Ganges

Type River
Usage Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, English, German, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese
Scripts Γάγγης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɡæn.dʒiz/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Ancient Greek Γάγγης (Ganges), derived from Sanskrit गङ्गा (Gaṅgā), derived from गम् (gam) meaning "to go". This is the name of a river in South Asia that flows through India and Bangladesh.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesGanga(Assamese) Ganga(Bengali) Ganga(Czech) Gange(French) Ganga(Gujarati) Ganga(Hindi) Gangga(Indonesian) Gange(Italian) Ganga(Kannada) Ganga(Latvian) Ganga(Lithuanian) Gangga(Malay) Ganga(Malayalam) Ganga(Marathi) Ganga(Mongolian) Ganga(Nepali) Ganga(Odia) Ganga(Punjabi) Gange(Romanian) Ganga(Sanskrit) Ganga(Sinhalese) Ganga(Slovak) Kankai(Tamil) Ganga(Telugu) Ganga(Urdu)
Entry added October 6, 2024