Girl
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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Kannada baby names.
Names with documented use in Kannada. Use in this language does not establish the name’s etymological origin.
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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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Girl
Pooja
पूजा (Devanagari)
Worship
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈpuːdʒə/
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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
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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Rohan
रोहण (Devanagari)[3]
‘Ascending’ or ‘to rise’[6]; ‘Spiritual’ in Arabic[4]; ‘Good character and piety’ in Persian[4]; ‘Horse country’ in Tolkien’s Sindarin[2]
OriginArabic, Persian, Sanskrit
Pronunciation
ROH‑hun (English)[8]
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Girl
Sanjana
संजना (Hindi, Marathi)
uniting, joining; gentle; peaceful; evening prayer; consciousness; harmony
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
sun‑JAH‑nuh (/sʌnˈdʒɑ.nə/)
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Boy
Siddharth
सिद्धार्थ
One who has accomplished an aim or object; successful, prosperous
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
General American /sɪˈdɑɹtə/, Received Pronunciation /sɪˈdɑːtə/; phonemic /ˈsɪd.ərθ/ (Am), /ˈsɪd.ɑːθ/ (Br)
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Girl
Sneha
स्नेहा (Devanagari), স্নেহা (Bengali), ಸ್ನೇಹ (Kannada) [1][2]
Love, tenderness (Sanskrit) [1][5][4]
OriginSanskrit
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Girl
Uma
उमा (Devanagari), ఉమ (Telugu), ಉಮಾ (Kannada), ഉമ (Malayalam), உமா (Tamil) [1]
‘flax’ in Sanskrit; also linked to the exclamation u mā ‘O do not (practice austerities)’; other Sanskrit senses include tranquillity, splendour, fame and night [1][4][8]
OriginSanskrit
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