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Purohit Family History

Purohit Surname Meaning

Indian (northern states): Brahmin name meaning ‘family priest’ from Sanskrit purohita ‘one placed foremost’

(from puras ‘front’ + hita ‘placed’).

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


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