Hooghly/Hugli (WB)

Ben: হুগলি hugali ‘Elephant Grass’  City/River/District, West Bengal  From Ben: hogla, ‘elephant grass’ [Lesser Indian Reed Mace, Southern Cattail Typha Elephantine/Typha domingensis]. The district of Hooghly derived its name from the town of Hooghly on the west bank...