Character names and Meanings

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Suyash:
Renown, Reputation

Ekta:
Oneness, harmony

Maithili:
Relating or belonging to Mithila (the modern Tirhut);--an inhabitant, or a native, of Mithila
An epithet of Sita daughter of Janak, king of Mithila);--the language of Mithila or Tirhut (a dialect of Hindi

Parvati:
Growing on or coming from the mountains
One of the names of Durga, the wife of Siva

Narayani:
A sort of oil (expressed from various plants) of great reputed efficacy in medicine
An epithet of Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, and wife of Naraya? or Vish?u;--an epithet of Durga;--the plant

Bharat:
A light sandy soil
Name of a younger brother of Rama, and son of Dasharath by Kaikeyi

Vikram:
Stepping or going beyond, striding over or along; proceeding, going;--a step, stride, pace;--overcoming, overpowering;--great power or strength;--prowess, heroic valour, heroism;--name of a king (i.q. vikramaditya):--vikramaditya (ma+ad), vulg. vikram-ajit, or bikramajit, s.m. Name of a celebrated Hindu king (of Ujjayini or Oujein, and founder of the era called Samvat (still in use among the Hindus) which begins 57 B.C.:--vikramark (ma+ar), s.m. A name of king Vikram:--vikram-pur.

Aditya:
Priority, precedence.

Pranay:
Confidence, familiarity, trust, intimacy; friendly acquaintance, confidential relationship, fond regard, fondness, affection, love, friendship, favour, kindness; affectionate solicitation, request, asking, begging; reverence, obeisance; final emancipation or beatitude
Possessing candour, acting frankly or openly, free from constraint, unceremonious, frank, open; confident; possessing affection, attached (to), feeling an attraction

Pragati:
Progress, the moving ahead factor

Neha:
tenderness, love, affection, kindness, friendship

Gun:
goodness, characteristics

Kamal:
the lotus flower, water lily

Om:
the sacred chant of the Hindu scripts (Aum)

Gaurav:
Pride, honor

Shilpa:
any manual or mechanical or fine art; an art, a handicraft, a trade; skill in any art or profession; ingenuity, contrivance, skill

Shruti:
That which was heard from the beginning, the Veda, revelation, holy writ, sacred science or learning

Samir:
Wind, air

Vandana:
Prayer

Krishna:
Lord Krishna

Janki:
Another name for Sita
Varun:
The god of the waters, and the regent of the western quarter


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Posted: 18 years ago
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fantastic work, i am super impressed and grateful, as i love to get to know the meanings of names!!!! thank u for that!!! 👏
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You are welcome!!! There' more coming, so stay tuned. If you need the meaning of a name, just write it here and I will try my best to get its meaning 😊
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Avantika and Pallavi please, great going cruizer
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Originally posted by: ishan2003

Avantika and Pallavi please, great going cruizer



Hey Ishan:

Avantika: The city of Ujjain. Avantika as a noun also refers to the princess of the city of Ujjain

Pallavi: New leaves.
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Some more:

Trishna:
Thirst

Ambika:
Goddess parvati

Nikhil:
Entire

Ashutosh:
Lord Shiva

Shikhar:
Peak

Parth:
Another name for Arjun, bright

Sunaina:
Lovely eyes; a woman with lovely eyes

Shashank (sasha):
The moon

Any other names in your minds, guys?
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Wow, fantastic job. 👏 👏 👏 Thanks so much. 😃
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You're all so welcome! Make sure you keep on rolling in more names... 😛 😛 😛
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Thank you! Do u know what Gayatri an Ayran mean aswell? P.S ur doing a great job!
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Originally posted by: suki11

Thank you! Do u know what Gayatri an Ayran mean aswell? P.S ur doing a great job!



Hey Suki11:

Gayatri:
One who sings a song or a hym
A Hindu goddess
The Acacia tree
Gayatri Mantra: Name of a Vedic metre of twenty-four syllables (generally arranged as a triplet of three divisions of eight syllables each)

Aryan:
True, well-mannered, a person hailing for a noble family.

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