Family name origins & meanings
- Indian (Bengal) and Bangladeshi : Hindu (Kayasth) name, probably from Bengali dhar ‘credit’ (Sanskrit uddhāra ‘deliverance’).
- Indian (Kashmir) : Hindu (Brahman) name of unknown meaning, pronounced dhər.
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