Name Meanings & Suggestions for "shreshtha"

Shrēṣṭha (Newari: श्रेष्ठ) is a Nepalese surname meaning "most excellent" or "noble" in Sanskrit. Shrestha may also refer to the Newar caste of Shresthas who prior to the unification of modern Nepal formed the ruling and administrative Kshatriya castes in the court of the Malla kings of Nepal.