Language(s) | Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni |
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Origin | |
Language(s) | Khas language |
Word/name | Khasa kingdom |
Derivation | Devkot |
Other names | |
Derivative(s) | Jaisi Devkota, Devkota Khatri |
See also | Dhakal, Bhattarai, Adhikari, Subedi, Dhungana, Sapkota |
Devkota (Nepali: देवकोटा) is a surname used by Bahun communities of Nepal.[1][citation needed] Notable people with the surname include:
- Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909–1959), Nepali writer
- Bachaspati Devkota, Nepalese communist leader
- Rajeshwor Devkota, Nepalese political leader
- Rishi Devkota, Nepalese communist leader
- Upendra Devkota, Nepalese neurosurgeon
- Dinesh Chandra Devkota, Nepalese Engineer and former Vice-Chairman of National Planning Commission
- Madhav Prasad Devkota, Nepalese writer
- Khim Lal Devkota, Nepalese politician [2]
- Krishna Jwala Devkota, Nepalese journalist
- Manita Devkota, Miss Universe Nepal 2018 and Top 10 Miss Universe 2018
References
- ^ "तपाईंको थर कसरी रहन गयो, थाहा छ ? छैन भने यो पढ्नुहोस् | Benionline.com.np". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ UCPN (Maoist) Central Committee Member Khim Lal Devkota ...