Hooghly

English

Etymology

Anglicisation of Bengali হুগলি (hugoli).

Proper noun

Hooghly

1. A neighbourhood of Hugli-Chinsurah, West Bengal, India
2. A district of West Bengal, India.
3. The eastern distributary of the Ganges river in West Bengal, India.

Alternative forms

• Hoogly, Hooghley, Hughly, Hughley, Hugli