Gopalganj District

English

Location of the Gopalganj District

Etymology

Named after Nabo Gopal, the son of a local landlord called Ganeshchandra, the grandson of Rani Rashmoni; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Bengali গোপাল (gōpal, “cowherd”) + Persian گنج (“treasury, store”).

Proper noun

Gopalganj District

1. One of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh

Translations

Gopalganj District

• Bengali: গোপালগঞ্জ জেলা (bn) (gōpalogonj jela)