Given name & surname · also Assamese
Dutta
“given, granted”
Dutta is a surname from Assamese, ultimately from Sanskrit.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dutta goes back to Sanskrit दत्त, meaning “given, granted.”
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Where it comes from
Dutta comes from Assamese, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
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How it developed
From Assamese দত্ত, from Bengali দত্ত, from Sanskrit दत्त (“given, granted”).
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Dutta’s family of names
In English usage, Dutta as a surname was borrowed from the Assamese form দত্ত.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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