Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
9/25/2021, 12:59 AM	HL
8/15/2020, 4:51 PM	HL
8/15/2020, 4:50 PM	HL

Name Ganges

Type River

Usage English, Ancient Greek

Scripts Γάγγης(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. GAN-jeez(English)

Edit Status Status 3. usages AND description are verified

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.

Added 8/15/2020 by HL