Haryana

Meaning

Proper Noun

state in northern India (country) which has union territory Chandigarh as its capital; Faridabad is its biggest city.

Origin

Found in the works of the 1100s CE Apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar.
Derived from the Sanskrit words Hari (the Hindu god Vishnu) and ayana ("home"), meaning "the Abode of God".

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