Meaning & History
Status name for a treasurer or court official, from Arabic diwan "royal court", "tribunal of justice", or "treasury". Under the Mughal administration in India the dewan was usually the highest official in a state.
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Type Surname (from occupation)
Scripts দেওয়ান(Bengali) दीवान(Hindi, Nepali) دیوان(Urdu)
Meaning & History
From a title for a high-ranking government official or minister, derived from Persian دیوان (divan) meaning "royal court, tribunal, ministry, assembly".