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Devanagari: दिनेश (Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) and other regional scripts [1]
"Lord of the day" / "Sun" (epithet of the Sun) [3][2][4][6]
Standard Hindi IPA /d̪ɪ.neːʃ/; English approximation DIN‑esh /ˈdɪn.ɛʃ/ [2][4]
فرحان (Arabic), ফারহান (Bengali) [1]
happy, cheerful [1]
/far.ˈħaːn/ (Arabic) [1]; “far‑AN” (English guide) [7]
Arabic: عناية; Urdu: عنایا[1]
“care, concern” (Arabic)[1]
/ʕi.ˈnaː.ja/ (Arabic)[1]
ईशान
Sun; lord; presiding deity of the northeast direction
/ɪʃɑːn/ (American & British English)
कुणाल (Devanagari), কুনাল (Bengali), કુનાલ (Gujarati), ਕੁਨਾਲ (Gurmukhi)
one with beautiful eyes; desire; the purest form of beauty
/ˈkuːnəl/ (KOO‑nəl)
नन्दिनी
Daughter; she who delights; a woman who brings joy
/ˈnɑn.dɪ.niː/ (English) ; /nən.d̪ɪ.niː/ (Hindi)
नवीन (Devanagari) [1]
new, fresh, young, bright, creative [1][2]
na‑VEEN (IPA: /nəˈviːn/) [2]
नेहा (Devanagari) [1]
love, affection (from Sanskrit sneha) – also linked to rain/downpour (alternative derivation) [1][3][4]
/neː.ɦɑː/ (IPA) [3]
Gujarati નીરવ, Marathi नीरव
Quiet, silent
पूजा (Devanagari)
Worship
/ˈpuːdʒə/
Derived from Sanskrit praṇava, the sacred syllable Om [1][2]
प्रिया (Devanagari) and regional scripts listed above [1]
beloved, dear, darling [1][2]
Hindi IPA /pɾɪ.ˈjɑː/; Wiktionary IPA /pɾɪ.jɑː/ [1][2]
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