Hills, mountain) |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Paudel, Poudel, Paudyal, Poudyal |
Poudel (Nepali: पौडेल, pouḍel) is a surname among the Brahmin families in Nepal, alternative spellings of which include Poudel, Paudyal, and Poudyal. [1].
There are 2 types of Poudel some are called "Kalo Paudel" and some are called "Seto Paudel". They are of Atreya (आत्रेय) gotra and have three pravaras (त्रिप्रवर) which are (आत्रेय, अर्चनाना, श्यावश्व).
Notable people bearing the surname include:
- Ram Chandra Poudel, president of Nepal since 2023
- Modanath Paudel popularly known as Modanath Prasrit, Nepali writer, politician and Political Activist
- Bal Chandra Poudel (born 1961), politician of Nepali Congress
- Ananta Prasad Paudel (born 1962), Member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Lekhnath Paudyal (1885–1966), poet (author of "A Parrot in a Cage")
- Prakash Sharma Poudel, Member of Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Purusottam Poudel, Nepalese politician and government minister
- Ranga Nath Poudyal, first Brahmin Prime Minister of Nepal in 1838
- Shivahari Poudel, Nepalese actor from Jire Khursani
- Usha Poudel, Nepalese dancer and actress
- Rohit Kumar Poudel, Nepalese cricketer, the youngest cricketer to hit an international half century and the captain of Nepal national Cricket Team
- Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Nepalese politician, vice-chairman of Communist Party of Nepal
References
- ^ "Paudel Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 13 September 2023.