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 [[image:YaudheyaCoin.jpg|thumb|A coin, around 200 [[BCE]], of the [[Yaudheyas]] with depiction of Kumāra [[Karttikeya]]]]
-''' Kumar''' ({{audio|Kumar Pronunciation.ogg|pronunciation}}; [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]: [[wikt:कुमार|कुमार]] ''kumārá'') is a [[Hindu]], [[Buddhist]] title and a [[given name]], [[middle name]], or a [[family name]] found in the [[Indian subcontinent]], mainly in [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Nepal]] though not specific to any caste or community. It is a generic title which variously means ''son'', ''boy,'' or ''[[chaste]]''. It is the 11th most common family name in the world as of August 2019.<ref name="fb">http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/kumar Kumar Surname at Forebears</ref>
+'''Kumar''' ({{audio|Kumar Pronunciation.ogg|pronunciation}}; [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]: [[wikt:कुमार|कुमार]] ''kumārá'') is a [[title]], [[given name]], [[middle name]], or a [[family name]] found in the [[Indian subcontinent]], mainly in [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Sri Lanka]], and [[Nepal]], though not specific to any religion, ethnicity, or caste. It is a generic title which variously means prince, ''son'', ''boy,'' or ''[[chaste]]''. It is the 11th most common family name in the world as of August 2019.<ref name="fb">http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/kumar Kumar Surname at Forebears</ref>
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