| आभा | Aabha | light |
| आभा | Abha | light |
| अभिहिता | Abhihita | expressed |
| अभिलाषा | Abhilasha | wish, desire |
| अभ्युदिता | Abhyudita | risen, elevated, celebrated |
| अचला | Achala | earth |
| --- | Achit | --- |
| aditi | Aditi | mother of the gods, Brahma's consort; earth |
| अहल्या | Ahalya | Gautam-rishi's wife; one of perfect beauty |
| अहिल्या | Ahilya | Gautam-rishi's wife |
| आकांक्षा | Akanksha | desire |
| आकृति | Akriti | shape, form |
| --- | Akuti | princess |
| अंबा,अम्बा | Amba | Goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva |
| अंबिका,अम्बिका | Ambika | Goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva |
| अमिता | Amita | infinite, endless |
| अमृता | Amrita | nectar, ambrosia, potion for immortality |
| आनंदी,आनन्दी | Anandi | cheerful |
| --- | Anika | --- |
| --- | Anita | --- |
| अंजली | Anjali | offering |
| अंजना | Anjana | anointment, mother of Hanuman |
| अंकिता | Ankita | --- |
| अनमोल | Anmol | incomparable |
| अनुपमा | Anupama | peerless, unequalled, unparalled |
| अनुराधा | Anuradha | worship; a bright star |
| अणु / अनु | Anu | atom / following, also short form of anupama |
| अन्विता | Anvita | absorbed |
| अपराजिता | Aparajita | undefeated |
| --- | Aparna | same as Parvati |
| अपूर्वा | Apoorva | never before, unique; beautiful |
| अपूर्वा | Apurva | never before, unique; beautiful |
| आराधना | Aradhana | worship |
| अर्चना | Archana | worship |
| अरुणा | Aruna | feminine Arun — charioteer of the sun? |
| आर्या | Aryaa | respected lady, of noble lineage |
| आशा | Asha | hope |
| आश्रिता | Ashrita | sheltered |
| --- | Askini | daughter of Prajapati Virat |
| अवनि | Avani | earth |
| अवन्तिका | Avantika | protected one |
| भागीरथी | Bhagirathi | the river Ganga |
| भगवती | Bhagwati | Goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva |
| भारती | Bharati | Goddess Saraswati, consort of Lord Brahma |
| भवानी | Bhavani | Goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva |
| बीना | Bina | a musical instrument — Goddess Saraswati's |
| बिंदिया | Bindiya | cosmetic forehead dot |
| बिन्दु | Bindu | cosmetic forehead dot |
| चंद्रिका | Chandrika | moonlight |
| चारु | Charu | beautiful |
| --- | Chhavvi | --- |
| छाया | Chhaya | shadow |
| चित्रांगदा | Chitrangada | wife of Arjuna, princess of Manipur |
| चित्रा | Chitra | a constellation |
| दक्षा | Daksha | expert |
| --- | Deena | --- |
| दीपिका | Deepika | a small lamp; a ragini |
| दीप्ती | Deepti | lustre |
| देवकी | Devaki | mother of Krishna, wife of Vasudev |
| देवी | Devi | any Goddess, specifically Durga, consort of Lord Shiva |
| धरित्री | Dharitri | earth |
| धरणी | Dharni | earth |
| धात्री | Dhatri | nurse |
| दीप्ति | Dipti | light |
| दिव्या | Divya | heavenly; knowledgeable, sagely; best |
| दृष्टि | Drishti | sight |
| दृष्टि | Dristi | sight |
| दुर्गा | Durga | Goddess Durga, Parvati, Shakti, consort of Lord Shiva |
| एकता | Ekta | unity |
| --- | Esha | desire |
| फिरकी | Firki | Top (spinning toy) |
| फुल्ल | Fulla | blossomed — "<...phulla kusumita drumadala shobhinim...>" Vande Mataram |
| फिरकी | Phirki | Top (spinning toy) |
| फुल्ल | Phulla | blossomed — "<...phulla kusumita drumadala shobhinim...>" Vande Mataram |
| गंगा | Ganga | ganga — the principal river of northen India |
| गार्गी | Gargi | --- |
| गौरांगी | Gaurangi | fair-bodied one |
| गौरी | Gauri | Goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva |
| गौतमी | Gautami | Gautam-rishi's wife |
| गायत्री | Gayatri | consort of Lord Brahma; Vedic hymn |
| गायिका | Gayika | songstress |
