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Pronunciation of Banerjea in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
b ae n er j ee
| b | sounds like the | 'b' | in 'bat' | |
| ae | sounds like the | 'a' | in 'at' | |
| n | sounds like the | 'n' | in 'no' | |
| er | sounds like the | 'ur' | in 'hurt' | |
| j | sounds like the | 'j' | in 'jug' | |
| ee | sounds like the | 'ee' | in 'see' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ b ae n er j ee ]
b
ae
n
er
j
ee
bat
at
no
hurt
jug
see
Type of Name:
Last name
Language:
East Indian, Bengal
Alternate Spelling(s):
Banerjee, Banergea, Banergee, Banerji
Meaning:
Teacher from the village of Bandoghat
Additional Information:
Indian (Bengal) and Bangladeshi: Hindu (Brahman) name, the first element of which, Ban-, is a shortened form of the village name Bandoghat. The final element -jee is derived from jha (greatly reduced form of Sanskrit upadhyaya ‘teacher’); thus, Banerjee ‘teacher from the village of Bandoghat’. In Bengali names formed with -jee, the initial element is believed to indicate a village granted by Ballal Sen, a legendary ancient king of Bengal, to the ancestor of the person bearing the surname. A Sanskrit version of this name, Vandyopadhyaya, was coined later, from the elements vandya ‘venerable’ + upadhyaya ‘teacher’.
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Pronunciation of Banerjea in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
'Banner'-Gee
Type of Name:
Last name
Language:
East Indian, Bengal
Alternate Spelling(s):
Banerjee, Banergea, Banergee, Banerji
Meaning:
Teacher from the village of Bandoghat
Additional Information:
Indian (Bengal) and Bangladeshi: Hindu (Brahman) name, the first element of which, Ban-, is a shortened form of the village name Bandoghat. The final element -jee is derived from jha (greatly reduced form of Sanskrit upadhyaya ‘teacher’); thus, Banerjee ‘teacher from the village of Bandoghat’. In Bengali names formed with -jee, the initial element is believed to indicate a village granted by Ballal Sen, a legendary ancient king of Bengal, to the ancestor of the person bearing the surname. A Sanskrit version of this name, Vandyopadhyaya, was coined later, from the elements vandya ‘venerable’ + upadhyaya ‘teacher’.
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