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Shivji Surname Meaning

Hindu (Brahman) and Muslim from Gujarati šiv ‘auspicious’ (Sanskrit šiva)epithet of the god Mahesha + the honorific suffix -ji.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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