Bhat (surname)
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Bhat (Marathi: भट, Kannada: ಭಟ್) meaning a priest or scribe in Sanskrit, is a surname common in most parts of Nepal.
The name is also in use among some Konkani Catholics who trace their ancestry to the Goud Saraswat Brahmins of Goa.[1]
Notables
- Balaji Vishwanath Bhat. Peshwa and founder of the Peshwa Dynasty.
- B. R. Bhat
- K. Raghupati Bhat
- P. Gururaja Bhat
- P. N. Mari Bhat
- Pandit Krishna Bhat, Kerekai
- Rishi Bhat
- U. Narayan Bhat
- U. R. Bhat
- Vasanti N. Bhat-Nayak
- Yograj Bhat
See also
- Rai Bhat
- Brahm Bhat
References
- ↑ Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians, Alan Machado Prabhu, I.J.A. Publications, 1999, p. 137
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