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{{short description|Indian family name}}
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{{Infobox surname
|name = Dabral
|pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|d|æ|b|ˈ|ɹ|ə|l}} {{respell|DAB|rəl}} <br /> {{IPA-hi|ɖəbˈraːl}}
|image = File:Aum Om orange circle blue.svg
|caption =
|meaning = derived from a village named ''Dabar'', meaning "originated from Dabar"
|region = [[Pauri Garhwal district]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
|variant =
|seealso = [[Bahuguna]], [[Barthwal]], [[Chandola]], [[Gairola]], [[Hatwal]], [[Naudiyal]], [[Nautiyal]], [[Semwal]], [[Uniyal]]
|footnotes =
|}}

'''Dabral''' ([[ISO 15919|ISO]]: ''Ḍabrāl''), is a surname found in [[Hindu]] community of [[Garhwali people|Garhwali]] [[Gangari Brahmin]]s primarily living in the [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]] region of [[Uttarakhand]] state of [[India]]. Member of this community are also found in [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] region.

According to their traditions they are the descendants of the [[Rishi|sage]] [[Bharadwaja]]. Adherent of the [[Shaivism]] sect, they do worship [[Shiva]] as their [[Kuladevata|prime deity]].<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A. Hasan & J. C. Das Part Three pages 1545 to 1549 Manohar Publications</ref>

==Etymology==

The word ''Dabral'' is a [[Middle Indo-Aryan]] word, derived from a village named ''Dabar'', meaning "originated from Dabar".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.namespedia.com/details/Dabral|title=Dabral - Names Encyclopedia|website=www.namespedia.com}}</ref> Dabar word is present in many modern [[Indo-Aryan languages]] meaning a small lake or pond in a country area. There are many villages named Dabar and its local variations like ''Dabra'' or ''Dabri'' scattered throughout Indian Subcontinent.

==History==
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According to [[Rahul Sankrityayan]]'s book ''Himalaya Parichaya: Garhwal'' ({{Translation|Introduction of the Himalayas: Garhwal}}), the Dabrals were originally inhabitants of [[Maharashtra]] state of the [[Western India]] region, from where they migrated to the [[Himalayas]] in the [[North India|north]] as a result of the [[Islamic conquest of India|Islamic invasion]] in the 14th century A.D.

Same source cites that two [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmin]] brothers from Maharashtra named Raghunath and Vishwanath migrated to the Garhwal region in the year 1376 A.D. where they first settled at the hilly village ''Dabar'' in [[Pauri Garhwal district]] near the town [[Lansdowne, Uttarakhand|Lansdowne]] in present-day Uttarakhand thus given the surname ''Dabral''. Modern day Dabrals are considered their descendants.

== Notable people with the name Dabral==

*[[Dabral Baba]] (born Govind Prasad Kukreti); Indian yogi and mystic
*[[Manglesh Dabral]]; Indian poet

== See also ==
{{Portal|Hinduism}}
*[[Sarola Brahmin]]
*[[Garhwal Kingdom]]
*[[Garhwali language]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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