THE NAME DIRECTORY

Indian baby names.

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Girl

Meera

मीरा (Hindi), മീര (Malayalam), மீரா (Tamil), ಮೀರಾ (Kannada) [1]

sea, ocean [1]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

meeh‑rah (English approximation) [4]

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Boy

Murugan

முருகன் (Tamil) ; मुरुगन (Sanskrit) [1]

young (Behind the Name) [1]; beautiful (Ancestry.com) [5]

OriginTamil
Pronunciation

/mʊɾʊɡɐn/ (Tamil) [3]

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