बे मुंखौ गोदोनि हिन्दुफोरनि शास्त्रफोराव केदारखान्द आरो मानासखान्दनि दाजाबनाय रायजोफोरखौ मुंख'नाय मोनो।
The name finds mention in early Hindu scriptures as the combined region of Kedarkhand (present day Garhwal) and Manaskhand (present day Kumaon).