Upreti

Upreti or Upraiti, sometimes spelled as Uprety. also (ISO: Upretī), is a surname.

Upreti / Uprety
Pronunciation/ʌpˈrɛt/ UP-reh-TEE
Hindi pronunciation: [ʊp'reːt̪iː]
Origin
Meaning
  • derived from the village name Upreda or Upretyada, meaning "originated from Upreda"
  • based on claim regarding the word derived from Sanskrit Uparati, meaning "cessation from worldly pleasure".
Region of originPithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, India
Other names
See alsoAcharya, Joshi, Pant, Sharma, Upadhyay
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