Surname · Hindi
दवे
“knowing two Vedas”
दवे (dave) is a surname from Gujarati, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Dave.
Meaning & origin
What it means
दवे goes back to Sanskrit द्विवेदिन्, meaning “knowing two Vedas.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
दवे comes from Gujarati, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Gujarati દવે, from Sanskrit द्विवेदिन् (“knowing two Vedas”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
दवे’s family of names
In Hindi usage, दवे as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with दुबे. In Hindi usage, दवे as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Dave. In Hindi usage, दवे as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with द्विवेदी.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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