| गीतांजली | Geetanjali | offering of songs; a book by Rabindranath Thakur |
| गीता | Geeta | Bhagwad Gita — "song of the blessed one", Krishna — a chief Hindu devotional work |
| गिरिजा | Girija | Goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva |
| गीतांजली | Gitanjali | offering of songs; a book by Rabindranath Thakur |
| गीता | Gita | Bhagwad Gita — "song of the blessed one", Krishna — a chief Hindu devotional work |
| गीतिका | Gitika | --- |
| हर्षिता | Harshita | --- |
| हेम | Hema | gold; snow |
| हेम | Hem | gold; snow |
| --- | Hina | --- |
| इला | Ila | Goddess Saraswati, consort of Lord Brahma |
| इंन्दिरा | Indira | Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Lord Vishnu |
| इंद्राणी | Indrani | wife of Lord Indra |
| --- | Ira | --- |
| जगदंबा | Jagadamba | Goddess Durga, consort of Lord Shiva |
| जाग्रति | Jagrati | awakening |
| जागृति | Jagriti | awakening |
| जाह्नवी | Jahnavi | the river Ganga |
| जानकी | Janaki | Goddess Sita, Lord Rama's wife. She was found and adopted by Janak, king of Mithila. |
| जयनी | Jayani | daughter of Indra, sister of Jayant |
| जयंती, जयन्ती | Jayanti | daughter of Indra, sister of Jayant |
| जया | Jaya | Durva grass — useful for rites and health |
| जूही,जुही | Juhi | a bush and its small white flowers |
| ज्योति | Jyoti | light |
| ज्योत्स्ना | Jyotsna | moonlight |
| काजल | Kajal | eyeliner, kohl |
| कला | Kala | art |
| कल्पना | Kalpana | imagination; dream |
| कामाक्षी | Kamakshi | Goddess Durga, consort of Lord Shiva |
| कमला | Kamala | Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Lord Vishnu |
| कामना | Kamana | desire |
| कामायनी | Kamayani | wife of Vaivastha Manu — the Hindu Noah who was advised by Matsya avatar to build a boat |
| कामिनी | Kamini | alluring woman; a ragini |
| कामना | Kamna | desire |
| कंचन | Kanchana | gold; a celestial Apsara |
| --- | Katyayani | Goddess Durga, consort of Lord Shiva |
| कौमुदी | Kaumudi | moonlight |
| कावेरी | Kaveri | river in southern India, Cauvery |
| कविता | Kavita | poetry |
| केतकी | Ketaki | a flower used in worship of Lord Shiva; a ragini |
| किरण,किरन | Kiran | ray of light |
| कीर्ति | Kirti | fame |
| किशोरी | Kishori | young girl (12–16 years old) |
| कोमल | Komal | delicate |
| कोयल | Koyal | a singing bird (cuckoo?) |
| कृति | Kriti | a composition, a work of art |
| क्षमा | Kshama | forgiveness, patience |
| कुहुक | Kuhuk | a bird's sweet song |
| कुमुदिनी | Kumudini | lotus |
| कुमुद | Kumud | lotus |
| लक्ष्मी | Lakshmi | Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Lord Vishnu, goddess of wealth and beauty |
| लालिमा | Lalima | redness — eg of the sky at dawn |
| ललिता | Lalita | beautiful woman; a form of goddess Durga |
| लता | Lata | vine, creeper |
| लक्ष्मी | Laxmi | Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Lord Vishnu, goddess of wealth and beauty |
| माधविका | Madhavika | a fragrant flower on a vine |
| माधवी | Madhavi | a fragrant flower on a vine; a wine |
| माधुरी | Madhuri | sweetness |
| माधुर्य | Madhurya | sweetness |
| मधुर | Madhur | sweet |
| मधु | Madhu | honey |
| महामाया | Mahamaya | Goddess Durga, consort of Lord Shiva |
| मैथिली | Maithili | Goddess Sita, Lord Rama's wife. She was born in Mithila. Also, the language spoken in Mithila. |
| मैत्रेयी | Maitreyi | wife of the sage Yajnavalkya (Upanishad) |
| मैत्री | Maitri | friendship |
| मालती | Malati | a fragrant white flower; moonlight |
| --- | Malavika | --- |
| माला | Mala | necklace |
| मालिका | Malika | garland, necklace |
