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| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Aaditya | ---- |
| Abhavya | name of Goddess Durga |
| Abhilasha | desire |
| Abira | ---- |
| Achala | strong |
| Achira | ---- |
| Achit | ---- |
| Adhya | name of Goddess Durga |
| Aditi | Mother of all Gods |
| Aishwarya | riches |
| Akanksha | desire |
| Akriti | ---- |
| Akuti | princess |
| Alaka/Alka | girl between eight and eighteen years old; a girl with long hair |
| Alakananda | tributary of the Ganges flows very fiercely |
| Alisha | ---- |
| Ameera | riches |
| Amita | eternal |
| Amrita | celestial drink |
| Anamika | without a name |
| Ananta | name of Goddess Durga |
| Ananya | one and only |
| Anika | ---- |
| Anita | ---- |
| Anjali | offering |
| Anjana | mascara |
| Anjusha | ---- |
| Ankita | ---- |
| Annesha | a desire to know |
| Anshikha | without a peak or shikhar |
| Anu | ---- |
| Anuja | younger sister |
| Anupama | beautiful |
| Anuradha | a bright star |
| Anusha | ---- |
| Anvita/Anvitha | ---- |
| Aparajita | invincible |
| Aparna | same as Parvati |
| Apoorva | indescribable |
| Archana | prayer |
| Armin | ---- |
| Armine | ---- |
| Armity | ---- |
| Arpana | offering |
| Arpita | offering |
| Aruna | sun |
| Arundhati | a star |
| Asha | hope |
| Ashlesha | ---- |
| Ashrita | ---- |
| Askini | daughter of Prajapati Virat |
| Avani | ---- |
| Avantika | ---- |
| Avatika | ---- |
| Ayesha | ---- |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bela | a fragrant flower |
| Bhagyashree | ---- |
| Bhanumati | ---- |
| Bharati | India |
| Bhavana/Bhawana | gesture; also emotion |
| Bhavini | name of Goddess Durga ; also sensitive |
| Bhavya | name of Goddess Durga ; also grand |
| Bhumika | the godess of the earth |
| Bina | a musical instrument |
| Bindiya | ---- |
| Bindu | a dot |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Cauvery | same as Cavery |
| Chandana | sandalwood |
| Chandrika | one who resembles the moon |
| Charu | beauty |
| Charuta | beauty |
| Chetana | life force |
| Chhavvi | image |
| Chhaya | shadow |
| Chitra | god; a star in astrology |
| Chitrangda | ---- |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Daksha | ---- |
| Dakshata | alertness |
| Damini | lightning |
| Darshini | ---- |
| Deena | ---- |
| Deepa | same as Deepika |
| Deepika | a little light |
| Deepshikha | tip of a flame |
| Deepti | brilliance |
| Devaki | mother of Lord Krishna |
| Dhara | the Earth |
| Dharani | the Earth |
| Dhun | song |
| Dilkush | ---- |
| Dilshad | ---- |
| Divya | heavenly, brilliant |
| Dristi | sight, a form of the Devi |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ekta | unity |
| Enika | little deer |
| Eersha | competetive spirit , also jealousy |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Firaki | ---- |
| Firoza | ---- |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ganga | the Ganges |
| Gargi | ---- |
| Gauri | Goddess Parvati |
| Gautami | ---- |
| Gayatri | mother of the Vedas |
| Girija | Goddess Parvati |
| Gita/Geeta | beautiful hymn or song; also holy book of Hindus |
| Gitanjali | an offering of songs |
| Gitika | ---- |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Haripriya | Goddess Lakshmi, the beloved of the Lord (Vishnu) |
| Harshita | joyful |
| Hem | gold |
| Hema | god; daughter of the mountains |
| Heena/Hina | henna |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ila | ---- |
| Indira | Goddess Lakshmi |
| Ira | ---- |
| Iravati | ---- |
| Ishita | ---- |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Jagrati | awakning |
| Jahnavi/Janvi | another name for river Ganga |
| Janani | Mother of all |
| Jaya | victory |
| Jayani | a sakti of Ganesha |
| Jayashree | victory |
| Jigisha | a desire to learn |
| Juana | ---- |
| Juhi | a fragrant flower |
| Jyoti | flame |
| Jyotika | flame |
