| Language | Bengali |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Indian |
| Region of origin | Bengal |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Halder |
Haldar or Halder (Bengali: হালদার) is a native Bengali surname, found among the Bengali people of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh.[1] The surname is commonly used by various Bengali castes such as Gandhabanik, Baishya Kapali, Namasudra, Mahishya, Kaibarta, Sadgop, Barujibi, Karmakar, Tantubanik, Poundra, Tili, Byghra Kshatriya, Brahmin etc.[2]
Definition
[edit]Indian (West Bengal) and Bangladeshi (also spelled Haldar): probably from Sanskrit haladhara ‘one who holds a plow’, an epithet of the god Balarama, brother of Krishna. Balarama is said to have used a weapon shaped like a plowshare, just like Sikdar, Tarafdar, Dastidar, etc.
The surname can be found among both Bengali Hindus and Muslims.[3]
Notable people with the surname
[edit]- Asit Kumar Haldar (1890–1964), Indian painter
- Baby Halder (born 1973), Indian author
- Bapi Halder, Indian politician
- Debshankar Haldar (born 1965), Indian actor
- Dipak Kumar Halder (born 1966), Indian politician
- Goutam Halder (born 1963), Indian theatre actor
- Haldar Mohammad Abdul Gaffar (1945–2020), Bangladeshi lieutenant colonel and politician
- Indrani Haldar (born 1971), Indian actress
- Jogaranjan Halder, Indian politician
- Pannalal Halder, Indian politician
- Priyanka Halder (born 1991), Indian actress
- Pronay Halder (born 1993), Indian footballer
- Sucharu Ranjan Haldar (born 1940), Indian politician
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Shimwell, David; Durrell, Lee (28 March 2019). Dining with the Durrells: Stories and Recipes from the Cookery Archive of Mrs Louisa Durrell. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-5293-3754-9.
- ^ Bhaumika, Khagendra Nātha (1982). Padabīra utpatti o kramabikāśera itihāsa (in Bengali). Mitraloka. pp. Division D, 34.
- ^ Mookerjee, S (3 September 1959). Bengalee Surnames. University of Calcutta.
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