Given name & surname · also Hindi

Gujar

Gujar is a masculine given name from Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit.

Original Sanskritगुर्ज्जर

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Gujar comes from Hindi, and ultimately from Sanskrit.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Hindi गूजर, from Sanskrit गुर्जर.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Gujar’s family of names

In English usage, Gujar has a related form in Gajar. In English usage, Gujar has a related form in Goojar. In English usage, Gujar has a related form in Goojur.

Walk Gujar’s family in the name graph

GujarGurjarGujerGoojarGajarGurjaraGujjarGoojurगुर्ज्जरगूजरگجرਗੁੱਜਰ

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Gujar has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.

EnglishHindiSanskrit

Sanskritwhere Gujar comes from · 2 names

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

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Sibling ideas

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