Surname · Sanskrit

पुरी

“stronghold, fortress”

पुरी (purī) is a surname. It is used in Sanskrit.

SanskritWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Puri.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

पुरी goes back to a word meaning “stronghold, fortress.”

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पुरी’s family of names

पुरी has a later derivative in PURI. पुरी has a later derivative in பூரி. पुरी has a later derivative in పూరీ.

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पुरी has relatives in 3 languages.

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