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Surname Etymology and Meaning of SONI

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

Indian (Panjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat): Hindu (Khatri, Bania, Vania) and Sikh name meaning ‘goldsmith’ in the languages of the region, derived from son- ‘gold’, from Sanskrit svar?na. Banias and also the Panjabi Khatris have clans called Soni.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)