| Jyotsna | moonlight |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Kajal | eyeliner |
| Kalpana | imagination |
| Kamakshi | a Devi, same as Lalita |
| Kamayani | ---- |
| Kamna | Desire |
| Kanak | gold |
| Kanchana | a celestial Apsara, gold |
| Karuna | Sympathy |
| Kasturi | musk |
| Katee | ---- |
| Katyayani | name for Goddess Parvati |
| Kavita | poem |
| Kavya | (beautiful) like a poem |
| Ketaki | a fragrant plant |
| Ketika | ---- |
| Kiran | rays |
| Kirti | fame, a form of the Devi |
| Kirtika | same as Kirti |
| Kitu | ---- |
| Komal | tender |
| Krishna | ---- |
| Kriti | A work of art |
| Kshama | forgiveness, patience, a form of the Devi |
| Kuhuk | cuckoo bird's call |
| Kumud | same as Kumudini |
| Kumudini | moon rays |
| Kuntala | a lady with beautiful hair |
| Kusuma | flower |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Lalima | blush |
| Lalita | ---- |
| Lata | vine |
| Latika | small vine |
| Laxmi | same as Lakshmi |
| Leenata | politeness |
| Lolaksi | a sakti of Ganesha |
| Lopamudra | ---- |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Madhavi | as sweet as honey |
| Madhu | honey |
| Madhuchanda | sweet as honey and beautiful as the Moon |
| Madhulika | sweet |
| Madhur | sweet |
| Madhuri | sweetness |
| Mahima | greatness |
| Maitreyi | ---- |
| Maitri | friendship; name of Sun |
| Mala | necklace |
| Malati/Malathi | same as Malti |
| Malavika | name of a famous dancer; princess to the kingdom of Magada |
| Malini | god; a gardener |
| Mallika | ---- |
| Malti | small fragrant flower |
| Mamta | mother's love for child, wife of sage Asija |
| Manasi | another name for Goddess Saraswathi |
| Manavi | ---- |
| Mandakini | river |
| Mandira | pure, sacred like a temple |
| Maneejeh | ---- |
| Mangala | auspicious |
| Manisha | desire |
| Manjari | ---- |
| Manju | small |
| Manushi | ---- |
| Marisa | mother of Daksa |
| Matangi | name of Goddess Durga |
| Mausami | seasons |
| Maya | magic |
| Mayuri | ---- |
| Medha | intelligence, a form of the Devi |
| Meena | precious stone |
| Meenal/Minal | ---- |
| Meenakshi | a lady whose eyes are of the shape of a fish |
| Meera | name of a saintly lady |
| Megha | clouds |
| Meghana | clouds |
| Mehroo | ---- |
| Mehul | clouds of rain |
| Mena | mother of Menaka |
| Menaka | celestial damsel |
| Mili | Found |
| Mina | same as Meena |
| Mira | same as Meera |
| Mitali | ---- |
| Mitra | name of Sun, god of daylight |
| Mohini | most beautiful |
| Mrigaja | little deer |
| Mrigaya | hunt |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Naina/Nayana | eyes |
| Nalini | same as Gayatri; also lotus flower |
| Namrata | humbleness |
| Nanda | a sakti of Ganesha |
| Nandini | name for Lord Siva, god of destruction |
| Nandita | ---- |
| Naomi | ---- |
| Narayani | Goddess Lakshmi |
| Narmada | same as Gayatri |
| Natasha | ---- |
| Neeharika | ---- |
| Neela | blue color |
| Neelam | sapphire |
| Neena | ---- |
| Neerja | lotus flower |
| Neha | love |
| Nidhi | same as Gayatri |
| Nidra | a form of the Devi |
| Nilima | ---- |
| Nilini | perpetuator of the Kuru race |
| Nimmi | ---- |
| Nira | ---- |
| Niradhara | ---- |
| Niral | ---- |
| Nirati | ---- |
| Niraza | pleasure giver |
| Nirguna | ---- |
| Nirmala | same as Gayatri |
| Nirupa | same as Gayatri |
| Nirupama | same as Gayatri |
| Nisha | night |
| Nishtha | faith |
| Nita | ---- |
| Niti | policy |
| Nitu | ---- |
| Nitya | goddess Parvati, also eternal |
| Nivedita | ---- |
| Niveta | ---- |
| Noori | ---- |
| Nrutya | ---- |
| Nupur | anklet |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ooha | ---- |
| Oonnati/Unnati | progress |
| Ootkarsha/Utkarsha | progress |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Palaq | eye lashes |
| Pallavi | new tender leaves |
| Paloma | ---- |
| Palomi | ---- |
| Pamela | ---- |
| Paola | ---- |
| Parnita | auspicious Apsara |
