The gandhi Surname
gandhi Name Meaning and History
Indian (Gujarat, Bombay city, Rajasthan, Panjab): Hindu (Bania,
Vania, Arora, Jat), Jain, Parsi, and Sikh occupational name meaning
‘perfume seller’ in modern Indic languages, from Sanskrit
gandhika, from gandha ‘perfume’. In Gujarati the word
also means ‘grocer’ or ‘pharmacist’. This name occurs chiefly in
Gujarat among Vanias and Parsis. It is also found among the Oswal
Banias of Rajasthan and among the Aroras and the Jats of the
Panjab.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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