Gujarat (Guj)
Guj: ગુજરાત gujarāt
‘Land of Gurjars’
From Skt/Pkt: gurjara, ‘Gurjara people’; and Skt: rashtra, ‘land’, ‘country’, ‘region’.
The Gurjara/Gujjar tribe, early immigrants from central Asia (originally herdsmen), dominated eastern Rajasthan, northern Gujarat in the 6th-10thC.
At Independence the ‘Baroda, Western India, and Gujarat States Agency’ had over one-half of India’s princely states. After Independence the region briefly became part of a joint Marathi-Gujarati state from 1956 before emerging as a state in its own right in 1960.
The modern Gujarat has the third largest state economy in India. Historically, the Gujaratis have been seafarers and traders with a tradition of overseas migration: one-third of the Indian diaspora is Gujarati in origin.
Gujarati is an Indo-European language and this is reflected in its place-names which are mostly Gujarati and show correspondences with Sanskrit, Prakrit, Urdu and the languages of neighbouring states.

Ahmedabad (Guj)
Guj: અમદાવાદ amadāvāda ‘Ahmad’s City’ [Ashaval, Karnavati, Amdavad] ...
Amreli (Guj)
Guj: અમરેલી amarēlī ‘Immortal Village’ [Amarvalli/Amarpalli] -...
Anand (Guj)
Guj: આણંદ āṇand(a) ‘City of Joy’ -City/District, Gujarat From Guj/Skt:...
Arrah/Ara (Bih)
Hin: आरा āra 'Forest Town' City, Bihar From Skt: aranya, ‘forest’; and Skt:...
Aurangabad (Bih)
Hin: औरंगाबाद auraṅgābād ‘Aurangzeb’s City’ City/District, Bihar From...
Banaskantha (Guj)
Guj: બનાસકાંઠા banāsakāṇṭhā ‘Bank of the River Banas’ - District, Gujarat...
Bharuch (Guj)
Guj: ભરૂચ bharūc(h) ‘Bhrigu’s Riverbank’ [Broach] -City/District, Gujarat...
Bhavnagar (Guj)
Guj: ભાવનગર bhāvanagara ‘Bhavsinhji’s City’ - City/District, Gujarat From...
Bhuj (Guj)
Guj: ભુજ bhuja ‘Bend’ City/Capital of Kutch District, Gujarat From Skt:...
Champaner (Guj)
Guj: ચાંપાનેર c(h)āmpānēra ‘Champa’s City’ - [Muhammadabad] - Ancient City...
Dahod (Guj)
Guj: દાહોદ dāhōda ‘Two Borders’ -City/District, Gujarat From Hin: do, ‘two’;...
Dangs (Guj)
Guj: ડાંગ ḍāṅga ‘Bamboo Forest’ District, Gujarat From Skt: dhān(us),...
Dhrang (Guj)
Guj: ધ્રાંગ dhrāṅga '(Frontier) Town' -Village, Gujarat From Skt: draṅga,...
Dhrangadhra (Guj)
Guj: ધ્રાંગધ્રા dhrāṅgadhrā ‘City Land’ -Town, Gujarat From Skt: draṅga,...
Dwarka (Guj)
Guj: દ્વારકા dvārakā ‘Gated City’ [Dwaravati, Mokshapuri, Dwarkamati] ...
Gandhinagar (Guj)
Guj: ગાંધીનગર gāndhīnagara ‘Gandhi City’ -City/Capital/District, Gujarat From...
Godhra (Guj)
Guj: ગોધરા gōdharā ‘Cow Land’ -Town, Gujarat From Skt: go, ‘cow’; and Skt:...
Hazira (Guj)
Guj: હજીરા hajīrā ‘Tomb’ -City, Port, Suburb (Surat), Gujarat From Urd: ...
Himatnagar (Guj)
હિંમતનગર himmatanagara ‘Himmat Singh’s City’ [Ahmednagar] -City, Capital...
Idar (Guj)
Guj: ઇડર iḍar(a) ‘Ilva Fort’ - Town, Gujarat Ilvadurg. Idar (a.k.a. Ilvadurg)...
Jamnagar (Guj)
Guj: જામનગર jāmanagara 'City of the Jam Dynasty’ - City/District, Gujarat...
Junagadh (Guj)
Guj: જુનાગઢ junāgaḍh ‘Old Fort’ -City/District, Gujarat From Guj/Skt:...
