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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Indian (north-central, south, and west) : Hindu (Brahman) name, from Sanskrit dīḳsita ‘priest performing initiations (dīḳsā)’, i.e. a priest specially employed to initiate Hindu boys into the performance of their religious duties.

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