Girl Names Shown in Their Original Script
Devanagari, Urdu, Arabic, kanji, Cyrillic — why this library records the native script, with highlights from each tradition.
A romanised name is a translation of a spelling, and something is always lost. This library records the original script for nearly every name it holds, because Aisha in Arabic letters, Priya in Devanagari and Yuki in kanji each carry information the Latin alphabet cannot.
A sampler across scripts — Sanskrit-derived names:
- Aadhira — Lightning / moon
- Aadya — First / primordial (Durga)
- Aahana — Dawn / morning glory
- Aakriti — Form / shape
- Aakruti — Form / shape
- Aamrapali — Vaishali courtesan / Buddhist
- Aanchali — Border of sari / edge
- Aanya — Inexhaustible, gracious
- Aaradhya — Worship, blessing
- Aarambhi — Beginning / start
- Aarna — Stream of water, of the wave
- Aarohi — Musical ascent (Sa-Re-Ga)
- Aarti — Hindu ritual of light
- Aaryahi — Revered, noble (goddess Durga)
- Aashrita — Sheltered / protected
- Aastha — Faith (Sanskrit)
- Aatmaja — Daughter / soul-born
- Aatmika — Soul-related (Vedanta)
From the Arabic script traditions:
- Aalia — Exalted / high
- Abeer — Fragrance, scent
- Adhara — The maidens
- Adiba — Well-mannered / literary (Islamic adab)
- Adila — Just / fair
- Afaf — Chastity / purity
- Afra — White-soiled (Afra companion of Prophet)
- Ahlam — Dreams (Ahlam Mosteghanemi Algerian author)
- Aida — Returning visitor / reward (Verdi's Aida 1871
- Aiman — Fearless / fortunate (Aiman Khan - Pakistani actress
- Aisatou — Wolof Aisha variant (Senegalese + Aïssatou Tall Sall
- Aishah — Aisha (Prophet Muhammad's wife + Mother of Believers
- Afsaneh — A legend, fairy tale
- Akhtar — Star (Begum Akhtar, Queen of Ghazal)
- Amal — Hope (Amal Clooney, international human rights lawye
- Anahita — Immaculate, unstained
- Asma — Lofty (Abu Bakr's daughter, the 'Two-Belt')
- Ayesha — Living (Aisha wife of Prophet)
And from Cyrillic and kanji:
- Agafya — Good (rare Russian Orthodox heritage)
- Anastasiya — Resurrection (Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov)
- Anushka — Grace (Anushka Sharma, Bollywood actress and Clean S
- Anya — Grace
- Darya — Sea
- Galina — Calm, tranquil
- Glafira — Smooth / refined (rare Russian Orthodox)
- Irina — Peace (Russian + Greek Eirene saint)
- Aiko — Love child, beloved
- Akane — Deep red (Japanese name for the madder dye plant)
- Akazome — Heian poet who authored the Eiga Monogatari
- Akemi — Bright beauty
- Aki — Autumn / bright (Japanese heritage)
- Akiko — Autumn child, bright child
- Chika — God is supreme (Igbo)
- Mai — Apricot blossom
Open any entry to see the script beside the meaning.