Girl
Gauri
गौरी
white, shining, brilliant; also auspicious
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈɡaʊɹi/
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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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Unisex
Hardeep
Lord’s brilliant light; Light of God
OriginPunjabi, Sanskrit
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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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Unisex
Kiran
किरण (Devanagari)
Ray of light / sunbeam
OriginSanskrit
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Girl
Sana
سناء
Arabic: lofty, brilliant; Japanese: genuine, sincere; Sanskrit: praise, admiration
OriginArabic, Sanskrit
Pronunciation
/sa.ˈnaːʔ/ (Arabic), /SAH‑nah/ (Japanese/International)
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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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Boy
Vihaan
विहान (Hindi)[1]
Dawn, Morning[1]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
American /vɪhɑn/, British /viːˈhæn/[3]
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Zia
ضياء (Arabic)
Light (from Arabic ḍiyāʔ)
OriginArabic
Pronunciation
RP /ˈziː.ə/, GA /ˈzi.ə/
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