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Indian girls names

50 replies

lightgreenglass · 20/02/2015 22:25

Previously we settled on Maya but recently I have found out in my mother's mother tongue it means money/greed and someone even mentioned an evil to stay away from.

I know it has lots of lovely meanings in different languages but I can't seem to overcome this and have decided not to call my baby Maya but now I haven't a clue what to call her!

Anyone know any lovely Indian girls names?

TIA

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GerbilsAteMyCat · 20/02/2015 22:29

Roopika?
Samira?
Saranya?

beatricequimby · 20/02/2015 22:31

Shobhana
Annapurna
Shivanni
Shonali
Jaya
Indrani

Ems1812 · 20/02/2015 22:36

I love the name Priya

Vastra · 20/02/2015 22:37

I don't have a huge pool of names that I know belong to necessarily Indian, but Sonal and Sufana are my favourites, no idea of the meanings. Also like Radhika, Bhawana and Tara.

nottheOP · 20/02/2015 22:41

Shria
Priti
anisa
Yasmin

Artistic · 20/02/2015 22:41

Ananya

SnoringNorma · 21/02/2015 00:27

Shahida ( my friend pronounces this Shyda)

lightgreenglass · 21/02/2015 06:49

Keep them coming, literally if you know an Asian female what is her name!

I like the softer sounding names.

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Eastpoint · 21/02/2015 06:56

Anvita
Prathima
Rasnika
Shika
Avni
Divya
Anika
Uma
Anjali
Nikhat
Aruba
Zenober
Dana
Nimi
Trushti

CountingThePennies · 21/02/2015 06:59

Annaya (i think this is the spelling, its pronounced ann iya

Samia
Saira (pronounced Sara)
Zara
Khodija
Maryam

ataposaurus · 21/02/2015 08:19

Ila - means Goddess of Earth/ Speech
Indian friends have:
Anya
Jasmine
Leila
Leela
Chaya

GRW · 21/02/2015 09:17

My DD has an Indian friend Neha.

fattymcfatfat · 21/02/2015 09:29

Zannab
Keisha
Samara
Sabhina
Asma
(I know people with these names but don't know if I have spelt them correctly, except the top one, that one is definitely right Smile )

BreacaBoudica · 21/02/2015 10:28

Anjali
Priya
Fariha

ipsofactocollapso · 21/02/2015 11:00

Amrit

Pippidoeswhatshewants · 21/02/2015 11:02

Riya

TheHoundsBitch · 21/02/2015 11:05

Asma is lovely

florascotia · 21/02/2015 11:18

Savitri ?

Stace27 · 21/02/2015 12:19

My Cousin is mixed race Indian/British and is called Evaniya x

BreacaBoudica · 21/02/2015 20:47

I also went to school with a Malavika (Marla veeka) who was called Mala - that's pretty.

switchitoff · 21/02/2015 20:54

Urmi (oor-mee)
Anjana
Priya
Parminder
Uma
Monisha
Anita
Tara

gaahhnonicknamesleft · 21/02/2015 20:55

Sarita

caughtinthemoment · 21/02/2015 20:58

Soraya
Priya
Anisa

imsorryiasked · 21/02/2015 23:33

Kabita ("Kaveeta")
Saffia

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