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<p>103.217.228.148: </p> <hr /> <div>{{short description|Surname in the Indian subcontinent}}<br /> {{Infobox surname|name=Barman|image=|imagesize=|caption=|pronunciation=ber-muh n|meaning=[[Armour]]|region=[[India]]|origin=([[Sanskrit]]: वर्मा)|variant=Verma, Varma, Varman, Burman|footnotes=}}<br /> <br /> '''Barman''' or its variants '''Burman''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: বর্মন), '''Varman''' ([[Hindi language|Hindi]]: बर्मन, [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]: वर्मन्), ( Punjabi ਬਰਮਨ)'''Varma''', '''Verma''' ([[Kannada language|Kannada]]: ವರ್ಮ, [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]: വര്‍മ, [[Tamil language|Tamil]]: வர்மன், [[Telugu language|Telugu]]: వర్మ), are [[surname]]s used in the Indian subcontinent.<br /> <br /> In Sanskrit language, Varma ([[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]: वर्मा) is the masculine form of the word for &quot;Armour&quot;.<br /> <br /> == Indian traditional usage ==<br /> The word ''Varman'' derives from ''Varamban'' in [[sanskrit]] the [[Chera Dynasty|Chera]] king title Vana-varamban, meaning ''one whose kingdom is bounded by the sky''. Its usage can be traced back to the [[Sangam period]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}<br /> <br /> Barman was the surname used by members of the [[Cochin Kingdom|Cochin]], [[Travancore royal family|Travancore]], [[Manikya dynasty|Tripura]] and [[Samantha Kshatriya|other royal families]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}<br /> <br /> ==Geographical distribution==<br /> As of 2014, 96.3% of all known bearers of the surname ''Barman'' were residents of [[India]] and 3.4% were residents of [[Bangladesh]]. In India, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following [[States and union territories of India|states]]:&lt;ref name=&quot;barman2014&quot;&gt;[http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/barman#surnames Barman surname Distribution]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * 1. [[West Bengal]] (1: 45)<br /> * 2. [[Assam]] (1: 71)<br /> * 3. [[Tripura]] (1: 285)<br /> *<br /> <br /> ==Notable people==<br /> Notable people with the surname include:<br /> * [[Chandravarman]] (4th century CE) was a king of the [[Pushkarana]] kingdom in the [[Bankura]] district of [[West Bengal]] extended eastward to the [[Faridpur district]] of [[Bangladesh]]<br /> *[[Mulavarman]], was the king of the [[Kutai|Kutai Martadipura]] Kingdom located in eastern [[Borneo]] around the year 400 CE, [[Indonesia]] and [[Malaysia]]<br /> * [[Bhadravarman I]] is the 5th century [[King of Champa]], [[Vietnam]]<br /> * [[Purnawarman|Purnavarman]] is the 5th century king of [[Tarumanagara]], [[Indonesia]] <br /> * [[Bhaskaravarman]] (7th century CE) was a king of [[Varman dynasty]], [[Kamarupa]], India<br /> * [[Yashovarman]] (c. 725 – 752), king of [[Kannauj]] in the western Ganges plain (northern India)<br /> * [[Avantivarman (Utpala dynasty)|Avantivarman]] (855-883 CE), founder of [[Utpala dynasty]], Kashmir (norther Indian) <br /> * [[Adwaita Mallabarman]] (1914), Indian writer<br /> * [[Basudeb Barman]] (born 1935), Communist Party of India politician<br /> * [[Hiten Barman]] (born 1950), All India Forward Bloc politician<br /> * [[Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman]] (born 1977), Hindu monarch, [[Tripura]], North-eastern India<br /> * [[Ranen Barman]] (born 1969), Revolutionary Socialist Party politician<br /> * [[Uddabh Barman]] (21st century), Indian communist politician<br /> * [[R. D. Burman]] (19th century), Indian music director<br /> * [[S. D. Burman]] Bollywood music director and playback singer of Indian music (1932-1975)<br /> * [[Swapna Barman]] Indian athletic gold medalist (W.B)<br /> * [[Somdev Devvarman]] Indian tennis player (A.S)<br /> * [[Anand Burman]] chairman of Dabur (W.B)<br /> * [[Upendranath Barman]] Indian politician<br /> * [[Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman]] last King of Tripura, a princely state in northeastern India<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Varman (surname)]]<br /> <br /> {{surname}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Indian surnames]]</div>

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