Chakraborty

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Chakraborty (Chôkrôbôrti চক্রবর্তী) is a surname meaning ′Ruler of the country′ or ′Emperor[1] of Bengali, Assamese and Punjabi people in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura. It is spelled in various ways, including Chakraborti, Chokroborti, Chakrabarti, Chakrabarty, Chakravarty, Chakravarthy, Chakravarti, Chakravarthi, Chakravorti, and Chakravorty. People with the surname Chakraborty are a caste of Bengali Brahmins or Kshatriyas. However, the Punjabi surname is specifically Chakravarty (formerly Chikar) and people with this surname are a caste of Kshatriyas (classified under the Arora subcaste).

Origin and meaning

From Sanskrit čakravartī - ‘king of kings’. Čakravartī means literally ‘wheels rolling’; metaphorically, it denotes a ruler whose chariot wheels roll everywhere without obstruction (čakra - ‘wheel’ + vart - ‘to roll or turn’).

Notable persons with this surname

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References

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