Conspectus

The book consists of five chapters and four appendices. The chapters have been numbered with Roman alphabets from A to E. Every chapter is further subdivided into sections and sub-sections. Indo-Arabic numerals have been used for numbering of these sections and sub-sections. Appendices have also been numbered with Indo-Arabic numerals.

Chapter A discusses the usage of personal names. Chapter B describes the evolution and usage of surnames in India. Chapter C consists of a discussion of Kashmiri surnames. Chapter D examines the evolution and usage of nicknames in Kashmir. Chapter E throws light on the personal and surnames of Kashmiri Muslims.

Appendix 1 lists some representative male personal names of medieval and ancient Kashmir and Appendix 2 catalogues a few specimen female personal names of ancient Kashmir. Appendix 3 consists of some exclusive Gor surnames and its second part is a collection of certain exclusive Bohra surnames. Appendix 4 describes some common surnames of Kashmiri Hindus and Muslims and its second part is consisted of a few exclusive Kashmiri Muslim surnames.

Sociology of Names