Given name · Hindi · Marathi
गंगा
गंगा (gaṅgā) is a feminine given name from Old Marathi, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Hindi and Marathi.
Hindi and MarathiWritten in Devanagari script.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
गंगा comes from Old Marathi, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Marathi 𑘐𑘽𑘐𑘰 (gaṅgā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀕𑀸 (gaṅgā), from Sanskrit गङ्गा.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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