Bhat
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Bhat (Marathi: भट) meaning scholar is a typical Maharashtrian family name found in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. It is also found in the following states:
Gujarat
- Bhatt in Gujarat
Kashmir
- Butt in Kashmir
Bengal
- Bhattacharya in Bengal. Here Bhatt refers to a Brahmin while Acharya refers to a Philosopher.
Karnataka and Kerala
History
- Bhat is derived from the Sanskrit term Bhatta.
- Bhat was the title used by the Peshwas of Shrivardhan who
- Batbayan-'''Batbai/Batpai (d. 690) was also the eldest son of Bulgarian Kubrat Khan.
- Among the communities in India with this last name are the Chitpavan Brahmins of Maharashtra, the Kashmiri Pandits of Kashmir (spelling butt) and the Avdichya and the Bhattmewada Brahmins of Rajasthan (spelling bhatt).
See also
Bhat is also a surname used by Kashmiri Pundits. The Man-Bhat family is known to be one of the first and most respect Kashmiri Pundit families.
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