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Help choosing an indian baby girl name

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shruthik · 25/01/2016 19:21

We need help in choosing a Indian name for our baby girl. We have a shortlist but would love to hear anyother names too . here is our shortlist

Ruhi
Urvi
Samaira
Maya
Aadya
Aarna
Rhea
Mukta
Reya
Dhara

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Ploy · 31/01/2016 22:42

Urvi is lovely.

Mrspopper · 29/01/2016 21:15

Mira

DrewsWife · 27/01/2016 22:15

Irha. My friends beautiful little girls name.

Wishful80sMontage · 27/01/2016 22:13

Samaira is nice

StrumpersPlunkett · 27/01/2016 22:13

I love Bansi (pronounced bunsie)

Ain626 · 27/01/2016 22:10

I'm not sure of heritage of these names (so my apologies), but some names I like that I only know 1 or 2 of...

Aria
Anaya
Jiya
Dhyani
Avneet
Nishita

I like Simran, but it seems a bit more popular. NN Simi is very cute. Smile

Brokenbiscuit · 26/01/2016 22:40

I like the following:

Akriti
Nisha
Kiran
Anjali
Jyoti
Shivani
Nikhita
Priya
Divya
Simran

From your list, I quite like Ruhi

hownottofuckup · 26/01/2016 22:36

Nimta - Nim for short

lorelei9 · 26/01/2016 22:36

What about Mallika?

I also love Layla, Leilani and Maya.

Robertaquimby · 26/01/2016 22:32

Jaya is another one which is pretty and easy to pronounce.

Robertaquimby · 26/01/2016 22:30

Lovely suggestions here.

My name, my Granny's and dd2's are all on this thread.

WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 26/01/2016 22:16

Pron. roo-ee? Roo-hee?

I like it.

Candycoco · 26/01/2016 20:10

My dd's middle name is Priya though we are not Indian I just really loved it.

Provencalroseparadox · 26/01/2016 19:49

My nanny's granddaughters are Layla, Mayssa and Assiya all of which I think are beautiful

yongnian · 26/01/2016 19:43

Oh I also like Aditi and Nalini

yongnian · 26/01/2016 19:39

From your list I like Reya best
Also
Shashi
Suna
Shibani
Jamuna
Jala
Sumitri
Kalindi
Piyari

wickedwaterwitch · 26/01/2016 19:34

I think Maya is lovely and is definitely easy to pronounce

RiverTam · 26/01/2016 19:31

Maya and Reya are lovely.

Shivani
Shamira
Hina/Mina
Naavi

namechange7711 · 26/01/2016 19:31

Dhara might well be confused with the male (Irish) name Dara, due to Dara O'Brien's popularity.

Rhea is the name of a bird, if that bothers you.

If you want a name that's easy to pronounce I'd say Maya is the best from your list. Tara, Nina, Anita, Monica, Monisha, Urmi, Priya and Anjana would also be good I think.

Titsywoo · 26/01/2016 19:30

Simran

annettec01 · 26/01/2016 19:28

Nisha and Riya are friends names and we have a maya and jasmine in school they are sisters

StDogolphin · 26/01/2016 19:25

Soraya

jamenhej · 26/01/2016 19:23

My favourite Indian names are Neela and Priya, love them!

Ladycrazycat · 26/01/2016 19:17

I like the names Naya and Anaya. Both are on my list even though we aren't indian (we have ties to the country though).

I also have friends in India called Aman, Amara and Sana which I think are pretty names.

Aquiver · 26/01/2016 19:09

Some lovely names suggested there OP.

I quite like:
Samira
Radhika
Khiana or Kiana
Rani (which means 'Queen')
Kumari
Maharani

Also, not traditionally Indian names as such, but Aria or Aaliyah are quite pretty too.