Bahri Family History
Bahri Name Meaning
Muslim (mainly Maghreb Iran and Indonesia) and Arabic: from the Arabic adjective baḥrī (or the Indonesian loanword bahri) ‘marine maritime’ a derivative of baḥr ‘sea’. This surname is also found among Christian Arabs especially in Lebanon. Indian (Punjab): Khatri and Sikh name from Punjabi bā’rā ‘twelve’. The Bahris are one of the major subdivisions of the Khatri community and comprise twelve clans: Chopra Dhawan Kapoor Khanna Maindharu Malhotra Sehgal Seth Talwar Tannan Vohra and Wadhaun.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022