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Meghani (Gujarati મેઘાણી, Hindi मेघाणी) is a Gujarati surname. It is judged by the 'probably' to originate in the Sanskrit word मेघ (megha, 'cloud') combined with the adjectival suffix -ani, implying a name meaning 'to do with cloud' or, more likely, since Megha can also be a personal name, 'descended from Megha'. The dictionary notes that 'this name is also found among people from Sind, Pakistan, who have migrated into India'. The name is associated with the Lohana caste. As of about 2016, 219 people bore the name in Great Britain and none in Ireland.

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  • Meghani (Gujarati મેઘાણી, Hindi मेघाणी) is a Gujarati surname. It is judged by the 'probably' to originate in the Sanskrit word मेघ (megha, 'cloud') combined with the adjectival suffix -ani, implying a name meaning 'to do with cloud' or, more likely, since Megha can also be a personal name, 'descended from Megha'. The dictionary notes that 'this name is also found among people from Sind, Pakistan, who have migrated into India'. The name is associated with the Lohana caste. As of about 2016, 219 people bore the name in Great Britain and none in Ireland. (en)
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  • Meghani (Gujarati મેઘાણી, Hindi मेघाणी) is a Gujarati surname. It is judged by the 'probably' to originate in the Sanskrit word मेघ (megha, 'cloud') combined with the adjectival suffix -ani, implying a name meaning 'to do with cloud' or, more likely, since Megha can also be a personal name, 'descended from Megha'. The dictionary notes that 'this name is also found among people from Sind, Pakistan, who have migrated into India'. The name is associated with the Lohana caste. As of about 2016, 219 people bore the name in Great Britain and none in Ireland. (en)
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  • Meghani (en)
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