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Radhika or Shreya?

34 replies

diya88 · 28/12/2020 12:25

Looking for a Goddess-related Hindu name, what do you think of Shreya and Radhika? Pros and cons?
Radhika is pronounced Raa-dhi-ka and Shreya, like Freya.

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NowellSingWe · 28/12/2020 18:50

As I know a delightful Radhika, and an utterly vile Shreya, you can guess my opinion!

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 28/12/2020 18:48

I prefer Radhika, I don't like the look of Shreya (maybe because it looks at bit harsh to me.)

HazelWong · 28/12/2020 18:48

Also Janki as a variant on Sita

HazelWong · 28/12/2020 18:41

What about Sita? Pretty but easy to spell and pronounce

I also like Parvati

bridgetreilly · 28/12/2020 18:08

I like Shreya better, but I think both are nice.

NameChange84 · 28/12/2020 17:24

Shreya simply because of shreya ghoshal who we are big fans of.

KirstenBlest · 28/12/2020 17:22

Shria is nicer than Shreya. The Shre bit makes me think of Shrek. Sorry.

diddlediddle · 28/12/2020 15:03

They're both nice. I think Shreya blends in to British names more and Radhika less so - do you have a preference in that respect?

CrochetOrBust · 28/12/2020 12:28

Radhika is lovely.

I find Shreya very difficult to say, don’t know if it’s an accent thing. Anything beginning with “shr” would be out for me.