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Indian baby names.

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Imran

عمران [1]

Long‑lived; Prosperous; Exalted in status (reported) [2]

OriginArabic
Pronunciation

Arabic: [ˈʕɪmˌraːn] [4]

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Girl

Inaya

Arabic: عناية; Urdu: عنایا[1]

“care, concern” (Arabic)[1]

OriginArabic
Pronunciation

/ʕi.ˈnaː.ja/ (Arabic)[1]

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Ishaan

ईशान

Sun; lord; presiding deity of the northeast direction

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/ɪʃɑːn/ (American & British English)

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Girl

Ishani

इशानी (Hindi) [1][3]

ruling, possessing; also an epithet of the goddess Parvati (mistress/goddess) [1][2][3]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

American /ɪʃɑːni/, British /ɪˈʃɑːni/ [4][7]

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