Ganges

Used in: 1 country

Origin: Latin

Borrowed from Latin Gangēs, from Ancient Greek Γάγγης (Gángēs), from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gáṅgā, literally “swift-goer”), from the verbal root गम् (gam, “to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to come”) (whence Latin veniō, Ancient Greek βαίνω (baínō), and English come). Doublet of Ganga.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Gangestad Derived from Ganges
Gange Root name
Acheron Latin origin
Achilles Latin origin
Adrian Latin origin
Adriana Latin origin
Adrianna Latin origin
Alban Latin origin
Albin Latin origin
Albina Latin origin

Popularity by Country

Ganges

Rank #141788

Frequency 108 people (0.04 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 16.67% Hispanic 7.41% Black 69.44% Two+ 5.56%

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