Kakkar

{{Short description|Indian Khatri surname}}

{{For|Pashtun tribe|Kakar}}

Kakkar or Kakar is an Indian surname originating with the founder of a Bahri clan. It is associated with the Khatri caste of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims. Whilst the Dictionary of American Family Names states that the etymology derives from the Sanskrit word karalagni, used in reference to the Sun and translating as "one who holds fire in its hands",{{Cite book|last=Hanks|first=Patrick|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vG7MZ9J6dAgC&q=kakar+khatri|title=Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set|date=2003-05-08|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=978-0-19-508137-4|language=en}} the historians R. C. Dogra and Baij Nath Puri, believe it is derived from the word Karkar, meaning strong or powerful.{{Cite book|last1=Dogra|first1=R. C.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=upLXAAAAMAAJ&q=kakkar+karkar+strong+powerful|title=Encyclopaedia of Sikh Religion and Culture|last2=Mansukhani|first2=Gobind Singh|date=1995|publisher=Vikas Publishing House|isbn=978-0-7069-8368-5|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Puri|first=Baij Nath|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ytuAAAAMAAJ&q=kakkar+karkar+strong+powerful|title=The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study|date=1988|publisher=M.N. Publishers and Distributors|language=en}}