Kathiawar (Guj)
Guj: કાઠીયાવાડ kāṭhīyāvāḍa ‘Land of the Kathis’ -Region/Peninsula, Gujarat...
Khambat (Guj)
Guj: ખંભાત khambhāt 'Pillar Village’ [Cambay, Khambavati] - City, Gujarat...
Kheda (Guj)
Guj: ખેડા khēḍā ‘Field’ [Khetaka] -City/District, Gujarat From Skt: kshetra,...
Kutch/Kachchh (Guj)
Guj: કચ્છ kaccha ‘Salt Marsh Desert’ -Region, Gujarat From Skt: kaccha,...
Lothal (Guj)
Guj: લોથલ lōthala ‘Mound of the Dead’ -Archaeological site, Gujarat From...
Mahsana/Mehsana (Guj)
Guj: મહેસાણા mahēsāṇā ‘Mehsaji’s City’ - City/District, Gujarat From Mehsaji...
Mandvi (Guj)
Guj: માંડવી māṇḍavī ‘Settlement’ -Town (Kutch District), Gujarat From...
Modhera (Guj)
Guj: મોઢેરા mōḍhērā ‘City of Joy’ - Village/Temple, Gujarat From Skt: modaḥ...
Mundra (Guj)
Guj: મુન્દ્રા mundrā ‘Picturesque' -Town/Port (Kutch District), Gujarat...
Nalsarovar (Guj)
Guj: નળ સરોવર naḷa sarōvara ‘Drain Lake’ -Lake/Bird Sanctuary, Gujarat From...
Narmada River (Guj, MP)
Guj: નર્મદા નદી narmadā nadī ‘Pleasure-giver’ [Nerbudda] River, Gujarat,...
Navsari (Guj)
Guj: નવસારી navasārī ‘New Inn’ - City/District,Gujarat From Skt/Hin/Guj:...
Palanpur (Guj)
Guj: પાલનપુર pālanapura ‘Palansi’s Town’ [Prahaladanapura] - City, Gujarat...
Palitana (Guj)
Guj: પાલીતાણા pālītāṇā ‘Sanctuary’ [Padliptpur] -Temple town, Gujarat. From...
Panchmahal (Guj)
Guj: પંચમહાલ pan̄camahāla ‘Five Mahals’ -District, Gujarat From Hin/Skt:...
Patan (Guj)
Guj: પાટણ pāṭaṇa ‘(Anahil’s) City’ -City/District, Gujarat From Skt/Guj:...
Porbandar (Guj)
Guj: પોરબંદર pōrabandara ‘Porav’s Port’ -City/District, Gujarat. From Porav...
Rajkot (Guj)
Guj: રાજકોટ rājakōṭa ‘Raju’s Fort’ -City/District, Gujarat From Raju and...
Sabarkantha (Guj)
Guj: સાબરકાંઠા sābarakāṇṭhā ‘Bank of the Sabaramati River’ District, Gujarat...
Sabarmati River (Guj, Raj)
Guj: સાબરમતી sābaramatī ‘Ravine River’ -River, Gujarat Rajasthan From Skt:...
Saurashtra (Guj)
Guj: સૌરાષ્ટ્ર saurāṣṭra ‘Sun Kingdom’ Region, Gujarat From Skt: surya, ‘sun...
Siddhpur (Guj)
Guj: સિધ્ધપુર sidhdhapura ‘Siddhraj's City’ [Sristhal] -Town, Gujarat From...
Somnath (Guj)
Guj: સોમનાથ sōmanātha ‘Lord of the Soma’ -Temple, Gujarat From Skt: soma,...
Surat (Guj)
Guj: સુરત surat ‘Sun City’ [Surajpur/Suryapur] -City/District, Gujarat From...
Surendranagara (Guj)
Guj: સુરેન્દ્રનગર surēndranagara ‘Surendra’s City’ [Wadhwan] -Town/District,...
Tapti/Tapi River (Guj, MP, Mah)
‘Tap(t)i River’ -River Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra The Tapti (or Tapi)...
Vadodara (Guj)
Guj: વડોદરા vaḍōdarā ‘Banyan Tree’ [Chandanavati, Virakshetra/Viravati,...
Valsad (Guj)
Guj: વલસાડ valasāḍa ‘Banyans’ [Bulsar(a), Vadsal] - City/District Gujarat...