Girl
Navya
नव्य (Devanagari) [1]
‘to be praised, laudable’; ‘newness’; ‘navigable’ (Sanskrit) [1][5][7]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
NAH‑vyuh (44 %) or NA‑vyuh (20 %) [2]
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Neha
नेहा (Devanagari) [1]
love, affection (from Sanskrit sneha) – also linked to rain/downpour (alternative derivation) [1][3][4]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/neː.ɦɑː/ (IPA) [3]
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Nikhil
निखिल (Devanagari)
whole, entire
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
IPA /nɪ.kʰɪl/ (Standard Hindi); English rendering “NEEK‑heel”
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Pooja
पूजा (Devanagari)
Worship
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈpuːdʒə/
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Priya
प्रिया (Devanagari) and regional scripts listed above [1]
beloved, dear, darling [1][2]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Hindi IPA /pɾɪ.ˈjɑː/; Wiktionary IPA /pɾɪ.jɑː/ [1][2]
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Boy
Rahul
राहुल (Hindi, Marathi) and other Indian scripts [1][2]
Conqueror of all miseries; able, efficient (multiple sources) [3][5][6][7]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Standard Hindi IPA /ɾɑː.ɦʊl/; English phonetic “RAH‑hool” [2][7]
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Girl
Sanjana
संजना (Hindi, Marathi)
uniting, joining; gentle; peaceful; evening prayer; consciousness; harmony
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
sun‑JAH‑nuh (/sʌnˈdʒɑ.nə/)
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Siddharth
सिद्धार्थ
One who has accomplished an aim or object; successful, prosperous
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
General American /sɪˈdɑɹtə/, Received Pronunciation /sɪˈdɑːtə/; phonemic /ˈsɪd.ərθ/ (Am), /ˈsɪd.ɑːθ/ (Br)
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Girl
Uma
उमा (Devanagari), ఉమ (Telugu), ಉಮಾ (Kannada), ഉമ (Malayalam), உமா (Tamil) [1]
‘flax’ in Sanskrit; also linked to the exclamation u mā ‘O do not (practice austerities)’; other Sanskrit senses include tranquillity, splendour, fame and night [1][4][8]
OriginSanskrit
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Vani
वाणी (Devanagari) [2]
voice, speech, language; eloquent in words [4][5][6]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈʋɑː.ɳiː/ (Sanskrit/Hindi) [4]
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Girl
Vidya
विद्या (Devanagari)
knowledge; correct knowledge; scholarship
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
VAY-duh
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