Surname · Punjabi
ਬਜਾਜ
“draper, mercer”
ਬਜਾਜ (bajāj) is a surname from Classical Persian (ultimately Arabic). It is used in Punjabi.
PunjabiWritten in Gurmukhi script. In English: bajāj.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ਬਜਾਜ goes back to Classical Persian بزاز (bazzāz), meaning “draper, mercer.”
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Where it comes from
ਬਜਾਜ comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Arabic.
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How it developed
From Classical Persian بزاز (bazzāz, “draper, mercer”), from Arabic بَزَّاز.
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ਬਜਾਜ’s family of names
In Punjabi usage, ਬਜਾਜ as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as bajāj.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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