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Indian baby names.

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Harsh

हर्ष (Devanagari), હર્ષ (Gujarati) [1][3]

Joy, happiness [3][8]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/ˈɦəɾʂ/ (Hindi) [1]

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Harshad

हर्षद (Devanagari), હર્ષદ (Gujarati) [1][6]

One who gives joy; joy‑giver [1][3]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

HAR‑shad (2 syllables) [6]

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Imran

عمران [1]

Long‑lived; Prosperous; Exalted in status (reported) [2]

OriginArabic
Pronunciation

Arabic: [ˈʕɪmˌraːn] [4]

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Girl

Inaya

Arabic: عناية; Urdu: عنایا[1]

“care, concern” (Arabic)[1]

OriginArabic
Pronunciation

/ʕi.ˈnaː.ja/ (Arabic)[1]

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Ishaan

ईशान

Sun; lord; presiding deity of the northeast direction

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/ɪʃɑːn/ (American & British English)

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Ishani

इशानी (Hindi) [1][3]

ruling, possessing; also an epithet of the goddess Parvati (mistress/goddess) [1][2][3]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

American /ɪʃɑːni/, British /ɪˈʃɑːni/ [4][7]

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Ishita

Hindi इशिता [1]; Devanagari ईशिता [2]; Gujarati ઈશિતા [6]

Reported meanings include “supremacy” [1], “one who desires, mistress” [2], and “Desired, Mastery, Superior” [5]; user-submitted meanings vary [4].

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Pronunciation

ee-SHEE-tah (IPA /iˈʃiː.tə/) [2]; i-SHEE-taa [6]; ish-EE-tah [8]

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Jaswinder

ਜਸਵਿੰਦਰ (Gurmukhi) [1]

“fame, praise, glory” (Sanskrit yaśas) or “god of the thunderbolt” (Sanskrit jasu + Indra) [1][7]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

American /ˈjɑːswɪndər/, British /ˈʤɑːsˌwɪndər/ [3]

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Karthik

கார்த்திக் (Tamil), కార్తీక్ (Telugu), കാർത്തിക് (Malayalam)

One who is brave; name of the war‑god Kartikeya

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

KAR‑tik

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Unisex

Kavin

கவின் (Tamil) [1]

beauty, grace, fairness, comeliness (Tamil) [1][2][3]

OriginTamil
Pronunciation

/kɐ.ˈʋɪn/ [1]

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Kavya

काव्य (Devanagari)

poetry, poem

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

KUV‑yuh (English)

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Girl · Unisex

Kiara

Variant of Italian Chiara meaning bright or clear, or Irish Ciara meaning dark‑haired [1][3]

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Pronunciation

/ki.ˈɑɹ.ə/ (English) [1]

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