Dwivedi
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi द्विवेदी (dvivedī), which is from Sanskrit द्विवेदिन् (dvivedin, “familiar with the two Vedas”); ultimately from द्वि (dvi, “two”) + वेद (veda, “knowledge; Veda”).
Proper noun
Dwivedi (plural Dwivedis)
- A surname.
- 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 10:
- ‘Dwivedi is the uncle down the street.’
He couldn’t tell the difference; they sounded the same to his ears. ‘Who is better? Them or us?’
‘Both are high-caste Brahmins. But our ancestors knew three Vedas; theirs knew only two.’
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dwivedi is the 38155th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Dwivedi is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.87%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dwivedi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 505.