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Nijjar Family History

Nijjar Surname Meaning

Indian (Punjab): Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan probably a topographic name from Punjabi nirjhar ‘waterfall’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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