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Beautiful Sanskrit Girl Names and Their Meanings

The sacred language of India — names of gods, virtues and light.

July 5, 20267 min readBaby Names for Girls

Sanskrit is the ancient sacred language of India, and its girl names are luminous — names of goddesses, of light and lotus flowers, of wisdom and devotion. Carried for thousands of years, they form the largest collection in our library.

Beautiful Sanskrit Girl Names — a selection

AadhiraSanskrit · Lightning / moon AadhyaSanskrit · First power / Durga AadyaSanskrit · First / primordial AahanaSanskrit · Dawn / morning glory AakritiSanskrit · Form / shape AakrutiSanskrit · Form / shape AamrapaliSanskrit · Vaishali courtesan / Buddhist AanchaliSanskrit · Border of sari / edge AanyaSanskrit · Inexhaustible, gracious AaradhyaSanskrit · Worship, blessing AarambhiSanskrit · Beginning / start AarnaSanskrit · Stream of water, of the wave AarohiSanskrit · Musical ascent AartiSanskrit · Hindu ritual of light AaryahiSanskrit · Revered, noble AashiSanskrit · A smile; hope AashritaSanskrit · Sheltered / protected AashviSanskrit · Blessed, joyful AasthaSanskrit · Faith AatmajaSanskrit · Daughter / soul-born AatmikaSanskrit · Soul-related AavyaSanskrit · First ray of sun AbhayaSanskrit · Fearlessness AbhayamayiSanskrit · Fearlessness-embodied AbheeshtaSanskrit · Desired / cherished AbhidhaSanskrit · Denotation / primary-meaning AbhijitaSanskrit · Victorious AbhijnaSanskrit · Higher knowledge / Buddhist power AbhijnamayiSanskrit · Direct-cognition-embodied AbhilashaSanskrit · Desire / aspiration AbhinayaSanskrit · Expressive acting AbhinayamayiSanskrit · Dramatic-expression-embodied AbhinayikaSanskrit · Female actress / expression AbhipsaSanskrit · Deep aspiration AbhiramaSanskrit · Charming / delightful AbhiramiSanskrit · Delightful Devi AbhishekaSanskrit · Sacred-anointment / consecration AbhitaSanskrit · Fearless / undaunted AbhragaSanskrit · Sky-moving / cloud-goer AchalaSanskrit · Immovable AchintyaSanskrit · Inconceivable / Chaitanya AchiraSanskrit · Quick / lightning AchyutiSanskrit · Imperishable / Vishnu-Devi AdhiraSanskrit · Restless / lightning AdhrijaSanskrit · Mountain-born / Parvati AdishaktiSanskrit · Primordial power / Devi AditiSanskrit · Boundless, infinite AditriSanskrit · Highest goddess AdvaitaSanskrit · Non-duality / Vedanta AdvaitamayiSanskrit · Non-dual-embodied / Advaita-Vedanta AdvikaSanskrit · Non-dual / unique AdvitiyaSanskrit · Without second / one only AdyaSanskrit · First, original AgalyaSanskrit · Immovable / stable AgnijaSanskrit · Born of fire AhaanaSanskrit · First ray of the sun AhalyaSanskrit · Unploughed AhanaSanskrit · Dawn; inner light AhankaraSanskrit · Ego / Sankhya principle AhankaramayiSanskrit · Ego-embodied / individual-self

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Every Sanskrit name in our library, with meanings and pronunciations.

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