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Gandhi Name Meaning
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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| Arun Gandi, Grandson of Mahatma Gandi Article |  | 0 | |
| Hello Gandhis | | 0 | |
| anyone from gujarat? | | galemidl56845861572 | 0 |
| GANDHI SURNAME | | 3 | |
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