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gangadhar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
gan-gad-har
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Sanskrit.

Etymology

From Sanskrit गङ्गाधर (gaṅgādhara, “‘Ganges-receiver’, the ocean; ‘Ganges-supporter’, Name of Siva.”); ultimately from गङ्गा (gaṅgā, “the river Ganges”) + धर (dhara).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: गम्, गङ्गाधर

Questions

What does gangadhar mean?
A male given name from Sanskrit.
Where does gangadhar come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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