Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali Scripts चौधरी(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) ચૌધરી(Gujarati) Pronounced Pron. TSOD-ree(Marathi) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From a title meaning "holder of four", from Sanskrit चतुर् (chatur) meaning "four" and धुरीय (dhuriya) meaning "bearing a burden". Related NamesDetails VariantsChaudhri, Choudhary(Hindi) Chaudhari, Choudhary(Marathi) Chaudhari(Gujarati) Other Languages & CulturesChaudhuri, Choudhury, Chowdhury(Bengali) Categories numbers, numeric meanings, occupations