Given name & surname
Puri
“city, fortress, stronghold”
Puri is a surname from Odia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Puri goes back to Proto-Indo-European *tpelH-, meaning “city, fortress, stronghold.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Puri comes from Odia, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Puri as a surname developed from पुरी.
Puri’s family of names
In English usage, Puri as a surname shares a linguistic root with POLIS. In English usage, Puri as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with POLIS. In English usage, Puri as a surname developed from पुरी.
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People named Puri
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