Whats your favourite Female Indian name

edwardseco · Sep 25th, 2004, 22:17

How about Marathi names.?

tinoo · Sep 25th, 2004, 23:54

I like the name Aparajita,

Which means invincible

The Bengali version is Aparojito, I think Satyajit Ray did a move by that name.

concoran · Sep 26th, 2004, 00:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by edwardseco

How about Marathi names.?

My personal favorites are Swati, Smita, Priya, Sneha and Prema

deepsesame · Sep 26th, 2004, 00:47

my name's Deepa -- it means brightness/brilliance/light.

You might like Aishwarya,it means wealth and its also the name of a former miss world and a very famous indian actress.

sgeneris · Sep 26th, 2004, 01:03

Shweta (Shway-tah) is 'brilliant white' or something similar but can sound enough western (like russian sveta/svetalana)

Sunflower · Sep 26th, 2004, 03:36

I have four girl cousins who are half Indian, Gulshan (I read that Gul means Flower), Roushana, Safia and Sitaara (which I particularly like and I think means Star)
Not sure what Safia Roushana mean though (if spelt Safiya it means Untroubled, Pure, Serene and Best friend
I just looked on a good site called www.indiaparenting.com it has loads of names

SHIMLA · Sep 26th, 2004, 08:39

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Originally Posted by beach

All the Indian river names are female name too

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Not quite !! "Brahmaputra" is son of Brahma and hence necessarily male !

In Hindi too, the Brahmaputra river is referred to as a "nada" and not "nadi", the latter being a commonly used word for a river(female) !

guerik · Sep 26th, 2004, 09:16

No Radhas? That's my favourite.
Pooja's also really cute, and as much as I'd love to have a daughter I could nickname "Poo", she'd probably hate me for it.

Bryan · Sep 27th, 2004, 19:36

Cheers guys, some food for thought there
We now have a shortlist of three girls names ...one Indian, one Scottish and one from nowhere in particular ...We'll probably change to a different one by the time its born

What a responsibility to name a human...A name they will take with them fro their entire life, which will come to identify them to the world ...not that I'm trying to put pressure on myself hahahaha

It will probably be a boy and then we'll really be snookered hahahaha

Still waiting ...was due yesterday but no show ...

Bryan

SHIMLA · Sep 28th, 2004, 07:48

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Originally Posted by Bryan

What a responsibility to name a human...A name they will take with them fro their entire life, which will come to identify them to the world ...not that I'm trying to put pressure on myself hahahaha
Bryan

An Indian girl unfortunately may not carry her name for the rest of her life !!

If she marries, her husband may change her first name after marriage, just to follow some stupid age old tradition ! Is it going to change the girl's identity, her personality, her nature, etc ??

I'm happy I did not fall prey to this custom. My wife's first name remains the same which was lovingly given to her by her parents at birth.

z8alia · Sep 28th, 2004, 10:41

I personally like the Russian names Zoya (my name

), Tatyana, and Nadya. As far as Indian names go I like Riya, Megha, Nitara, or Alia (actually Arabic roots). Hope this helps

Zoya

landoormama · Sep 28th, 2004, 14:48

My favourite would be UMA ..

ddutta · Sep 28th, 2004, 15:43

DEVI / DEBI (Goddess )

Layman · Sep 28th, 2004, 16:07

My favourite names:

1. Pavithra - Pure
2. Pushpa - Flower
3. Preethi - Love (rhymes with pretty)
4. Shwetha - White
5. Amala - Clean (without a stain)
6. Shruthi - that which is heard
7. Sangeeta - Music

Layman · Sep 28th, 2004, 16:09

Some more:

1. Sapna / Swapna - Dream
2. Sundari - Beauty
3. Swapna Sundari - Dreamgirl !!!
4. Mallika - Jasmine flower

Sep 26th, 2004, 03:36	#36
Sunflower Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 11	Indian names I have four girl cousins who are half Indian, Gulshan (I read that Gul means Flower), Roushana, Safia and Sitaara (which I particularly like and I think means Star) Not sure what Safia Roushana mean though (if spelt Safiya it means Untroubled, Pure, Serene and Best friend I just looked on a good site called www.indiaparenting.com it has loads of names

Sep 26th, 2004, 09:16	#38
guerik Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,039	No Radhas? That's my favourite. Pooja's also really cute, and as much as I'd love to have a daughter I could nickname "Poo", she'd probably hate me for it. Last edited by guerik : Sep 26th, 2004 at 09:17. Reason: to add - congratulations! best wishes to you and mrs bryan! :)

Sep 27th, 2004, 19:36	#39
Bryan Mega Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 638	Cheers guys, some food for thought there We now have a shortlist of three girls names ...one Indian, one Scottish and one from nowhere in particular ...We'll probably change to a different one by the time its born What a responsibility to name a human...A name they will take with them fro their entire life, which will come to identify them to the world ...not that I'm trying to put pressure on myself hahahaha It will probably be a boy and then we'll really be snookered hahahaha Still waiting ...was due yesterday but no show ... Bryan __________________ Then let us pray that come it may (As come it will for a' that), That Sense and Worth o'er a' the earth, Shall bear the gree an a' that. For a' that, an a' that, It's coming yet for a' that, That man to man, the world, o'er Shall brithers be for a' that. - Burns

Sep 28th, 2004, 10:41	#41
z8alia Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2	Congratulations Bryan... I personally like the Russian names Zoya (my name ), Tatyana, and Nadya. As far as Indian names go I like Riya, Megha, Nitara, or Alia (actually Arabic roots). Hope this helps Zoya

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Sep 25th, 2004, 22:17	#31
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,751	How about Marathi names.?

Sep 25th, 2004, 23:54	#32
tinoo Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 18	I like the name Aparajita, Which means invincible The Bengali version is Aparojito, I think Satyajit Ray did a move by that name.

Sep 26th, 2004, 00:47	#34
deepsesame Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: japan Posts: 37	my name's Deepa -- it means brightness/brilliance/light. You might like Aishwarya,it means wealth and its also the name of a former miss world and a very famous indian actress.

Sep 26th, 2004, 01:03	#35
sgeneris Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: usa Posts: 132	Shweta (Shway-tah) is 'brilliant white' or something similar but can sound enough western (like russian sveta/svetalana)

Sep 28th, 2004, 14:48	#42
landoormama Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nepal Posts: 137	My favourite would be UMA ..

Sep 28th, 2004, 15:43	#43
ddutta Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: kolkata Posts: 803	DEVI / DEBI (Goddess )

Sep 28th, 2004, 16:07	#44
Layman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bendakaalooru, KA Posts: 128	My favourite names: 1. Pavithra - Pure 2. Pushpa - Flower 3. Preethi - Love (rhymes with pretty) 4. Shwetha - White 5. Amala - Clean (without a stain) 6. Shruthi - that which is heard 7. Sangeeta - Music

Sep 28th, 2004, 16:09	#45
Layman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bendakaalooru, KA Posts: 128	Some more: 1. Sapna / Swapna - Dream 2. Sundari - Beauty 3. Swapna Sundari - Dreamgirl !!! 4. Mallika - Jasmine flower

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