DANIGujarati, Sanskrit Indian (Gujarat): Hindu Vania name, from the Sanskrit epithet dani ‘liberal in giving’.
DAVEદવેIndian, Gujarati Derived from Sanskrit द्विवेदिन् (dvivedin) meaning "familiar with the two Vedas".
DESAIદેસાઈIndian, Marathi, Gujarati From Sanskrit देश (deśá) meaning "province, country, kingdom" combined with स्वामिन् (svāmin) meaning "lord, master, owner".
GANDHIગાંધીIndian, Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi Derived from Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika) meaning "perfumier, perfume seller". Notable bearers include Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian civil rights leader, and Indira Gandhi (1917-1984), the first female prime minister of India.
JANIજાનીIndian, Odia, Gujarati Derived from Sanskrit ज्ञानिन् (jñānin) meaning "knowing, learned, wise".
KAJALકાજલIndian, Gujarati, Bengali Derived from Sanskrit कज्जल (kajjala) meaning "collyrium, lotion" or "ink, soot", though it also refers to kohl, a dark powder used as a eye makeup.
KANDHALIndian, Gujarati People with the last name of "Kandhal" are commonly descendants of Rao Kandhal who belonged to the "Rathore" clan of Rajputs (warrior class) in India. "Rao" is a royal title. Rao Kandhal was younger brother of Rao Jodha who founded the princely state of Jodhpur in western Rajasthan, India... [more]
LAKHANIલાખાણીIndian, Gujarati, Sindhi Means "descendant of Lakh", from a short form of the given name LAKSHMANA. This is the name of a clan found in Gujarat, India, and Sindh, Pakistan.
MAHAJANમહાજનIndian, Marathi, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati Means "great people", from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large, big" combined with जन (jána) "people, subjects".
PARAMARપરમારIndian, Gujarati From Sanskrit पर (para) meaning "alien, enemy" or "distant, remote, opposite" combined with मार (māra) meaning "killing, destroying, slaying". This was the name of an Indian dynasty that ruled west and central India from the 9th to 14th centuries... [more]
SOLANKIસોલંકીIndian, Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi Either from the name of the Rajput Solanki clan of India or the Solanki (Chaulukya) dynasty that once ruled Gujarat and Rajasthan.
THAKERઠાકરIndian, Gujarati Gujarati surname referring to Kashiraj Thaker, an 11th century Kashmiri Brahmin who traveled to the present-day state of Gujarat to spread and maintain Hinduism. In 1947, while India and Pakistan were engaged in conflict, many Thakers from Gujarat fled to East Africa, the United Kingdom, or the United States, leading these regions to house a significant population of members today.... [more]
THAKKARઠક્કરIndian, Gujarati, Marathi Derived from Sanskrit or Middle Indo-Aryan thakkura meaning "deity, lord, god".
TRIVEDIત્રિવેદીIndian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati Means "one who knows three Vedas", derived from Sanskrit त्रि (trí) "three" and वेद (véda) "Veda" or "knowledge".