Pankaj

P3A1N1K5A1J8

proper noun

A male given name from Sanskrit common in India.

OriginSanskrit पङ्कज →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Sanskrit common in India.

Origin

  1. Sanskritपङ्कज“lotus”
  2. EnglishPankaj

Borrowed from Sanskrit पङ्कज (paṅkaja, “lotus”, literally “mud-born”), from पङ्क (paṅka, “mud”) + ज (ja, “born”).

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