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Sinha Roy

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Singha Roy
PronunciationIPA: /ˈsɪŋh/
Genderboth
Language(s)Bengali
Origin
Region of originBengal and Normans
Language(s)Sanskrit
Word/NameSingh and Ray
Other names
Variant(s)main variant Sinha Roy

Singha Roy or Sinha Roy is an Indian Surname used by the Kshatriyas of the West Bengal . It is typically used by the Rajputs who immigrated into the Bengal during the Mughal Rule in the 17th century.[1]

File:Rana Sanga.jpg
Rajput ruler Rana Sangram Singh (1484-1528)
The surname Singha Roy also shares the same origin as Sinha and the Bengali variant Singha

Origin[edit]

The surname is a compound of the prevailing surname Singha and the historical title of Ray which was a variant of the title Rai, given as an honour during the British Raj in India. It is more related to the Non-Bengali surname Singh.

Variants[edit]

Variants include the following possible surnames:–

  1. Singha Ray
  2. Singha Roy
  3. Sinha Ray
  4. Sinha Roy

Uses[edit]

In the recent years, there is an upheaval in the popularity of the surname. Various Tollywood films and serials use the title in their characters. Some of them are Mrs Sinha Roy, Yash Dasgupta as Aranya Sinha Roy in Bojhena Se Bojhena and many others.

Famous persons with this surname[edit]

  1. Sushmitha Singha Roy
  2. Pranjit Singha Roy
  3. Basanta Singha Roy[2]

Find the scholars in Google with the same title, here!

See also[edit]

References[edit]


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