Boy
Manav
मानव
Human being, person, mankind
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/mɑ̃ˈnaw/
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Boy
Maninder
Devanagari: मनिन्दर; Urdu: منیندر
Lord of the Mind, Ruler of the Heart, King of the Heart
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
muh‑NIN‑der
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Manisha
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OriginSee profile
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Unisex
Manjeet
ਮਨਜੀਤ (Gurmukhi)[1]
Conqueror of the mind / Victory over the heart[1][3]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Mun (sounds like sun) – jeet[3]
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Unisex
Manpreet
Gurmukhi: ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ
Mind‑loving; beloved of God; derived from Sanskrit manas (mind) + prīti (love, joy)
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
muhn‑PREET
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Girl
Manya
‘wished for’ or ‘desired’ (Slavic); ‘respected’ (Sanskrit) [1][2]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
MAH‑nyuh (English approximation) [3]
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Girl
Maryam
Arabic مريم; Persian/Urdu مریم [1]
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OriginArabic
Pronunciation
Arabic /ˈmar.jam/; Persian /mæɾ.ˈjæm/; Urdu /ˈməɾ.jəm/ [1]
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Girl
Maya
माया (Devanagari)[3]
"illusion, magic" (Sanskrit)[3]; "water" (Hebrew)[6]; "courage" (Māori)[4]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈmaɪə/ (English)[2]
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Girl
Medha
मेधा
wisdom, intelligence, intellect
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
MEH‑duh (English)
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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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Boy
Murugan
முருகன் (Tamil) ; मुरुगन (Sanskrit) [1]
young (Behind the Name) [1]; beautiful (Ancestry.com) [5]
OriginTamil
Pronunciation
/mʊɾʊɡɐn/ (Tamil) [3]
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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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