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Indian Girl Names
Indian girl names are luminous — Diya is “lamp”, Kiran “ray of light”, Priya “beloved”. Rooted mostly in Sanskrit and Hindi, they range from devotional classics like Meera and Lakshmi to the sleek modern wave of Saanvi, Anaya and Myra that’s rising fast in British classrooms. Every name below carries its meaning with it — which, in Indian naming tradition, is exactly the point.
70 names
Aanya
Sanskrit / Hindi
Limitless, gracious
GirlVirtue
Aaradhya
Sanskrit
Worshipped, blessing of the gods
GirlVirtueMythological
Aarna
Sanskrit
Ocean wave
GirlSeaVirtue
Aditi
Sanskrit
Boundless
GirlMythologicalCelestial
Aishwarya
Sanskrit
Prosperity, abundance
GirlVirtueHistorical
Akshara
Sanskrit
Letter of the alphabet, imperishable
GirlLiteraryVirtue
Alia
Arabic / Hindi
Exalted, noble, sublime
GirlVirtue
Amrita
Sanskrit
Immortal nectar
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Anaya
Sanskrit / Arabic
Caring, providing
GirlVirtue
Anika
Sanskrit / Norse
Grace, sweetness
Girl
Anjali
Sanskrit
Offering, salutation
GirlVirtue
Anvi
Sanskrit
Earth, woman with good qualities
GirlVirtueNature
Anya
Sanskrit / Slavic
Inexhaustible grace
Girl
Asha
Sanskrit
Hope
GirlVirtue
Avani
Sanskrit
Earth
GirlNature
Avantika
Sanskrit
Princess of Avanti, an ancient name for Ujjain
GirlHistoricalMythological
Avni
Sanskrit
Earth
GirlNatureVirtue
Chandni
Sanskrit / Hindi
Moonlight
GirlCelestialNature
Charvi
Sanskrit
Beautiful, graceful
GirlVirtue
Deepa
Sanskrit
Lamp, light
GirlVirtue
Devika
Sanskrit
Little goddess
GirlMythological
Dia
Sanskrit / Hindi
Lamp, light
GirlVirtue
Disha
Sanskrit
Direction, vision
GirlVirtue
Diya
Sanskrit / Hindi
Lamp, light
Girl
Esha
Sanskrit
Desire, the goddess Parvati
GirlVirtueMythological
Gauri
Sanskrit
Fair, white
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Gayatri
Sanskrit
The sacred Vedic mantra to the sun
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Ila
Sanskrit
Earth
GirlNatureMythological
Indira
Sanskrit
Moon, splendour
GirlCelestialMythological
Ishita
Sanskrit
Desired, prosperous
GirlVirtue
Janvi
Sanskrit / Hindi
River, daughter of Ganga
GirlSeaMythological
Jaya
Sanskrit
Victory
GirlVirtueMythological
Jiya
Hindi
Heart, soul, sweetheart
GirlVirtue
Kalpana
Sanskrit
Imagination
GirlLiteraryVirtue
Kavita
Sanskrit / Hindi
Poem
GirlLiterary
Kavya
Sanskrit
Poetry
GirlLiterary
Khushi
Hindi / Persian
Happiness, joy
GirlVirtue
Kiara
Sanskrit / Italian
Bright
GirlCelestialVirtue
Lakshmi
Sanskrit
Goddess of wealth and beauty
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Lalita
Sanskrit
Playful, charming
GirlMythologicalLiterary
Liya
Hindi / Hebrew
I am with God in Hebrew, also used in India
GirlVirtueBiblical
Mahi
Sanskrit / Hindi
Earth, the moon, river
GirlCelestialNature
Maya
Sanskrit / Greek / Hebrew
Illusion (Sanskrit)
GirlMythologicalLiterary
Meera
Sanskrit / Hindi
Devotee
GirlLiteraryMythological
Mira
Slavic / Sanskrit
Peace, world
GirlVirtue
Myra
Sanskrit / Latin
Wonderful in Sanskrit, fragrant myrrh in Latin
GirlVirtueBotanical
Naina
Sanskrit / Hindi
Eyes
Girl
Nisha
Sanskrit
Night
GirlCelestialNature
Opal
Sanskrit
Precious stone
GirlNatureVirtue
Pari
Persian / Hindi
Fairy
GirlMythological
Pia
Sanskrit / Latin / Italian
Beloved in Sanskrit, pious in Latin
GirlVirtue
Priya
Sanskrit
Beloved, dear
Girl
Radha
Sanskrit
Prosperity, success
GirlMythologicalLiterary
Reva
Sanskrit
River
GirlSeaNature
Riya
Sanskrit / Hindi
Singer, graceful
Girl
Roshni
Persian / Hindi
Light, brightness, illumination
GirlVirtueCelestial
Saanvi
Sanskrit
Goddess Lakshmi, one who will be followed
GirlMythological
Sana
Arabic / Sanskrit
Radiance, brilliance
Girl
Sapna
Sanskrit / Hindi
Dream
GirlLiterary
Sarika
Sanskrit
Songbird, koel
GirlNatureLiterary
Shreya
Sanskrit
Auspicious, beautiful, best
Girl
Sita
Sanskrit
Furrow
GirlMythologicalLiterary
Suhana
Hindi / Arabic
Pleasant, beautiful
GirlVirtue
Tanvi
Sanskrit
Delicate, slender
GirlVirtue
Tara
Sanskrit / Irish
Star in Sanskrit
GirlCelestialMythological
Tisha
Sanskrit
Joy, happiness
GirlVirtue
Trisha
Sanskrit
Thirst, desire, longing
GirlVirtue
Veda
Sanskrit
Knowledge, wisdom
GirlVirtueHistorical
Vidya
Sanskrit
Knowledge, wisdom
GirlVirtueMythological
Yamini
Sanskrit
Night
GirlCelestialLiterary
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