By Origin · Sanskrit
Sanskrit Girl Names
The ancient sacred language of India — names of gods, virtues, rivers and light, carried for thousands of years.
135 names · each with meaning & pronunciation
AadhiraLightning / moon
AadyaFirst / primordial
AahanaDawn / morning glory
AakritiForm / shape
AakrutiForm / shape
AamrapaliVaishali courtesan / Buddhist
AanchaliBorder of sari / edge
AanyaInexhaustible, gracious
AaradhyaWorship, blessing
AarambhiBeginning / start
AarnaStream of water, of the wave
AarohiMusical ascent
AartiHindu ritual of light
AaryahiRevered, noble
AashritaSheltered / protected
AasthaFaith
AatmajaDaughter / soul-born
AatmikaSoul-related
AavyaFirst ray of sun
AbhayaFearlessness
AbheeshtaDesired / cherished
AbhidhaDenotation / primary-meaning
AbhijitaVictorious
AbhijnaHigher knowledge / Buddhist power
AbhilashaDesire / aspiration
AbhinayaExpressive acting
AbhinayikaFemale actress / expression
AbhipsaDeep aspiration
AbhiramaCharming / delightful
AbhiramiDelightful Devi
AbhitaFearless / undaunted
AbhragaSky-moving / cloud-goer
AchalaImmovable
AcharaPretty angel, beautiful conduct
AchintyaInconceivable / Chaitanya
AchiraQuick / lightning
AchyutiImperishable / Vishnu-Devi
AdhiraRestless / lightning
AdhrijaMountain-born / Parvati
AdishaktiPrimordial power / Devi
AditiBoundless, infinite
AditriHighest goddess
AdvaitaNon-duality / Vedanta
AdvikaNon-dual / unique
AdvitiyaWithout second / one only
AdyaFirst, original
AgalyaImmovable / stable
AgnijaBorn of fire
AhaanaFirst ray of the sun
AhalyaUnploughed
AhanaDawn; inner light
AhankaraEgo / Sankhya principle
AhilyaAhalya wife of Gautama
AhladiJoyful / delight-giving
AindriIndras Devi / Indrani
AiravatiWater-born / river-Devi
AishaniGoddess Parvati / wife of Shiva
AishvaryaDivine lordship / prosperity
AishwaryaWealth, prosperity
AjaSteely Dan Aja - 1977 album
AjapalaGoat-herder / Buddhist tree
AkhilaComplete, whole
AkhilandaAkhilandeshwari / cosmic
AkritiBeautiful form / shape
AkshajaDiamond / thunderbolt-born
AksharaImperishable, alphabet
AleenaBeautiful / silk
AmariStrength / eternal
AmritImmortal nectar
AnmolPriceless, precious
AnushkaGrace
ApornaComplete, Parvati
ApsaraCelestial dancer
AshaHope; life
BhuvanaWorld, universe
BindiButterfly; forehead mark
BipashaThe Beas River
ChampeyFrangipani flower
ChendaMoon
CitraImage, picture
DiddaKashmir's ruling queen
GotamiOf the Gotama clan
IndradeviKhmer queen and Sanskrit scholar
IndumathiMoon-shining
JananiMother, life-giver
KajolKohl eyeliner
KartikaStar, Pleiades
KavithaPoem
KencanaGold
KhemaSafety, peace
KonkonaIconic Konkona Sen Sharma - National Film Award
MadhubalaHoney-girl
MaharaniGreat queen
ManiniProud / dignified
ManjariFlower bud, blossom
MeenaFish
MeenakshiFish-eyed
MeharMercy / grace
MinalMinal Khan - Pakistani actress + Aiman's twin sister
MirabaiSea / wonder
MishtiSweet
MrinaliniLotus stalk
MukdaPearl
NainaEyes
NareeWoman
Niguma11th-century female mahasiddha
NilaMoon, blue
PatacaraCloak-walker
PertiwiMother Earth
RamabaiIndian educator-reformer
RaniQueen
RasaDew / aesthetic essence
RatnaJewel, gemstone
ReenaQueen, melted
ReshmaSilk
RudramaKakatiya warrior queen
SahajNatural ease, spiritual peace
SamairaEnchanting
SangeethaMusic
SansaPraise
SimranMeditation, remembrance of God
SintaIndonesian Sita
SiripornGlory + blessing
SitaraStar
SoriyaSun
SrikandiMahabharata warrior princess
SubbulakshmiFirst musician to receive Bharat Ratna
SuhanaBeautiful
TanishaBorn on Monday / ambition
TikaSun, dot of vermilion
TribhuwanaThree worlds
TrishaThirst, desire; noblewoman
UppalavannaBlue-lotus-color
VasanthiSpring
YoginimayiYogini-embodied / Tantric-Devi