Boy · Girl
Diya
दीया (Devanagari), دیا (Arabic)
Light; Lamp
OriginArabic, Hindi
Pronunciation
English: /ˈdiːə/ or /ˈdiːjə/; Hindi: /d̪iː.jɑː/
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Boy · Unisex
Ezhil
எழில் (Tamil) [1][2]
Beauty (also interpreted as grace or splendor) [1][2]
OriginTamil
Pronunciation
[eɻil̪] (Tamil) /ɛɻɪl/ (IPA) [2][4]
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Boy
Farhan
فرحان (Arabic), ফারহান (Bengali) [1]
happy, cheerful [1]
OriginArabic
Pronunciation
/far.ˈħaːn/ (Arabic) [1]; “far‑AN” (English guide) [7]
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Girl
Fatima
فاطمة (Arabic) [1][8]
one who abstains / to wean [1][2][3][8]
OriginArabic
Pronunciation
/ˈfɑ.ti.mə/ (IPA) [2]
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Girl
Gauri
गौरी
white, shining, brilliant; also auspicious
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈɡaʊɹi/
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Boy · Girl
Gurdeep
ਗੁਰਦੀਪ (Gurmukhi)
lamp of the guru / teacher of light
OriginPunjabi, Sanskrit
Pronunciation
gur-DEEP (gər-DEEP, /ɡərˈdiːp/)
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Boy · Unisex
Gurmeet
ਗੁਰਮੀਤ (Gurmukhi), गुरमीत (Devanagari)
Friend of the guru
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Goor‑meet (English approximation)
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Unisex
Gurpreet
ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ
love of the Guru; one who loves the Guru
OriginSanskrit
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Unisex
Hardeep
Lord’s brilliant light; Light of God
OriginPunjabi, Sanskrit
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Boy
Hari
हरि (Sanskrit) [1]
‘yellow, tawny’ and ‘the one who takes away (sins)’ [1][4]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈɦɐ.ɾi/ (Sanskrit) [1]
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Boy · Girl
Harinder
Gurmukhi: ਹਰਿੰਦਰ; Devanagari: हरिंदर
Combination of Hari (Vishnu) and Indra, interpreted as “Lord Indra” or “king of the gods”
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
huh‑RIN‑der
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Unisex
Harpreet
Gurmukhi: ਹਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ; Hindi: हरप्रीत
love of God / one who loves God (primary) – also recorded as “peace” by some sources
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
American /hɑːrˈpriːt/, British /ˈhɑːpriːt/
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