Girl
Chitra
चित्रा
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OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈtʃɪt̪.ɾɑː/
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Kannada baby names.
Names with documented use in Kannada. Use in this language does not establish the name’s etymological origin.
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Boy
Darshan
दर्शन (Hindi/Marathi), દર્શન (Gujarati), ದರ್ಶನ್ (Kannada) [1]
sight, vision, seeing, understanding [1][6]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈdɑrʃən/ (DAR‑shən) [4]
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Boy
Deepak
दीपक (Devanagari)
lamp; light
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/d̪iː.pək/ (Standard Hindi)
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Girl
Devaki
देवकी
Divine, celestial (feminine form of devaka)[4]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Sanskrit /ˈd̪eː.ʋɐ.kiː/, Hindi /d̪eːʋ.kiː/[1][3]
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Boy
Dinesh
Devanagari: दिनेश (Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) and other regional scripts [1]
"Lord of the day" / "Sun" (epithet of the Sun) [3][2][4][6]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Standard Hindi IPA /d̪ɪ.neːʃ/; English approximation DIN‑esh /ˈdɪn.ɛʃ/ [2][4]
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Girl
Gauri
गौरी
white, shining, brilliant; also auspicious
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈɡaʊɹi/
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Boy
Hari
हरि (Sanskrit) [1]
‘yellow, tawny’ and ‘the one who takes away (sins)’ [1][4]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈɦɐ.ɾi/ (Sanskrit) [1]
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Boy
Ishaan
ईशान
Sun; lord; presiding deity of the northeast direction
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ɪʃɑːn/ (American & British English)
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Boy · Girl
Kavya
काव्य (Devanagari)
poetry, poem
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
KUV‑yuh (English)
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Unisex
Kiran
किरण (Devanagari)
Ray of light / sunbeam
OriginSanskrit
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Girl
Leela
लीला
play; divine play
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
LEE‑lah; LEE‑lə
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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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