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Ganguly Surname Meaning

Indian (West Bengal) and Bangladeshi: Brahmin name whose Sanskrit form Gangopadhyaya means ‘teacher from the village of Ganga’.

Sanskrit upādhyāya means ‘teacher’.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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