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Pand is a string of letters that can appear in several distinct contexts but does not have a single, widely recognized meaning in English. In onomastics, Pand is found as a surname in parts of South Asia and among diaspora communities. In these uses, the spelling reflects transliteration from local languages, and the origin and meaning of the name vary by region and linguistic tradition. Pand may also appear as part of given names or family names in other areas, again with diverse roots.

As a standalone English word, pand has no common definition. It is not a productive morpheme in modern English outside of specific proper noun usages. When the letters occur within longer words, they are typically part of unrelated roots or affixes, such as those deriving from pan- meaning “all” in many Greek-derived terms, rather than representing a separate English morpheme pand.

Because its primary attested role is as a proper noun in personal names, there is no universal definition of pand beyond noting its function as a surname or fragment of a name in some linguistic contexts.