Now used as a surname by Maratha Brahmans.
_Deswali_ .-- Synonym for Mina.
_Devadasi_ .-- (Handmaidens of the gods.) Synonym for Kasbi.
_Devarukhe_ .-- A subdivision of Maratha Brahmans.

The word is derived from Devarishi, a Shakha (branch) of the Atharva Veda, or from Devarukh, a town in Ratnagiri District of Bombay Presidency.

Among Brahmans they hold rather a low position.
_Dewangan_ .-- (From the old town of this name on the Wardha river.) Subcaste of Koshti.
_Dhaighar_ .-- (2 1/2 houses.) A subcaste of Khatri.
_Dhakan_ .-- (A witch.) Subcaste of Bhat.
_Dhakar_ .-- Name of a caste in Bastar.

A clan of Rajputs.

A subcase of Barai, Bania and Kirar.