THE NAME DIRECTORY
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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)
माधवी (Devanagari), మాధవి (Telugu) [1]
Feminine form of Madhava; associated with sweetness and the goddess Lakshmi [1][5][6]
American /ˈmɑːdɑːvi/, British /ˈmɑːdəvi/ [2]
मालिनी (Hindi) [1]; มาลินี (Thai) [3]
fragrant (Sanskrit) [1]; garlanded (Indian) [2]; jasmine flower (Sanskrit) [5]; florist (Thai) [3]; the garlanded one (Sanskrit) [4][8]
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
ਮਨਜੀਤ (Gurmukhi)[1]
Conqueror of the mind / Victory over the heart[1][3]
Mun (sounds like sun) – jeet[3]
Gurmukhi: ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ
Mind‑loving; beloved of God; derived from Sanskrit manas (mind) + prīti (love, joy)
muhn‑PREET
‘wished for’ or ‘desired’ (Slavic); ‘respected’ (Sanskrit) [1][2]
MAH‑nyuh (English approximation) [3]
Arabic مريم; Persian/Urdu مریم [1]
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Arabic /ˈmar.jam/; Persian /mæɾ.ˈjæm/; Urdu /ˈməɾ.jəm/ [1]
माया (Devanagari)[3]
"illusion, magic" (Sanskrit)[3]; "water" (Hebrew)[6]; "courage" (Māori)[4]
/ˈmaɪə/ (English)[2]
मेधा
wisdom, intelligence, intellect
MEH‑duh (English)
मीरा (Hindi), മീര (Malayalam), மீரா (Tamil), ಮೀರಾ (Kannada) [1]
sea, ocean [1]
meeh‑rah (English approximation) [4]
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