| मालिनी | Malini | one with a garland; shining; a poetic meter; gardener's wife |
| मल्लिका | Mallika | queen, empress |
| ममता | Mamta | mother's love for child; wife of sage Utathya |
| --- | Manasi | --- |
| मानवी | Manavi | related to humankind; Manu's wife |
| मन्दाकिनी | Mandakini | the river Ganga |
| मनीषा | Manisha | intelligence, ability |
| मंजरी | Manjari | a new leaf; tiny fruit-to-be |
| मंजुल | Manjul | beautiful |
| मंजु | Manju | beautiful |
| मनोरमा | Manorama | appealing to the heart — beautiful |
| --- | Manushi | --- |
| --- | Marisha | mother of Daksha — a son Brahma, a Prajapati |
| --- | Matangi | a Devi |
| माया | Maya | Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Lord Vishnu; magic |
| मयूरी | Mayuri | female peacock |
| मेधा | Medha | intelligence, capability |
| मीनाक्षि | Meenakshi | Goddess Parvati born as the princess of Madurai who married Lord Shiva |
| मीना | Meena | artwork on gold ornaments; a wine carafe |
| मीरा | Meera | devotee of Lord Krishna |
| --- | Meghana | --- |
| --- | Mehul | --- |
| मेनका | Menaka | an Apsara, Vishwamitra's wife, mother of Shakuntala |
| मीना | Mina | artwork on gold ornaments; a wine carafe |
| मीरा | Mira | devotee of Lord Krishna |
| --- | Mitali | --- |
| मोहिनी | Mohini | adorable, temptress |
| मृदुल | Mridula | soft |
| मैथिली | Mythili | Goddess Sita, Lord Rama's wife. She was born in Mithila. Also, the language spoken in Mithila. |
| नैना | Naina | eyes |
| नलिनी | Nalini | lotus |
| नम्रता | Namrata | soft behaviour, humility |
| नन्दा | Nanda | Of Nand |
| नन्दिनी | Nandini | wish-granting, plentiful calf of Kamdhenu; husband's wife |
| नन्दिता | Nandita | happy, elated |
| नारायणी | Narayani | Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Lord Vishnu (Narayan) |
| नर्मदा | Narmada | a river in western India |
| --- | Neeharika | --- |
| नीलम | Neelam | blue sapphire |
| नीलिमा | Neelima | blue-hued |
| --- | Neena | grace |
| --- | Neerja | lotus flower |
| --- | Neha | --- |
| निधि | Nidhi | treasure |
| निद्रा | Nidra | sleep; the goddess of sleep |
| नीलिमा | Nilima | blue-hued |
| --- | Nilini | perpetuator of the Kuru race |
| --- | Nimmi | short form of Nirmala |
| --- | Niradhara | --- |
| --- | Niral | --- |
| --- | Nira | --- |
| निर्गुना | Nirguna | without any form (nirguna brahman) |
| निर्मला | Nirmala | bright, clean, pure, unblemished |
| निरुपमा | Nirupama | peerless, unequalled, unparalled |
| --- | Nirupa | same as Gayatri |
| निशा | Nisha | night |
| निशि | Nishi | night |
| निष्ठा | Nishtha | trust, honour, worship |
| --- | Nita | --- |
| --- | Niti | --- |
| --- | Nitu | --- |
| --- | Nitya | goddess Parvati |
| --- | Nivedita | --- |
| फिरकी | Firki | Top (spinning toy) |
| फुल्ल | Fulla | blossomed — "<...phulla kusumita drumadala shobhinim...>" Vande Mataram |
| पद्मा | Padma | Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Lord Vishnu |
| --- | Pallavi | --- |
| --- | Paloma | --- |
| --- | Palomi | --- |
| --- | Pamela | --- |
| --- | Paola | --- |
| --- | Parnika | auspicious Apsara |
| --- | Parnita | auspicious Apsara |
| --- | Parul | a flower |
| --- | Parul | --- |
| पार्वती | Parvati | Goddess Durga, consort of Lord Shiva |
| --- | Pauravi | --- |
| --- | Pavani | same as Gayatri |
| पवित्र | Pavitra | pure, holy |
| --- | Pavi | --- |
| --- | Payal | --- |
| फिरकी | Phirki | Top (spinning toy) |
| फुल्ल | Phulla | blossomed — "<...phulla kusumita drumadala shobhinim...>" Vande Mataram |
| --- | Phutika | --- |
| पिपासा | Pipasa | desire, thirst |
| --- | Pivari | a wife of Sukha |
