Gayen
For the unrelated English surname, see Gaines (surname).
| Gayen, Gain | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Pronunciation | গায়েন (Ga-en) |
| Meaning | Bard |
| Region of origin | Bengal |
Gayen, sometimes anglicised as Gain, is an Indian surname of Bengali origin, present across the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam, as well as in Bangladesh.[1] The surname Gahana (variation of Gayen) is also found amongst the Bengali community in the neighbouring state of Odisha.[2] In Bengali, the title Gayen (গায়েন) refers to anyone involved in the medieval bardic tradition, i.e. composition of Bengali poetry and music.[3]
Notable people
- Anil Kumar Gain (1919 – 1978), Cambridge mathematician and founder of Vidyasagar University in Bengal, Fellow of the Royal Society
- Swapan K. Gayen, Bengali-American physicist, Professor of Physics at the City University of New York
- Kaberi Gain (born 1970), author and social activist, professor at the University of Edinburgh
- Chhanda Gayen (1979 – 2014), first Bengali woman to climb Mount Everest
In popular culture
- Goopy Gayen Bagha Bayen, a classic Bengali film by Satyajit Ray
See also
References
- ↑ Mookerjee, S. (September 1959). "Bengalee surnames" (PDF). Annals of Library and Information Studies 6 (3): 6.
- ↑ Ghosh, G. K.; Ghosh, Shukla (2000). Ikat Textiles of India. APH Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 978-8-17648-167-0.
- ↑ Sen Gupta, Shankar (1965). Folklorists of Bengal (Volume 1 ed.). Calcutta, India: Indian Publications.
External links
- The Gayen Estate - Description of the Gayen Zamindari Estate in Dhanyakuria, West Bengal
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