Last name origins & meanings:
- Muslim: probably from Arabic bạhrī ‘maritime’, a
derivative of bạhr ‘sea’. This could also be an ethnic name
for someone from Bahrain.
- Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Khatri)
and Sikh name, said to be from Panjabi bā’rā ‘twelve’.
The Bahris are one of the major subdivisions of the Khatri community
and comprise twelve clans: Chopra, Dhawan, Kapur,
Khanna, Mehrotra, Sehgal, Seth,
Talwar, and Vohra, and (not included in this dictionary)
Tannan, Maindharu, and Wadhaun.
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