Bhattarai


Bhattarai or Bhattrai is a Khas surname used by a certain subgroup belonging to Bahun as well as Chettri caste of Nepal. They are upper ranks. They belong to Vasishtha gotra.

Etymology

Bhattarai is an adjoint surname made up of two Sanskrit titles; Bhatta and Rai. Bhatta means scholar in Sanskrit. and Rai is a substitute for King.

Notable people with the surname in Nepal