Harsh
हर्ष (Devanagari), હર્ષ (Gujarati) [1][3]
Joy, happiness [3][8]
Pronunciation
/ˈɦəɾʂ/ (Hindi) [1]
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हर्ष (Devanagari), હર્ષ (Gujarati) [1][3]
Joy, happiness [3][8]
/ˈɦəɾʂ/ (Hindi) [1]
हर्षद (Devanagari), હર્ષદ (Gujarati) [1][6]
One who gives joy; joy‑giver [1][3]
HAR‑shad (2 syllables) [6]
عمران [1]
Long‑lived; Prosperous; Exalted in status (reported) [2]
Arabic: [ˈʕɪmˌraːn] [4]
Arabic: عناية; Urdu: عنایا[1]
“care, concern” (Arabic)[1]
/ʕi.ˈnaː.ja/ (Arabic)[1]
ईशान
Sun; lord; presiding deity of the northeast direction
/ɪʃɑːn/ (American & British English)
इशानी (Hindi) [1][3]
ruling, possessing; also an epithet of the goddess Parvati (mistress/goddess) [1][2][3]
American /ɪʃɑːni/, British /ɪˈʃɑːni/ [4][7]
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].
ee-SHEE-tah (IPA /iˈʃiː.tə/) [2]; i-SHEE-taa [6]; ish-EE-tah [8]
ਜਸਵਿੰਦਰ (Gurmukhi) [1]
“fame, praise, glory” (Sanskrit yaśas) or “god of the thunderbolt” (Sanskrit jasu + Indra) [1][7]
American /ˈjɑːswɪndər/, British /ˈʤɑːsˌwɪndər/ [3]
கார்த்திக் (Tamil), కార్తీక్ (Telugu), കാർത്തിക് (Malayalam)
One who is brave; name of the war‑god Kartikeya
KAR‑tik
கவின் (Tamil) [1]
beauty, grace, fairness, comeliness (Tamil) [1][2][3]
/kɐ.ˈʋɪn/ [1]
काव्य (Devanagari)
poetry, poem
KUV‑yuh (English)
Variant of Italian Chiara meaning bright or clear, or Irish Ciara meaning dark‑haired [1][3]
/ki.ˈɑɹ.ə/ (English) [1]
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