Basnet
Family name
title: "Basnet" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["surnames-of-nepalese-origin", "nepali-language-surnames"] description: "Family name" topic_path: "general/surnames-of-nepalese-origin" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basnet" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Family name ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Basnet |
| language | Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni,Garhwali |
| languageorigin | Khas,Hindi |
| origin | Karnali, Nepal |
| meaning | Warrior |
| variant | Basnyat, Basnet |
| seealso | Thapa, Rana, Karki, Khadka |
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| name = Basnet | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | language = Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni,Garhwali | languageorigin = Khas,Hindi | origin = Karnali, Nepal | derivation = | meaning = Warrior | variant = Basnyat, Basnet | cognate = | derivative = | seealso = Thapa, Rana, Karki, Khadka Basnet/Basnyat () is a surname of Khasas of Nepal and India. It is commonly found among Jharra Chhetri.
There are five different branches of Basnets in Nepal:
- The Shreepali (Sripali) Jumli Basnets of Jumla bharadwaja later Gorkha.
- The Khulal Basnets of Dhananjaya Gotriya
- The Khaptari (Khaptadi Basnyat)King of Khaptad Raghuvanshi Kshatriya Kaushik gotriya
- The Khaptadi Basnets with Kaushalaya gotra
- The Lamichhane; Garga gotriya Basnets
Notable people with surname Basnet
Main article: List of people with surname Basnet
{Deepak Giri Banset} Actor of Nepal
References
References
- "Basnet Family Name".
- Subba, Tanka Bahadur. (1989). "Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas". Mittal Publications.
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