Advani

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi आडवाणी (āḍvāṇī), from Sindhi آڏِوَاڻِي.

Proper noun

Advani (plural Advanis)

1. A Sindhi Hindu surname.
   1. Lal Krishna Advani, co-founder of BJP and 7th deputy Prime Minister of India.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Advani is the 33894^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 671 individuals. Advani is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (84.65%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Advani”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 11.

Anagrams

• Davian, Davina, Vidana, navaid