Last name origin & meaning: Indian (Panjab, southern states): Hindu name derived from a male
personal name derived from Sanskrit ananda ‘joy’. In the
southern states it is only a given name, but has come to be used as a
family name among South Indians in the U.S. It is also a Hindu
(Khatri) and Sikh name based on the name of a clan in the Khatri
community, probably derived from the name of the founder of the
clan.
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