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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