Boy
Abhay
अभय
Fearless, courageous, bold
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ə.bʱəj/ (Standard Hindi)
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Boy
Karthik
கார்த்திக் (Tamil), కార్తీక్ (Telugu), കാർത്തിക് (Malayalam)
One who is brave; name of the war‑god Kartikeya
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
KAR‑tik
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Girl
Maya
माया (Devanagari)[3]
"illusion, magic" (Sanskrit)[3]; "water" (Hebrew)[6]; "courage" (Māori)[4]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈmaɪə/ (English)[2]
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