Given name & surname

Shrestha

“excellent”

Shrestha is a surname from Nepali.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Shrestha goes back to Nepali श्रेष्ठ, meaning “excellent.”

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Where it comes from

Shrestha comes from Nepali.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Nepali श्रेष्ठ (“excellent”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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