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माधव (Hindi, Marathi, Nepali), మాధవ్ (Telugu)
Derived from Sanskrit *madhu* meaning “sweet” or “honey”; modern form of Madhava
MAH‑duhv (dominant); /ˈmɑːdʌv/ (American), /ˈmʌdəv/ (British)
मानव
Human being, person, mankind
/mɑ̃ˈnaw/
Devanagari: मनिन्दर; Urdu: منیندر
Lord of the Mind, Ruler of the Heart, King of the Heart
muh‑NIN‑der
नवीन (Devanagari) [1]
new, fresh, young, bright, creative [1][2]
na‑VEEN (IPA: /nəˈviːn/) [2]
निखिल (Devanagari)
whole, entire
IPA /nɪ.kʰɪl/ (Standard Hindi); English rendering “NEEK‑heel”
Gujarati નીરવ, Marathi नीरव
Quiet, silent
ओम (Devanagari), ॐ (Sanskrit symbol) [1][2]
Sacred syllable representing a universal sound [1][3]
/ɒm/, /əʊm/ (RP); /oʊm/ (GA) [2]
عمران [1]
Prosperous, flourishing, long life (derived from Arabic root ʿ‑m‑r) [2][4][8]
/ʕum.raːn/ (IPA) [1][2]
Derived from Sanskrit praṇava, the sacred syllable Om [1][2]
प्रणव (Devanagari), પ્રણવ (Gujarati) [1]
sacred syllable Om (Sanskrit) [1][2][3]
PRAH‑nav (/ˈprɑː.næv/) [2][4]
राघव (Devanagari), ਰਾਘਵ (Gurmukhi)
Descendant of Raghu
Hindi /ˈɾɑː.ɡʱəʋ/, Marathi /ˈɾa.ɡʱəʋ/
राहुल (Hindi, Marathi) and other Indian scripts [1][2]
Conqueror of all miseries; able, efficient (multiple sources) [3][5][6][7]
Standard Hindi IPA /ɾɑː.ɦʊl/; English phonetic “RAH‑hool” [2][7]
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