| पूजा | Pooja | worship, prayer, religious rites |
| --- | Poonam | --- |
| --- | Prabha | --- |
| --- | Prachi | --- |
| प्रतिभा | Pratibha | competence; light |
| प्रतिमा | Pratima | statue |
| प्रीति | Preeti | love, devotion |
| --- | Prema | --- |
| --- | Premila | --- |
| --- | Prerana | --- |
| --- | Prisha | --- |
| --- | Pritha | same as Kunti |
| प्रीति | Priti | love, devotion |
| --- | Priyanka | --- |
| --- | Priya | loved one, darling |
| पूजा | Puja | worship, prayer, religious rites |
| --- | Pundari | --- |
| --- | Punita | pure |
| --- | Purandhri | same as Gayatri |
| --- | Purnima | same as Gayatri |
| --- | Purva | --- |
| --- | Pusti | nourishment, a form of the Devi, wife of Ganapati |
| रचना | Rachana | a compostion, a work of art |
| रचना | Rachna | a compostion, a work of art |
| --- | Radha | --- |
| --- | Radhika | a form of the Devi, 5th Sakti, wife of Krishna |
| --- | Rakhi | --- |
| रमा | Rama | Goddess Sita, Lord Rama's wife. |
| रानी | Rani | queen, empress |
| --- | Ranjana | --- |
| रश्मि | Rashmi | ray of light |
| --- | Rati | a Devi |
| --- | Reena | --- |
| --- | Rekha | straight line |
| --- | Renuka | --- |
| --- | Revati | wife of Balarama |
| --- | Richa | --- |
| --- | Riddhi | Siddhi will follow |
| --- | Rima | --- |
| --- | Rita | --- |
| --- | Ritu | --- |
| --- | Rohini | --- |
| रोशनी | Roshni | light |
| --- | Ruchira | --- |
| --- | Ruchi | --- |
| रुद्राणी | Rudrani | Goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva |
| --- | Rukmini | --- |
| --- | Rupali | --- |
| --- | Rupa | --- |
| शची,शचि | Sachi | wife of Lord Indra |
| --- | Sahana | --- |
| --- | Saloni | --- |
| --- | Samiksha | --- |
| --- | Sandhya | Evening |
| --- | Sangita | --- |
| --- | Sanjna | wife of the Sun |
| --- | Sanjukta | --- |
| --- | Sanyogita | --- |
| --- | Sanyukta | --- |
| --- | Sapna | dream |
| सरस्वती | Sarasvati | Goddess Saraswati, consort of Lord Brahma, goddess of learning and speech |
| सरस्वती | Saraswati | Goddess Saraswati, consort of Lord Brahma, goddess of learning and speech |
| --- | Saravati | --- |
| --- | Sarika | thrush |
| --- | Sarita | --- |
| --- | Sarmistha | a daughter of Vrsaparvan |
| --- | Saru | --- |
| --- | Saryu | A river in Ramayana |
| --- | Sashi | --- |
| --- | Sashti | --- |
| --- | Sasthi | --- |
| --- | Satyavati | mother of Vyasa |
| --- | Saumya | --- |
| --- | Savarna | daughter of the Ocean |
| --- | Savita | sun |
| --- | Savitri | a form of the Devi, 4th Sakti |
| --- | Seema | --- |
| शची,शचि | Shachi | wife of Lord Indra |
| शैलजा | Shailaja | Goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva |
| --- | Shaila | --- |
| --- | Shaina | --- |
| शक्ति | Shakti | Goddess Durga, consort of Lord Shiva |
| --- | Shalini | --- |
| --- | Shanta | --- |
| --- | Shanti | peace |
| शारदा | Sharada | Goddess Saraswati, consort of Lord Brahma |
| शरणी | Sharani | wife of Lord Indra — Indrani |
| शारदा | Sharda | Goddess Saraswati, consort of Lord Brahma |
| --- | Sharmila | --- |
| --- | Sharmistha | --- |
| --- | Sheetal | cool |
| शिखा | Shikha | --- |
| --- | Shilpa | --- |
| शिवानी | Shivani | Goddess Durga, consort of Lord Shiva |
| --- | Shobha | --- |
| --- | Shobhna | --- |
| श्रद्धा | Shradhdha | respect, honour, worship |
| --- | Shreya | auspicious |
| श्री | Shri | Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Lord Vishnu |
| --- | Shruti | --- |
| --- | Shubha | --- |
| --- | Siddhi | then you must have a Riddhi |
