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Aisha
Arabic عائشة; Urdu عائشہ [1]
living, alive [1][7]
OriginArabic
Pronunciation
Arabic /ˈʕaː.ʔi.ʃa/; English /aɪˈiːʃə/ or /ˈaɪʃə/ [1][2]
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Anaya
Hebrew: “God answered”; Arabic: “caring”; Igbo: “look up to God”; Sanskrit: “complete freedom”; possibly unknown (Spanish surname) [1][5][6][7]
OriginArabic, Sanskrit
Pronunciation
Spanish /aˈnaʝa/; English /əˈnaɪə/ [2][1]
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Anjali
अञ्जलि (Devanagari)[2]; અંજલિ (Gujarati)[1]
Salutation / reverence (Sanskrit)[2]; "one who offers with both hands"[4]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Gujarati IPA /ˈəɲ.d͡ʒə.li/[1]; English common forms “uhn‑JAH‑lee”, “AHN‑juh‑lee”[3]
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Anushka
अनुष्का (Hindi), අනුෂ්කා (Sinhala)
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OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/əˈnuʃkə/
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Arnav
अर्णव
Ocean, sea
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈəɾ.ɳəʋ/
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Ashwin
अश्विन् [3][4]
Related to the divine twins Ashvins; also interpreted as “possessed of horses” or “ash tree + friend” [2][3][6][7]
OriginEnglish, Sanskrit
Pronunciation
ASH‑win (English), ush‑vin (Hindi) [6]
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Avinash
अविनाश [1]
Indestructible [1]
OriginHindi
Pronunciation
ah-vee-NAHSH /ɑ.viˈnɑʃ/ [3]
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Balwinder
ਬਲਵਿੰਦਰ (Gurmukhi)
Lord of strength; powerful ruler (from Sanskrit *bala* ‘strength’ + *Indra*)
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
bal‑WIN‑der
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Dev
देव
god [1][3][7]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
dev (Indian English) [5]
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Leela
लीला
play; divine play
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
LEE‑lah; LEE‑lə
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Maya
माया (Devanagari)[3]
"illusion, magic" (Sanskrit)[3]; "water" (Hebrew)[6]; "courage" (Māori)[4]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈmaɪə/ (English)[2]
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Meera
मीरा (Hindi), മീര (Malayalam), மீரா (Tamil), ಮೀರಾ (Kannada) [1]
sea, ocean [1]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
meeh‑rah (English approximation) [4]
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