Aryal
Aryal (also written as Arjel, Ariyal) is a Nepali surname. In Hinduism, they are believed to be the descendants of Sage Atreya. Varaha (Nepali: वराह) is the deity of the Aryal clan.[1] Aryals belong to the Atreya(descendant of Atri rishi) gotra.[2]
Aryals played an important role during the unification of Nepal.
| Pronunciation | âìæĺ |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Nepali |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Nepali |
| Word/name | Nepal |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Ariyal, Arjel |
| Derivative(s) | Upadhyay Aryal |
| See also | Ghimire, Poudel, Bhattarai, Khanal, Dhakal, Subedi |
Notable people with surname Aryal
- Bhairav Aryal, Nepali essayist
- Krishna Raj Aryal, foreign minister of Nepal[3][4]
- Prakash Aryal, Inspector General of Police
- Prashant Aryal, Nepalese journalist
- Upendra Kant Aryal, Nepalese Inspector General of Police
- Urmila Aryal, Nepalese Communist politician
- Padma Kumari Aryal, Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation of Nepalan Rights Activist, political pundit
- Shakti Ballav Aryal, Nepalese writer3
- Ritesh Aryal,
References
- Parker, Bradley J.; Rodseth, Lars (2005). Untaming the Frontier in Anthropology, Archaeology, and History. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816524525.
- Kuikel, Bijay. "List of Gotras with Thar (surname, Lastname)". www.bijaykuikel.com.np. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- Singh, Mahendra Man (2013-06-30). Forever Incomplete: The Story of Nepal. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 9788132118053.
- "Liglig Kot 13km - Trail Running Nepal". Trail Running Nepal. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
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