Surname · Bengali
সোহরাওয়ার্দী
“bright”
সোহরাওয়ার্দী (śōhraōẇardi) is a surname from Classical Persian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian. It is used in Bengali.
BengaliWritten in Bengali script.
Meaning & origin
What it means
সোহরাওয়ার্দী goes back to Proto-Iranian *cuxráh, meaning “bright.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
সোহরাওয়ার্দী comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Proto-Iranian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Classical Persian سهروردی (suhrawardī), from Proto-Iranian *cuxráh (“bright”), built from Persian سهرورد (suhraward) + ـی (-ī).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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