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Ghimire Surname Meaning

Nepali: name found among Bahuns (i.e. hill Brahmins of the Indo-Aryan Pahari people) presumably derived (via Ghamire) from the name of a village called Dhamir (also Ghamir) in Nepal.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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