Gupta

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FieldValue
nameGupta
pronunciation
meaningGuardian or protector
regionIndia, Bangladesh
languageSanskrit
variantSengupta, Dasgupta
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| name = Gupta | image = | caption = | pronunciation = | meaning = Guardian or protector | region = India, Bangladesh | language = Sanskrit | variant = Sengupta, Dasgupta | footnotes = Gupta () is a common surname of Indian origin, meaning "guardian" or "protector".

Origins and distribution

The name is based on the Sanskrit word गोप्तृ goptṛ, which means "guardian" or "protector".

According to historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.

The Rāmpāl plate of the Chandra dynasty ruler Srichandra mentions a line of Brahmins who had Gupta as their surname. In Bengal region, the surname is found among Baidyas (mainly) as well as Kayasthas.

According to Tej Ram Sharma, the name Sri Gupta, "Sri" serves as an honorific title, similar to its usage for other Gupta emperors mentioned in inscriptions. If the first ruler's name had indeed been Sri Gupta, it would likely have been recorded as Sri Sri Gupta, as seen in the Deo-Barnark inscription of Jivitagupta II, where the name Srimati appears in a similar format. Therefore, if Gupta is accepted as the personal name of the dynasty's founder, it would indicate that the Gupta suffix did not function as a surname during that period.

The Gupta surname is also used by Banias and Jains in the northern part of India.

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References

  1. [http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/g/bl_name-GUPTA.htm GUPTA - Surname Meaning. Origin for the Surname Gupta Genealogy] {{Webarchive. link. (14 October 2013 . Genealogy.about.com (14 July 2013). Retrieved on 18 July 2013.)
  2. Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra. (1986). "Vakataka Gupta Age: circa 200–550 A.D". Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
  3. Sarkar, Girindra Mohan. (1984). "Early History of Bengal".
  4. (2001). "Ambastha Kayastha: The Evolution of a Family and Its Socio-cultural Dimensions". Commonwealth Publishers.
  5. "বাঙালির পদবি, উদয় চট্টোপাধ্যায়, পরবাস-৭৬".
  6. Ronald. B. Inden. (January 1976). "Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal". University of California Press.
  7. Sharma, Tej Ram. (1978). "Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions". Delhi : Concept..
  8. Hanks, Patrick. (8 May 2003). "Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set". Oxford University Press, USA.

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