According to another account Kashmirs old name was TatSaro Bohmio which meant the land of sacred places.

Ancient name for kashmir. To justify Kashmir as name of the land you had to first invent Kashap Rishi who lived for thousands of years and spent at least one millennium in overpowering and eliminating demon. Musa is Moses Suliamanish is Solomon. An ancestor in Kashmir seemed to be fond of Brinjals thus got this name.

Ka water and śmīra desiccate. Hence a person who can easily mix up with others was called Wagun huv thus became to be known as Wangnoo. Historians have proved beyond doubt the supremacy of the Mother in earliest Indian society.

There are some historical records that claim that the city was created by King Pravarasena II almost 2000 years back and had named it Pravasenpur. Names of women mentioned by Kalhana in 12th Century CE are still current among the Kashmiri Brahmins both in Kashmir and the plains of India. According to folk etymology the name Kashmir means desiccated land from the Saṃskṛta.

Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. There is another saying in Kashmir Wangun is the only vegetable that can be cooked with any other vegetable. During the ancient times Srinagar had been given several names.

A class of Englishmen still holds such surnames as Bull and Bullock Lamb Beaver Wolf Fox Fish Seal etc20 See also Chap. Gradually it became familiar as Kashmir. For example one of the tribes of Kashmir is called Asheriya which is Asher the tribe of Dand is Dan Gadha is Gad Lavi is Levi.

The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed. Some of the names. In Kashmiri it is called Kasheer and Kashmir in the Indian languages.