Girl
Meera
मीरा (Hindi), മീര (Malayalam), மீரா (Tamil), ಮೀರಾ (Kannada) [1]
sea, ocean [1]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
meeh‑rah (English approximation) [4]
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Nandini
नन्दिनी
Daughter; she who delights; a woman who brings joy
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈnɑn.dɪ.niː/ (English) ; /nən.d̪ɪ.niː/ (Hindi)
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Boy
Naveen
नवीन (Devanagari) [1]
new, fresh, young, bright, creative [1][2]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
na‑VEEN (IPA: /nəˈviːn/) [2]
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Girl
Neha
नेहा (Devanagari) [1]
love, affection (from Sanskrit sneha) – also linked to rain/downpour (alternative derivation) [1][3][4]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/neː.ɦɑː/ (IPA) [3]
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Boy
Nikhil
निखिल (Devanagari)
whole, entire
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
IPA /nɪ.kʰɪl/ (Standard Hindi); English rendering “NEEK‑heel”
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Boy
Om
ओम (Devanagari), ॐ (Sanskrit symbol) [1][2]
Sacred syllable representing a universal sound [1][3]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ɒm/, /əʊm/ (RP); /oʊm/ (GA) [2]
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Girl
Pooja
पूजा (Devanagari)
Worship
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈpuːdʒə/
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Boy
Pranav
प्रणव (Devanagari), પ્રણવ (Gujarati) [1]
sacred syllable Om (Sanskrit) [1][2][3]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
PRAH‑nav (/ˈprɑː.næv/) [2][4]
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Girl
Priya
प्रिया (Devanagari) and regional scripts listed above [1]
beloved, dear, darling [1][2]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Hindi IPA /pɾɪ.ˈjɑː/; Wiktionary IPA /pɾɪ.jɑː/ [1][2]
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Boy
Raghav
राघव (Devanagari), ਰਾਘਵ (Gurmukhi)
Descendant of Raghu
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Hindi /ˈɾɑː.ɡʱəʋ/, Marathi /ˈɾa.ɡʱəʋ/
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Boy
Rahul
राहुल (Hindi, Marathi) and other Indian scripts [1][2]
Conqueror of all miseries; able, efficient (multiple sources) [3][5][6][7]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Standard Hindi IPA /ɾɑː.ɦʊl/; English phonetic “RAH‑hool” [2][7]
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Boy
Rajan
Devanagari: राजन; Malayalam: രാജൻ; Tamil: ராஜன்; Gurmukhi: ਰਾਜਨ[3]
king, ruler (Sanskrit)[1]
OriginArabic, Sanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈɾaː.d͡ʒɐn/ (Malayalam), /ˈɾɑː.d͡ʒən/ (Hindi)[3]
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