Save Type River Usage English, Ancient Greek Scripts Γάγγης(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. GAN-jeez(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Ancient Greek Γάγγης (Ganges) derived from Sanskrit गङ्गा (ganga) meaning "swift-goer", itself from गच्छति (gacchati) meaning "to go". This is the name of a river in South Asia that flows through India and Bangladesh.