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Shraddha

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  • Origin: Sanskrit श्राद्ध
  • Meaning: “faith; belief; devotion; trust.”
  • Gender: feminine
  • Pronunciation: SHRAHD-dha

The name comes directly from the Sanskrit word for faith, belief, devotion or trust. It is ultimately from the Indo-European root *ḱred-dʰeh₁ (to believe; to put one’s heart into another). It shares the same root as the word creed and the Latin credo.

In Hinduisim, shraddha is a funerary ritual that is used to honour one’s deceaded forbears, especially deceased parents.

A notable bearer is Indian actress and singer, Shraddha Kapoor (b. 1989). Other notable bearers include the Indian actresses, Shraddha Arya (b. 1987); Shraddha Sinath (b. 1990) and Shraddha Das (b. 1987)

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Aarohi

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  • Origin: Sanskrit
  • Meaning: ascending; rising; crescendo.”
  • Gender: feminine
  • Pronunciation: AH-roh-hee

The name comes from the Sanskrit root आरोहण (arohana) meaning “ascending; ladder; rising.” It also refers to a crescendo in music.

It is also sometimes transliterated as Arohi.

A notable bearer is Indian actress, Aarohi Patel (b. 1994).

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Tvisha, Twisha

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  • Origin: Sanskrit त्विषा
  • Gender: feminine
  • Meaning: “splendour; light”
  • (TWEE-shah)

The name comes directly from the Sanskrit word त्विषा meaning “splendour; light.” It can be transliterated as Tvisha or Twisha.

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Himani

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  • Origin: Sanskrit/Hindi हिमानी
  • Bengali: হিমানী
  • Meaning: “mass of collection of snow; snow drift.”
  • Gender: feminine
  • Pron: HEE-mah-NEE

The name comes directly from the Sanskrit word हिमानी meaning, “a mass of collection of snow; snow dirft.”

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Mishika

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  • Origin: Sanskrit मिषिका
  • Meaning: “spikenard; Nardostachys Jatamansi.”
  • Gender: feminine
  • Pron: (MEE-shee-kah)

The name comes directly from the Sanskrit word for the plant Nardostachys Jatamansi, known as “spikenard,” a plant endemic to the Himalayas.

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Nishka

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  • Origin: Sanskrit निष्क
  • Gender: feminine
  • Pronunciation: NISH-kah

The name is derived from the Sanskrit निष्क (niska), which essentially means “gold coin,” “gold vessel” or “a gold pendant.” It can refer to a unit of measurement, which is the weight of gold equal to 18 or 15 Suvarṇas or karsa. It is defined in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha by Vasudeva, a compendium of Ayurverdic medicine and pharmacology.

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Jashan

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  • Origin: Hindi जशन
  • Meaning: “festivities.”
  • Gender: masculine
  • Pronunciation: JAH-shahn

The name comes directly from the Hindi word जशन meaning, “festivities.”

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Vihana

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  • Origin: Sanskrit विहाना
  • Meaning: “dawn; early morning.”
  • Gender: feminine
  • (vee-HAH-nah)

The name comes directly from the Sanskrit word विहान (vihana) meaning, “dawn; early morning.”

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Vyom

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  • Origin: Hindi, Sanskrit व्योम
  • Meaning: “space; ether; firmament; heavens; sky.”
  • Gender: masculine
  • Pronunciation: VYOOM

The name comes directly from the Hindi word व्योम (vyom), which means, “space, ether, firmament, sky; heavens.” It is ultimately linked to the Sanskrit व्योमन् (vyoman) of the same meaning.

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Dhyana, Dhyani, Dhyan

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Dhyana & Dhyani are unisex (pronounced TAH-nah & TAH-nee), ultimately derived from the Sanskrit ध्यान and meaning “meditation; attention.” Both concepts are applied in Buddhism and Hinduism.

An exclusive masculine form is Dhyan.

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