| सीता | Sita | Goddess Sita, Lord Rama's wife. She was found by a Sit, a plow. She is a avataar of Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Vishnu's consort. |
| --- | Smirti | recollection, a form of the Devi |
| --- | Smita | --- |
| --- | Sneh | --- |
| --- | Snigdha | --- |
| --- | Sobha | --- |
| --- | Somatra | excelling the moon |
| --- | Sonali | --- |
| --- | Sonal | --- |
| सोना | Sona | gold |
| --- | Sonia | --- |
| --- | Sophia | --- |
| --- | Sraddha | faith, a wife of Shiva |
| --- | Sree | Lakshmi |
| श्री | Sri | Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Lord Vishnu |
| --- | Sruti | --- |
| --- | Subhadra | a wife of Arjuna |
| --- | Subhaga | a fortunate person |
| --- | Subhangi | --- |
| --- | Subhuja | auspicious Apsara |
| --- | Suchitra | --- |
| --- | Suchi | --- |
| --- | Sudevi | wife of Krishna |
| सुधा | Sudha | ambrosia, nectar, amrit |
| --- | Sujata | --- |
| --- | Suksma | --- |
| --- | Sumanna | --- |
| --- | Sumati | --- |
| --- | Sumitra | --- |
| --- | Sunita | a daughter of Dharma |
| --- | Suniti | --- |
| --- | Sunrita | same as Sunita |
| --- | Supriya | --- |
| --- | Surabhi | wish-yielding cow |
| --- | Suravinda | a beautiful Yaksa |
| --- | Surotama | auspicious Apsara |
| --- | Suruchi | --- |
| --- | Surupa | --- |
| --- | Surya | sun god |
| --- | Sushma | --- |
| --- | Susila | wife of Krishna, clever in amorous sciences |
| --- | Susumna | same as Lalita |
| सुवर्ण | Suvarna | gold |
| --- | Suvrata | a daughter of Daksa |
| स्वर्ण | Swarna | gold |
| --- | Swati | --- |
| --- | Sweta | --- |
| --- | Tanuja | --- |
| --- | Tanu | --- |
| --- | Tapi | --- |
| --- | Tapti | --- |
| --- | Tara | --- |
| --- | Tarpana | same as Gayatri |
| --- | Taruna | same as Gayatri |
| --- | Tasha | --- |
| --- | Tejal | --- |
| --- | Teji | --- |
| --- | Tina | --- |
| --- | Trilochana | --- |
| तृष्णा | Trishna | thirst, a form of the Devi |
| --- | Trupti | --- |
| --- | Trusha | --- |
| --- | Tuhina | --- |
| --- | Tulasi | a Devi |
| --- | Tusti | peace, happiness, a form of the Devi |
| --- | Udaya | --- |
| --- | Ujjwala | --- |
| उमा | Uma | Goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva |
| उपासना | Upasana | worship |
| उर्वि | Uravi | earth |
| --- | Urmila | wife of Lakshmana |
| --- | Urvasi | most beautiful of Apsaras |
| उर्वीजा | Urvija | Goddess Sita, Lord Rama's wife. She was born to Urvi — the earth. |
| उर्वि | Urvi | earth |
| --- | Usha | --- |
| --- | Uttara | mother of Pariksit |
| वैदेही | Vaidehi | Goddess Sita, Lord Rama's wife. Her father, Janak was known as Vaideha, one who could transcend bodily consciousness. |
| --- | Vaisakhi | --- |
| --- | Vandana | --- |
| --- | Vandita | --- |
| --- | Vanita | same as Gayatri |
| --- | Varsha | rain |
| --- | Varuni | a goddess |
| --- | Vasanta | spring |
| --- | Vasavi | mental daughter of the Pitrs |
| वसुधा | Vasudha | earth |
| --- | Vasuki | --- |
| --- | Vasumati | apsara of unequalled splendour |
| वसुंधरा | Vasundhara | earth |
| वीणा | Veena | a musical instrument — Goddess Saraswati's |
| विभा | Vibha | ray of light |
| --- | Vibhuti | --- |
| विद्या | Vidya | wisdom, knowledge |
| --- | Vikriti | --- |
| विमला | Vimala | bright, clean, pure, unblemished |
| --- | Vinata | humble, mother of Garuda |
| --- | Vinaya | good behaviour |
| विंदु | Vindu | cosmetic forehead dot |
| --- | Vineeta | same as Vinita |
| --- | Vinita | --- |
| --- | Virini | --- |
| --- | Visala | celestial Apsara |
| --- | Yaksha | ( a Sister of Daksha ). |
| --- | Yamini | --- |
| --- | Yamura | --- |
| --- | Yauvani | same as Gayatri |