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Navya, Naavya

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  • Origin: Sanskrit नव्य
  • Meaning: “praiseworthy; new; new bride; navigable; boat; sailor.”
  • Gender: feminine
  • Pronunciation: NAHV-ee-uh; NUV-ee-yuh

The name comes directly from the Sanskrit नव्य (navya) which could either mean “praiseworthy; new,” also could be used to describe a newly married woman. Alternately, the same word could mean “navigable; boat” or “sailor.” It ultimately comes from the Indo-European root word, n*ehaus (boat), which also gave us the modern English word “navy.”

An alternate transliteration is Naavya.

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Nandini

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  • Origin: Sanskrit नंदिनी
  • Meaning: “joy; daughter.”
  • Gender: feminine
  • Pronunciation: NAN-dee-nee; NUN-dee-nee

The name comes directly from the Sanskrit word for daughter, which ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word नन्दि (nandi) meaning, “joy; delight; rejoice.”

In Hinduism, it is one of the many epithets for the goddess Durga.

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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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Vismaya

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  • Origin: Sanskrit
  • Meaning: “wonder.”
  • Script: ವಿಸ್ಮಯ (Kannada); വിസ്മയ (Malayalam)
  • Gender: feminine
  • (VIS-mye-uh)

The name comes directly from the Sanskrit word विस्मय (vismaya) meaning, “wonder; amazement.”

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Yuvan, Yuvika

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  • masc (YOO-vahn); fem (YOO-vee-kah)

Yuvan is a masculine Indian name derived from the Sanskrit युवन् (yuvan), meaning “youth; strong; healthy.” A Hindi feminine form which shares the same root is Yuvika iयुविका, literally meaning “young girl.”

The latter is born by actress, Yuvika Chaudhary (b. 1983).

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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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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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