Acharya (surname)
| Acharya आचार्य | |
|---|---|
 A prominent Acharya man | |
| Pronunciation | Ācārya |
| Language(s) | Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni, Hindi |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Sanskrit |
| Word/Name | South Asia |
| Meaning | Teacher[1] |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Acharja, Acharia |
| See also | Bhatta, Joshi, Pandey, Adhikari, Tiwari |
Acharya or Acharja (Hindi: आचार्य) (Nepali: आचार्य/आचार्ज) is a surname found in Nepal and India.[2][3]
Notable people with surname Acharya
- Amrita Acharia, Nepalese-Swedish actress
- Baburam Acharya, Nepalese historian and writer
- Bhakta Raj Acharya, Nepalese singer
- Bhanubhakta Acharya, Nepalese poet
- Bhim Acharya, Nepalese politician
- Bodhraj Acharya, Nepalese biochemist
- Dilaram Acharya, Nepalese politician
- Dilliram Sharma Acharya, Bhutanese-Nepalese poet
- Diwakar Acharya, Nepalese scholar of South Asia
- Drona Prasad Acharya, Nepalese politician
- Gyan Chandra Acharya, Nepalese representative to United Nations
- Hari Bansha Acharya, Nepalese comedian and famous actor
- Jagannath Acharya, Nepalese freedom fighter
- Lekh Nath Acharya, Nepalese politician
- Mahesh Acharya, Nepalese politician and former cabinet minister
- M. P. T. Acharya, Indian politician and co-founder of the Communist Party of India
- Mukta Ram Acharya, Nepalese actor
- Narahari Acharya, Nepalese politician and former cabinet minister
- Nara Nath Acharya, Nepalese poet
- Rajendra Kumar Acharya, former Nepalese judge
- Shailaja Acharya, former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
- Tanka Prasad Acharya, former Prime Minister of Nepal
- Triveni Acharya, Indian journalist
- V. S. Acharya, Indian BJP politician from Karnataka
References
- ↑ Platts, John T. (1884). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- ↑ Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ http://forebears.io/surnames/acharya
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