| Parul | ---- |
| Parveen | ---- |
| Patla | name of Goddess Durga |
| Pauravi | ---- |
| Pavani | same as Gayatri |
| Pavi | ---- |
| Pavithra | pure |
| Payal | an ornament worn around ankles |
| Perine | ---- |
| Phutika | ---- |
| Pinaz | ---- |
| Pinky | ---- |
| Pivari | a wife of Sukha |
| Piya | darling |
| Pooja | prayer |
| Poonam | full moon |
| Poorva | breeze coming from the East |
| Prabha | brightness |
| Prachi | The East |
| Prachiti | realization |
| Pradnya/Pragnya | intelligence |
| Prajakta | a small fragrant flower |
| Pratiksha | to wait for something |
| Pratykha | name of Goddess Durga |
| Preeti/Preethi | love; dear and lovable |
| Prema | dear and lovable |
| Premila | ---- |
| Prerana | inspiration |
| Prisha | ---- |
| Pritha | same as Kunti |
| Prithvi | the earth |
| Priti | satisfaction, renowned wife of Pulastya/Sukha |
| Priya | loved one, darling |
| Priyamvada | the one with a sweet, loving speech |
| Priyanka | dear and lovable |
| Puja | same as Pooja |
| Pundari | ---- |
| Punita | ---- |
| Purandhri | same as Gayatri; also beautiful woman |
| Purnika | ---- |
| Purnima | same as Gayatri; also a night of full moon |
| Purva | East |
| Purvi | East |
| Pushpa | beautiful, tender like a flower |
| Pusti | nourishment, a form of the Devi, wife of Ganapati |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Rachna | architecture, design |
| Radha | same as Radhika |
| Radhika | a form of the Devi, 5th Sakti, wife of Krishna |
| Ragini | ---- |
| Rahi | passenger |
| Rakhi | thread tied to protect brother from all evils |
| Ramya | enchanting |
| Ranjana | ---- |
| Rasika | ---- |
| Rashmi | the rays of the sun |
| Ratanpriya | name of Goddess Durga |
| Rati | a Devi |
| Raveena | ---- |
| Reena | ---- |
| Rekha | line |
| Rema | beautiful |
| Reema/Rima | ---- |
| Renuka | name of Goddess Parvati |
| Reshma | with skin as soft as silk |
| Revati | wife of Balarama |
| Richa | born in solar month Vrishabha |
| Riddhi | Siddhi will follow |
| Rita | ---- |
| Ritika | ---- |
| Ritu | seasons |
| Rituparna | ---- |
| Rohini | name of a constellation |
| Romita | ---- |
| Roshni | light |
| Rucha | verses of the Vedas |
| Ruchi | interest |
| Ruchira | someone with a good taste |
| Rudrani | a wife of Shiva |
| Rujuta | ---- |
| Rukmini | wife of Lord Krishna |
| Rupa/Roopa | beutiful lady |
| Rupali | ---- |
| Rupi (Rupee) | ---- |
| Rusha | sun rays |
| Rushita | ---- |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sachi | wife of Lord Indra |
| Sahana | name of a raga |
| Saloni | ---- |
| Samiha | desire |
| Samiksha | ---- |
| Sandhya | dusk |
| Sangeeta/ Sangita | music |
| Sanika | flute |
| Sanjna | wife of the Sun |
| Sanjukta | ---- |
| Santripti | satisfaction |
| Sanyogita | ---- |
| Sanyukta | ---- |
| Sapna | dream |
| Sarasvati | a goddess |
| Saravati | ---- |
| Sarika | thrush |
| Sarita | river |
| Sarmistha | a daughter of Vrsaparvan |
| Saru | ---- |
| Saryu | A river in Ramayana |
| Sashi/Shashi | the Moon |
| Sashti | ---- |
| Sasthi | ---- |
| Satyavati | mother of Vyasa |
| Saumya/Soumya | calm |
| Savarna | daughter of the Ocean |
| Savita | sun |
| Savitri | a form of the Devi, 4th Sakti |
| Sayeda | ---- |
| Seema | limit |
| Shahbano | ---- |
| Shaheen | ---- |
| Shaila | ---- |
| Shailaja | name of Goddess Parvati |
| Shailee | ---- |
| Shaina | ---- |
| Shalini | decent, good mannered lady |
| Shambhavee | name of Goddess Durga |
| Shanaya | ---- |
| Shanta | peaceful |
| Shantala | calm, peaceful |
| Shanti | peace |
| Shanu | ---- |
| Sharada | Goddess of Knowledge; Saraswathi |
| Sharmila | shy |
| Sharmistha | ---- |
| Sharonya | Surrender to God |
| Sharvari | ---- |
| Shayantani | The dusk |
| Sheetal | cool |
| Shikha | branch of a tree |
| Shilpa | ---- |
| Shivani | ---- |
| Shobha | beauty |
| Shobhita | ---- |
| Shobhna | elegance |
