Indian girl names?

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Any ideas? Thanks!

Ooh, I like Shalini, very pretty.

You don't say if you are a Muslim, Hindu, Jain or Sikh Indian, and whether it's important to you to have a Sanskrit or regional name. That will definitely have implications for your choice.

If you live in the UK, some really pretty names (Sheetala, Aditi, Radhika) will be ruined by English pronunciation.

My DH is English so DD's name being mellifluous (if not, strictly speaking, 'correct') in his pronunciation was important to us. My mother chose DD's name as she's a very typical Indian Mama but here are some of the other ones we had on the list:

Kalyani
Shivani
Shivali
Surekha
Urmila
Anshula
Avinashika
Indrani
Sharmila
Vishala

Names such as Priya and Jaya are the modern (and, if these things are important to you, slightly non-U!) variants of the more traditional Priyanka and Jayalakshmi.

Elizaveta

Tiyash
Sakunthala
Shivani
Rishma
Nandita
Priyanka

I didn't realise one of my dds had a non-U name. Will have to make sure she says toilet and lounge to fit with her name.

There is a reason why Priyanka isn't popular in the UK.

Very few will know or care about the semantics in the UK, so nobody is questioning your position in British society, Beatrice.

It's the Indian equivalent of calling your child Kate or Liz; a timeless and familiar name, but with an assumption that it's a shortened version of the real name.

Elizaveta, Nimit?

I do like Savita though, and Vita is an ace nickname with a very auspicious (again, if these things matter to you) namesake.

A few of my other favourites are

Karishma (meaning 'miracle')
Anya (meaning 'the gift of perseverance')
Maithilli (pronounced 'May Teely' - Sita's kingdom)
Ambhika
Sarojini

Soraya

I LOVE Preeti

Anandni
Aastha
Chandni
Jayitri
Juhi
Khushi
Kiran
Laksha
Lalita
Lavanya
Manju
Manjulika
Megha
Muskan
Pari
Radhika
Rashmi
Sapna
Sanjana
Sara

Sabira - it means patience

Vimala
Savitri
Kaveri
Parvati
Pushpa
Samira
Sita

One of my school friends was Jaymini which I've always thought was nice but this was 30 years ago so I don't if it's a bit dated now.

One of my favorite classical Indian singers is called Nirali ❤ and Anoushka (Shankar) of course!

@Logolphin Soraya isn't Indian, it's an ancient Persian name. And the middle name of my daughter!

I really like Anjeli and Priyanka but for all I know, they are the Mavis and Mildreds of girl names in India.

I like Padma and Anandi.

Aakarsha - Above everybody
Aakriti - Shape
Aalia - Exalted; Highest social standing
Aaliya - High; Tall; Towering; Excellent
Aanya - Gracious
Aarna - Laxmi
Aarnavi - Heart as big as ocean
Aarohi - A music tune

List of Indian Girl Baby Names with its meanings in a simple format.
Indian Baby Girl Names,Modern Indian baby girl names
www.indiaparenting.com/babynames/modern-girl-names.php

I love Indian names, the girl names are pretty and so easy to pronounce. Compare to Irish names!

New Born Baby, Best site for finding Baby Names in all categories.
www.indiaparenting.com/babynames/

I have friends called Roubina Rupal Viant Hansa and Raya

Anita, Ananya, Ishika

For more names - indianbabynameslist.in/baby-girl-name/hindu/

I like Anjali, Priyanka and Meenakshi. I don't know anything about naming trends in India or Indian communities though. Would there also be regional trends too? I know Meenakshi is more common in the south of India.