Given name & surname · also Punjabi

Ghuman

Ghuman is a surname from Punjabi, ultimately from Prakrit.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Ghuman comes from Punjabi, and ultimately from Prakrit.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Punjabi گھمن (ghummaṇ), from Punjabi ਘੁੰਮਣ, from Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀇.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ghuman’s family of names

In English usage, Ghuman as a surname was borrowed from the Punjabi form ਘੁੰਮਣ.

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Ghumanਘੁੰਮਣ

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