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INDIRA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Indian, Hindu Mythology

Other Scripts: इन्दिरा (Sanskrit)

Means "beauty" in Sanskrit. This is another name of Lakshmi, the wife of the Hindu god Vishnu. A notable bearer was India's first female prime minister, Indira Gandhi (1917-1984).
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