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Gandhi

UK/ˈɡɑːndi/ US/ˈɡæ-/ fairly common

noun

1.

daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984)

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Origin

Borrowed from Gujarati ગાંધી (gāndhī, “grocer, merchant”), from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha, “perfume”). Originally, a trader in perfume.

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