Given name & surname · also Gujarati
Gandhi
“grocer, merchant”
Gandhi is a surname from Gujarati (ultimately Sanskrit). It is used in English and Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gandhi goes back to Gujarati ગાંધી (gāndhī), meaning “grocer, merchant.”
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Where it comes from
Gandhi comes from Gujarati, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
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How it developed
From Gujarati ગાંધી (gāndhī, “grocer, merchant”), from Sanskrit गन्ध (“perfume”).
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Gandhi’s family of names
In English usage, Gandhi as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Urdu form گاندھی. In English usage, Gandhi as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Hindi form गांधी. In English usage, Gandhi as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Assamese form গান্ধী.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gandhi has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gandhi
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