Dutta

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proper noun

A surname from Assamese and Bengali.

Originas দত্ত ← Bengali দত্ত ← Sanskrit दत्त →
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Meanings

proper nounDutta (plural Duttas)

plural Duttas

  1. A surname from Assamese and Bengali.

Origin

  1. Sanskritदत्त“given, granted”
  2. Bengaliদত্ত
  3. asদত্ত
  4. EnglishDutta

Borrowed from Assamese দত্ত (dotto) and Bengali দত্ত (dotto), from Sanskrit दत्त (datta, “given, granted”).

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APA

Dutta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutta

MLA

“Dutta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dutta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutta.

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