frombhishma kukreti <bckukreti@gmail.com
Why it is as …..Yal
Usually, the sir names of Garhwalis are related to their original village and
“wal’ is added to the name of village as and ‘Wal’ in Garhwali means related or belonged to –
Gadhwal (Belong to Gadhs )
Barthwal (From Bareth)
Kartwal (from Karti)
Silswal (Silsu)
Semwal (Sem)
Patwal (Pat)
Nailwal (Nail)
Belwal
However, the following sir names do not have ‘wal’but ‘Yal”
Uniyal (Uni)
Dhoundiyal ( Dhound)
Nautiyal ( Nauti)
Godiyal ( God)
Juyal (Jiyal Gaon at least in Ajmer)
Dobriyal (Dwabar)
Parandiyal ( Parand, )
Pokhariyal (pokhari)
