Harshad
हर्षद (Devanagari), હર્ષદ (Gujarati) [1][6]
One who gives joy; joy‑giver [1][3]
Pronunciation
HAR‑shad (2 syllables) [6]
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हर्षद (Devanagari), હર્ષદ (Gujarati) [1][6]
One who gives joy; joy‑giver [1][3]
HAR‑shad (2 syllables) [6]
ईशान
Sun; lord; presiding deity of the northeast direction
/ɪʃɑːn/ (American & British English)
काव्य (Devanagari)
poetry, poem
KUV‑yuh (English)
किरण (Devanagari)
Ray of light / sunbeam
कुणाल (Devanagari), কুনাল (Bengali), કુનાલ (Gujarati), ਕੁਨਾਲ (Gurmukhi)
one with beautiful eyes; desire; the purest form of beauty
/ˈkuːnəl/ (KOO‑nəl)
माधव (Hindi, Marathi, Nepali), మాధవ్ (Telugu)
Derived from Sanskrit *madhu* meaning “sweet” or “honey”; modern form of Madhava
MAH‑duhv (dominant); /ˈmɑːdʌv/ (American), /ˈmʌdəv/ (British)
माधवी (Devanagari), మాధవి (Telugu) [1]
Feminine form of Madhava; associated with sweetness and the goddess Lakshmi [1][5][6]
American /ˈmɑːdɑːvi/, British /ˈmɑːdəvi/ [2]
माया (Devanagari)[3]
"illusion, magic" (Sanskrit)[3]; "water" (Hebrew)[6]; "courage" (Māori)[4]
/ˈmaɪə/ (English)[2]
मेधा
wisdom, intelligence, intellect
MEH‑duh (English)
मीरा (Hindi), മീര (Malayalam), மீரா (Tamil), ಮೀರಾ (Kannada) [1]
sea, ocean [1]
meeh‑rah (English approximation) [4]
नन्दिनी
Daughter; she who delights; a woman who brings joy
/ˈnɑn.dɪ.niː/ (English) ; /nən.d̪ɪ.niː/ (Hindi)
नवीन (Devanagari) [1]
new, fresh, young, bright, creative [1][2]
na‑VEEN (IPA: /nəˈviːn/) [2]
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