Nihar, Nihara

  • Origin: Sanskrit
  • Nihar: निहार, नीहार
  • Nihara: निहारा, नीहारा
  • Meaning: “mist; dew; fog; hoarfrost; snow.”

Nihara is a Sanskrit female name which comes directly from the word for “mist; dew; fog; hoarfrost; snow.”

The masculine form is Nihar.

Another female form is Nihari.

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Himani

  • 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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Sarma, Sarmite

Gender: Feminine
Origin: Latvian
Meaning: “frost; hoar frost; snow; rime.”
(SAHR-mah; sahr-MEE-teh)

The name is derived from a poetic Latvian sarma, which is a poetic word for “frost; hoar frost; snow; rime.” The designated name-day is December 5. As of 2008, 509 women in Latvia bore the name Sarma, while 3 bore the name Sarmite.

The masculine form is Sarmis.