Varma (surname)

Varmā, Verma, Varman, or Burman are surnames found in India and South-East Asia.

Indian traditional usageEdit

According to Ayodhya Prasad Sah, the title was also used by some Brahmins in parts of Odisha, although it is recommended historically for the Kshatriyas.[1]

Notable peopleEdit

Notable people with surname "Varma" or its variants include:

Dev BurmanEdit

VarmaEdit

VermanEdit

  • Verman dynasty (4–7 c.), a dynasty of Kamarupa, including a list of rulers
  • Suryaverman II, Great King of the Khmer Empire and builder of Angkor Wat

VermaEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. Sah, Ayodhya Prasad (1976). Life in mediæval Orissa, cir. A.D. 600-1200. Chaukhambha Orientalia. p. 123.