Girija

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Gender Feminine
Usage Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Odia, Bengali, Assamese
Scripts गिरिजा(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi) ഗിരിജ(Malayalam) கிரிஜா(Tamil) ಗಿರಿಜಾ(Kannada) గిరిజా, గిరిజ(Telugu) ଗିରିଜା(Odia) গিরিজা(Bengali) গিৰিজা(Assamese)
Pronounced Pron. GEE-ree-ju(Sanskrit)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "mountain-born" in Sanskrit, from गिरि (giri) meaning "mountain" combined with the suffix -ज (-ja) meaning "born, produced". This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Parvati, who was born from a personification of the Himalayas.
Added 3/15/2024 by anonymous