Bhat (Hindi: ??, Urdu: ?????), also spelled as Butt (Pahari: ???), both of which are a shortened rendition of Bhatta, also spelled Bhatt, (Hindi: ????, Urdu: ??????), is a common surname in India and Pakistan.
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Etymology
Historians state the surname is a distorted form of Bhatta, which originates from Sanskrit (???), meaning "scholar" according to the Br?hma?a. While the original shortened rendition of "Bhatta" was "Bhat" or "Bhatt," many of the migrants to the Punjab region started spelling their surname as "But" or "Butt" which is the spelling of the clan used in the Pahari language.
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Geographic distribution
Deccan
The Bhat of South India were said to be invited there King Pratapa Rudra of the Kshatriya dynasty of Warangal (1295 to 1323) After the fall of this dynasty, the Bhatraju became court bards and entertainers for a number of Vellama and Reddi chiefs who had carved out small principalities for themselves in the Telegu country. The Bhatraju are now a Telugu speaking community.
Goa
The surname is in use among some Konkani Christians who trace their ancestry to the Goud Saraswat Brahmins of Goa.
Karnataka
This is a common surname among Goud Saraswat Brahmins and Havyaka Brahmins of Karnataka.
Kashmir
Bhat, also spelled as Butt, is a Kashmiri surname, found among individuals native to the Kashmir Valley, as well as Kashmiri émigrés who have migrated to the Punjab, a region divided between India and neighbouring Pakistan. A large number of such Muslim Kashmiris migrated to the Punjab in the late 19th century due to natural disasters and oppression at the hands of the Dogra Hindu rulers of Kashmir. The surname is shared by both Kashmiri Hindus and Muslims.
Punjab
Some Muslim Bhats/Butts found in the Punjab migrated from Kashmir and Jammu during the 1878 famine, and are Brahmin Hindu converts to Islam. A large number of such Muslim Kashmiris migrated to the Punjab in the late 19th century due to natural disasters and oppression at the hands of the Rajput Dogra Hindu rulers of Kashmir.
Notable individuals
Academics
- B. V. Rajarama Bhat, Indian mathematician
- Miriam Butt, Professor of Linguistics and Chair of the Department of Linguistics (Facereich Sprachwissenschaft) at the University of Konstanz
- Muhammad Asim Butt, Pakistani Urdu novelist, short story writer
- Motiram Bhatta, Nepali Sanskrit and Khas language poet
- P. Gururaja Bhat, Indian archaeologist
- Pamposh Bhat, Kashmiri Indian environmentalist
- Rasheed Butt, a renowned Pakistani artist and recipient of "The Pride of Performance" 1989
- Shyam Bhat, physician
- Suresh Bhat, Marathi Indian ghazal writer
- U. Narayan Bhat, Indian mathematician
- U. R. Bhat, economist
- Vasanti N. Bhat-Nayak, Indian mathematician
- Vinay Bhat, Indian American chess player
- Aryabhata, Indian Mathematician, Astronomer
Actors, models and musicians
- Ahmed Butt, male Pakistani model and actor
- Ahmed Ali Butt, Pakistani actor and member of rock band Entity Paradigm
- Ali Azmat Butt, Pakistani rock artist, and former lead singer rock band Junoon
- Alia Bhatt, Bollywood Actress
- Ambreen Butt, Pakistani model
- Anuradha Bhat, Indian playback singer
- Asha Bhat, Indian model
- Asim Butt, Pakistani painter and sculptor and a member of the Stuckist Art Movement
- Biraj Bhatta, Nepalese actor
- DJ Butt, Pakistani disc jockey for PTI
- Farhan Saeed Butt, Pakistani singer and member of rock band Jal
- Imran Imtiaz Butt, Pakistani singer
- Ganapati Bhat, Hindustani classical vocalist
- Hrishitaa Bhatt, Indian model
- Mahesh Bhatt, Gujarati producer, director
- Muhammad Younis Butt, Pakistani screenwriter
- Pooja Bhatt, Gujarati Indian actress
- Praneet Bhat, Kashmiri Indian actor
- Rabia Butt, Pakistani model
- Rahul Bhat, Kashmiri Indian actor
- Ramesh Bhat, Indian actor
- Samina Peerzada Butt, Pakistani actress
- Shubhraj Bhat, Indian actor
- Yogaraj Bhat, Indian actor
- Osman Khalid Butt, Pakistani actor
Military
- Muhammad Zaki Butt, former Air Commodore in the Pakistan Air Force and bodyguard of Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Ziauddin Butt, former Chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence
- Tahir Rafique Butt, 20th Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force
Politics
- Ghulam Mustafa Bhat, former Mayor of Srinagar
- Hassan Butt, former spokesman for the disbanded British Islamist group Al-Muhajiroun
- Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif, First Lady of Pakistan, wife of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, of Kashmiri origin
- Khemraj Bhatta "Mayalu", Nepali Congress politician
- Lekh Raj Bhatta, Nepali CPN Maoist politician
- Masarat Alam Bhat, Kashmiri separatist
- Maqbool Bhat, executed Kashmiri separatist
- Sohail Shaukat Butt, Pakistani politician
- Shakeel Bhat, outspoken Kashmiri separatist activist, labelled as "Islamic Rage Boy" by Western media
- S. L. Bhat, Kashmiri Indian serving as the Chairman of the Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission
Scientists
- Noor Muhammad Butt, Pakistani nuclear physicist, research scientist and chairman of Pakistan Science Foundation
- Parvez Butt, Pakistani nuclear engineer and former chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
- Atul Butte, Researcher in biomedical informatics and biotechnology entrepreneur in Silicon Valley
Sports
- Amad Butt, Pakistani cricket player for Islamabad United, of Kashmiri origin
- Arif Butt, Pakistani cricket player
- Arvind Bhat, Indian badminton player
- Abhishek Bhat, Indian cricket player
- Ijaz Butt, former Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board and cricket player, of Kashmiri origin
- Muhammad Sharif Butt, Pakistani sprinter
- Pramila Bhatt, Indian cricketer
- Raghuram Bhat, Indian cricketer
- Rehan Butt, Pakistani field hockey player
- Samad Bhat, Kashmiri Indian cricket player
- Salman Butt, Pakistani cricketer
- Sadia Butt, Pakistani cricketer
- Shujauddin Butt, Pakistani cricketer
- Yasir Butt, Pakistani squash player
- Yousuf Butt, Pakistani footballer
See also
- List of Kashmiri Pandits
- Bhatia
- Bhatti
- Bhattacharyya
- Wyne
References
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