The story
- Sanskrit · borrowed fromगङ्गाधर“‘Ganges-receiver’, the ocean; ‘Ganges-supporter’, Name of Siva.”
- English todayGangadhar
From Sanskrit गङ्गाधर (gaṅgādhara, “‘Ganges-receiver’, the ocean; ‘Ganges-supporter’, Name of Siva.”); ultimately from गङ्गा (gaṅgā, “the river Ganges”) + धर (dhara).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.