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Abhishek
अभिषेक
anointing, consecration, coronation
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
[ɐbʰɪʂeːkɐ] (Sanskrit), [əbʰɪʂeːk] (Hindi), "ABH‑eye‑SHEK" (English approximation)
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Amandeep
ਅਮਨਦੀਪ (Gurmukhi), अमनदीप (Devanagari)
lamp of peace; light; peace
OriginPunjabi, Sanskrit
Pronunciation
ah-MAHN-deep
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Amardeep
ਅਮਰਦੀਪ (Gurmukhi) [1]
Eternal light (immortal lamp) [1][5]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
uh-MAHR-deep (English guide) [5]
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Amarjeet
Gurmukhi: ਅਮਰਜੀਤ [1]
Immortal victory; victorious (Sanskrit roots) [1][2]
OriginSanskrit
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Amit
अमित (Devanagari), অমিত (Bengali/Assamese), ଅମିତ (Odia), અમિત (Gujarati), ਅਮਿਤ (Gurmukhi), അമിത് (Malayalam), ಅಮಿತ್ (Kannada), அமித் (Tamil), అమిత్ (Telugu)[1]
Immeasurable, infinite, boundless[1]; Friend, colleague, peer[3]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Hindi: /ə.mɪt̪/ (uh‑mit)[4]
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Girl
Amrita
अमृता (Devanagari) [2]
immortal; nectar of the gods [1][4]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/əm.ɾɪ.t̪ɑː/ (Standard Hindi) [2]
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Anand
आनंद (Devanagari)
Happiness, joy, bliss, delight, pleasure
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
IPA /ˈɑːnənd/
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Asees
ਅਸੀਸ (Gurmukhi)
Blessing (primary); also reported as “noble” by some sites
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
uh‑SEES
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Balwinder
ਬਲਵਿੰਦਰ (Gurmukhi)
Lord of strength; powerful ruler (from Sanskrit *bala* ‘strength’ + *Indra*)
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
bal‑WIN‑der
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Deepak
दीपक (Devanagari)
lamp; light
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/d̪iː.pək/ (Standard Hindi)
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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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Gurdeep
ਗੁਰਦੀਪ (Gurmukhi)
lamp of the guru / teacher of light
OriginPunjabi, Sanskrit
Pronunciation
gur-DEEP (gər-DEEP, /ɡərˈdiːp/)
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