According to folk etymology the name Kashmir means desiccated land from the Saṃskṛta.

Ancient name for kashmir. On the basis of this fact the word Kashmir is derived from Sanskrit Kashyapa Mira which means the sea lake or the mountain of sage Kashyapa. Historians have proved beyond doubt the supremacy of the Mother in earliest Indian society. An ancestor in Kashmir seemed to be fond of Brinjals thus got this name.

The Saṃskṛta word for Kashmir was Káśmīra. The work consists of 7826 verses which are divided into eight books called Tarangas. Name of Lord Krishna.

Dhar دھر m Kashmiri. D for Kashmiri surnames derived from the animal names. Rajatarangini is a metrical legendary and historical chronicle of the north-western Indian subcontinent particularly the kings of Kashmir.

Some of the names. Hence a person who can easily mix up with others was called Wagun huv thus became to be known as Wangnoo. Submitted names are contributed by users of this website.

Girdhari m Dogri Kashmiri. Musa is Moses Suliamanish is Solomon. In Rajatarangini Riverflow of Kings a history of Kashmir written by Kalhana around 1150 CE it is stated that the valley of Kashmir was formerly a lake which was drained by the great rishi or sage Kashyapa son of Marichi son of Brahma by cutting the gap in the hills at Baramulla Varaha-mula.

Ka water and śmīra desiccate. Gradually it became familiar as Kashmir. Kashyapa was the originator of Kashmir.