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Indian Western Baby Names for a Girl

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meera454 · 08/12/2020 15:35

Hi,

I have a few options for girls names that lean towards Indian/ Western / Hindu names, what are your thoughts? We want a first name starting with A ideally. Any middle name suggestions?

Alina Lavanya
Alina Shreya
Alina Kiara
Ahana Natasha
Ahana Shreya
Alissa Kiara
Alissa Shreya
Alissa Natasha
Alissa Lavanya
Alissa Serena
Alanna Shreya
Alanna Natasha

Alina Natasha is out even though we like it, as it may come across as more of a Russian name rather than Indian.
We ruled out Anya, Anoushka, Alisha, Asha, Anisha, Amisha and Annika as the sounds are a bit too harsh for our liking..

Leela and Siya were middle name options but got ruled out because we think they sound a bit too cute?

Thanks everyone!

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meera454 · 08/12/2020 20:10

@Mavedrai Thank you, it definitely is unique! @Lettitbee Thank you for the suggestions! :)

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meera454 · 08/12/2020 20:13

@Siw2020 Thanks for your advice, the baby girl will be of Indian origin & Hindu brought up in the UK... I would rather that the name is more on the Indian and Sanskrit side than British, but it is important that the name flows well and is easy to pronounce. I definitely don't want the name to have roots in Arabic or to be a Muslim name as this will be confusing with our surname and mismatched, not the vibe we are after like you said.

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