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Indian baby names.

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Darshan

दर्शन (Hindi/Marathi), દર્શન (Gujarati), ದರ್ಶನ್ (Kannada) [1]

sight, vision, seeing, understanding [1][6]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/ˈdɑrʃən/ (DAR‑shən) [4]

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Deepak

दीपक (Devanagari)

lamp; light

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/d̪iː.pək/ (Standard Hindi)

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Dev

देव

god [1][3][7]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

dev (Indian English) [5]

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Girl

Devaki

देवकी

Divine, celestial (feminine form of devaka)[4]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

Sanskrit /ˈd̪eː.ʋɐ.kiː/, Hindi /d̪eːʋ.kiː/[1][3]

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Devika

देविका

little goddess

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

DEH‑vih‑kah (IPA: /ˈdɛ.vɪ.kɑ/)

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Dhruv

ध्रुव (Devanagari) [3]

fixed, immovable, constant; also the pole star [1][5][6]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

Hindi IPA /d̪ʱɾʊʋ/ [3]

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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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Divya

दिव्या (feminine), दिव्य (masculine)[1][2]

Divine, heavenly, celestial, beautiful, brilliant[1][2][5][6]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/d̪ɪʋ.jᵊ/ (Hindi)[2]

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Diya

दीया (Devanagari), دیا (Arabic)

Light; Lamp

OriginArabic, Hindi
Pronunciation

English: /ˈdiːə/ or /ˈdiːjə/; Hindi: /d̪iː.jɑː/

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