Surname · Hindi
गांधी
“parfumier”
गांधी (gāndhī) is a surname from Apabhramsa, ultimately from Middle Hindi. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Gandhi.
Meaning & origin
What it means
गांधी goes back to Sanskrit गान्धिक, meaning “parfumier.”
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Where it comes from
गांधी comes from Apabhramsa, and ultimately from Middle Hindi.
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How it developed
From Apabhramsa गंधीय, from Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀥𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit गान्धिक (“parfumier”), from Middle Hindi گاندھی.
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The story
First recorded c.
गांधी’s family of names
In Hindi usage, गांधी as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form GANDHI. In Hindi usage, गांधी as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as gāndhī. In Hindi usage, गांधी as a surname has a transliteration in gāndhī.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 1
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See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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