| Shoma | ---- |
| Shradhdha | faith |
| Shreya | auspicious |
| Shriya | ---- |
| Shruti/Sruti | ability to hear |
| Shubha | good |
| Shubhada | a name of Goddess Durga and means doer of good |
| Shweta | Saraswati or The Goddess of Learning; white |
| Siddhi | then you must have a Riddhi |
| Simi/Simmi | ---- |
| Simran | recollection |
| Smirti | recollection, a form of the Devi |
| Smita | smile |
| Sneha | loving |
| Snigdha | ---- |
| Sobha | elegance |
| Somatra | excelling the moon |
| Sonal | ---- |
| Sonali | ---- |
| Sonia | ---- |
| Sophia | ---- |
| Sparsh | Clear |
| Sraddha | faith, a wife of Shiva |
| Sreelata | ---- |
| Sriya | ---- |
| Subhadra | a wife of Arjuna |
| Subhaga | a fortunate person |
| Subhangi | ---- |
| Subhuja | auspicious Apsara |
| Sucheta | charm |
| Suchi | ---- |
| Suchitra | ---- |
| Sudevi | wife of Krishna |
| Sudha | amrit |
| Suhasini | another name for Goddess Laxmi |
| Sujata | of high parentage |
| Suksma | ---- |
| Sulata/Sulatha | beautiful creeper |
| Suman/Sumana | flower |
| Sumati | intelligent |
| Sumitra | mother of Lakshman |
| Sunanda | ---- |
| Sunita | a daughter of Dharma |
| Suniti | ---- |
| Sunrita | same as Sunita |
| Supriya | well loved |
| Surabhi | wish-yielding cow; also fragrance |
| Suravinda | a beautiful Yaksa |
| Surekha | beautiful |
| Surotama | auspicious Apsara |
| Suruchi | ---- |
| Surupa | ---- |
| Surya | sun god |
| Sushma | ---- |
| Susila | wife of Krishna, clever in amorous sciences |
| Susumna | same as Lalita |
| Suvrata | a daughter of Daksa |
| Swapna | dream |
| Swati | name of a constellation |
| Sweta | Saraswati or The Goddess of Learning; white |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Tanu | body |
| Tanuja | ---- |
| Tanvi | slim, delicate |
| Tapi | ---- |
| Tapti | ---- |
| Tara | star |
| Tarika | a small star |
| Tarpana | same as Gayatri |
| Taruna | same as Gayatri |
| Taruni | young woman; also the rose |
| Tasha | ---- |
| Tejal | ---- |
| Tejaswini | bright |
| Teji | ---- |
| Tina | ---- |
| Trilochana | ---- |
| Trishna | thirst, a form of the Devi |
| Trupti | satisfaction |
| Trusha | ---- |
| Tuhina | ---- |
| Tulasi | a Devi |
| Tulika | ---- |
| Tusti | peace, happiness, a form of the Devi |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Udaya | rise; progress |
| Ujwal/Ujjwala | bright |
| Uma | wife of Shiva |
| Urmila | wife of Lakshmana |
| Urvasi/ Urvashi | most beautiful of Apsaras |
| Usha | dawn |
| Utkarshni | name of Goddess Durga |
| Uttama | the best |
| Uttara | mother of Pariksit |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Vaisakhi | ---- |
| Vaishali | ---- |
| Vallari | ---- |
| Vandana | prayer |
| Vandita | worshipped |
| Vani | speech; ability to speak; sound |
| Vanita | same as Gayatri |
| Varsha | rain |
| Varuni | a goddess |
| Vasanta | spring |
| Vasanti | spring |
| Vasavi | mental daughter of the Pitras |
| Vasudha | earth |
| Vasuki | ---- |
| Vasumati | apsara of unequalled splendour |
| Vasundhara | earth |
| Veena | an Indian musical instrument |
| Vibhuti | the one who has achieved enlightenment |
| Vidya | wisdom, knowledge |
| Vijaya | victory |
| Vijayashree | victory |
| Vijiya | winner |
| Vilasini | ---- |
| Vimal | pure |
| Vimala | pure, sakti of the Gayatri Devi |
| Vinata | humble, mother of Garuda |
| Vinaya | good behaviour |
| Vineeta | same as Vinita |
| Vinita | humble, modest |
| Virini | ---- |
| Visala | celestial Apsara |
| Vishakha | ---- |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Yaksha | ( a Sister of Daksha ). |
| Yamini | night |
| Yamuna | a river |
| Yatee | name of Goddess Durga |
| Yauvani | same as Gayatri |
| Yogita | ---- |
| Yugandhara | ---- |
| Yuvati | young woman |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Zarine | ---- |
| Zeba | ---- |
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