Word history
Wiktionary records दवे (dave) as a Hindi surname. The entry traces the Hindi spelling through Gujarati દવે to Sanskrit dvivedin. It distinguishes Dubey and Dvivedi as related forms. Monier-Williams supplies the older title’s literal sense involving two Vedas. The final e is part of the later surname form, rather than a separate meaningful element. The title word is not an educational qualification for a person.
Sources: Wiktionary contributors · Hindi entry, etymology and surname sense · Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword dvivedin, page 505, column 3, entry L98685
Literal dictionary sense
dvivedin: Knowing two Vedas.
Native-script forms
Spelling variants
Dube, Dvivedi.
Sources and attribution
- Wiktionary contributors · Hindi entry, etymology and surname sense
- Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword dvivedin, page 505, column 3, entry L98685
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