The das Surname
das Name Meaning and History
Indian (Bengal) and Bangladeshi: Hindu (Kayasth) name, from Bengali
daš ‘votary’, ‘servant’, from Sanskrit dasa
‘slave’, ‘servant’. It is also commonly used as the final element of
compound given names, for example Bhagavandas ‘servant of god’,
Mohandas ‘votary of Mohan (an epithet of the god
Krishna)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Capt. Eric B. Das, Iraq War, April 2003 |
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| Obit: Bernadette Marie Petry (nee Das) |
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| Obit: Manorama Das |
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| Obit: Vinay K. Das | Trish Bliss | 0 |
| Obit: Arabinda Das | Trish Bliss | 0 |
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