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RAMA

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Indian, Hindu Mythology

Other Scripts: राम (Sanskrit)

Pronounced: RAH-mah   [key]

Means "pleasing" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu. It is also borne by the hero of the 'Ramayana', a Hindu epic, which tells of the abduction of his wife Sita by the demon king Ravana, and his efforts to recapture her. His full name is Ramachandra.
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