Sukanya

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Gender Feminine
Usage Hinduism, Indian, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Thai
Scripts সুকন্যা(Bengali) ಸುಕನ್ಯಾ(Kannada) సుకన్య(Telugu) സുകന്യ(Malayalam) சுகன்யா(Tamil) สุกัญญา(Thai)
Pronounced Pron. soo-kan-YA(Thai)  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsSuganya, Sukanlaya, Sukalya, Sukalaya

Meaning & History

Derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with कन्या (kanya) meaning "girl, daughter". This is the name of a figure in Hindu mythology, a wife of the sage Chyavana.
Added 10/21/2014 by anonymous
Edited 1/4/2021 by HL