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Beautiful Sanskrit Girl Names and Their Meanings

The sacred language of India — names of gods, virtues and light.

Beautiful Sanskrit Girl Names and Their Meanings
July 5, 20267 min readBaby Names for Girls

Sanskrit is the ancient sacred language of India, and its girl names are luminous — names of goddesses, of light and lotus flowers, of wisdom and devotion. Carried for thousands of years, they form the largest collection in our library.

Beautiful Sanskrit Girl Names — a selection

AadhiraSanskrit · Lightning / moon AadhyaSanskrit · First power / Durga AadyaSanskrit · First / primordial AahanaSanskrit · Dawn / morning glory AakritiSanskrit · Form / shape AakrutiSanskrit · Form / shape AamrapaliSanskrit · Vaishali courtesan / Buddhist AanchaliSanskrit · Border of sari / edge AanyaSanskrit · Inexhaustible, gracious AaradhyaSanskrit · Worship, blessing AarambhiSanskrit · Beginning / start AarnaSanskrit · Stream of water, of the wave AarohiSanskrit · Musical ascent AartiSanskrit · Hindu ritual of light AaryahiSanskrit · Revered, noble AashiSanskrit · A smile; hope AashritaSanskrit · Sheltered / protected AashviSanskrit · Blessed, joyful AasthaSanskrit · Faith AatmajaSanskrit · Daughter / soul-born AatmikaSanskrit · Soul-related AavyaSanskrit · First ray of sun AbhayaSanskrit · Fearlessness AbhayamayiSanskrit · Fearlessness-embodied AbheeshtaSanskrit · Desired / cherished AbhidhaSanskrit · Denotation / primary-meaning AbhijitaSanskrit · Victorious AbhijnaSanskrit · Higher knowledge / Buddhist power AbhijnamayiSanskrit · Direct-cognition-embodied AbhilashaSanskrit · Desire / aspiration AbhinayaSanskrit · Expressive acting AbhinayamayiSanskrit · Dramatic-expression-embodied AbhinayikaSanskrit · Female actress / expression AbhipsaSanskrit · Deep aspiration AbhiramaSanskrit · Charming / delightful AbhiramiSanskrit · Delightful Devi AbhishekaSanskrit · Sacred-anointment / consecration AbhitaSanskrit · Fearless / undaunted AbhragaSanskrit · Sky-moving / cloud-goer AchalaSanskrit · Immovable AchintyaSanskrit · Inconceivable / Chaitanya AchiraSanskrit · Quick / lightning AchyutiSanskrit · Imperishable / Vishnu-Devi AdhiraSanskrit · Restless / lightning AdhrijaSanskrit · Mountain-born / Parvati AdishaktiSanskrit · Primordial power / Devi AditiSanskrit · Boundless, infinite AditriSanskrit · Highest goddess AdvaitaSanskrit · Non-duality / Vedanta AdvaitamayiSanskrit · Non-dual-embodied / Advaita-Vedanta AdvikaSanskrit · Non-dual / unique AdvitiyaSanskrit · Without second / one only AdyaSanskrit · First, original AgalyaSanskrit · Immovable / stable AgnijaSanskrit · Born of fire AhaanaSanskrit · First ray of the sun AhalyaSanskrit · Unploughed AhanaSanskrit · Dawn; inner light AhankaraSanskrit · Ego / Sankhya principle AhankaramayiSanskrit · Ego-embodied / individual-self

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Every Sanskrit name in our library, with meanings and pronunciations.

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