Surname · also Turkish

Hodža

Hodža is a surname from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Slovak.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Hodža comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Sanskrit.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ottoman Turkish خواجه (hoca), from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja), from Sanskrit उपाध्याय.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Sibling ideas

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