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Abhilasha अभिलाषा f Hindi
Feminine form of Abhilash.

Aishwarya ऐश्वर्या f Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "prosperity, wealth" in Sanskrit. A famous bearer is the Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (1973-).

Akanksha आकाङ्क्षा, आकांक्षा f Hindi
Means "desire, wish" in Sanskrit.

Anoushka अनुष्का f Hindi, Sinhalese, Dutch (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Hindi अनुष्का or Sinhala අනුෂ්කා (see Anushka), as well as a Dutch variant of Annuska.

Anuradha अनुराधा f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Sinhalese
From the name of a constellation in Hindu astrology, meaning "causing success", from Sanskrit अनु (anu) meaning "after" and राधा (radha) meaning "success, prosperity".

Aparajita अपराजिता f Bengali, Hindi
Means "unconquered" in Sanskrit.

Aradhana आराधना f Hindi
Means "worship" in Sanskrit.

Arundhati अरुन्धती, अरुंधती f Hinduism, Hindi
The name of a star (also called Alcor), which was named after a type of climbing plant, possibly meaning "not restrained" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief it is the name of the sage Vasishtha's wife, who is identified with the star.

Chandana चन्दना f & m Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Bengali, Sinhalese
Feminine form of Chandan, as well as the Sinhala masculine form.

Chandrakanta चंद्रकांता, चन्द्रकान्ता f Hindi
Feminine form of Chandrakant.

Harshada हर्षदा f Hindi, Marathi
Feminine form of Harshad.

Jyotsana ज्योत्सना f Hindi
Variant of Jyotsna.

Kamakshi कामाक्षी f Hinduism, Hindi
From Sanskrit काम (kama) meaning "love, desire" and अक्षि (akshi) meaning "eye". This is the name of a Hindu fertility goddess. She is considered to be an incarnation of Parvati.

Karishma करिश्मा f Hindi
Means "miracle" in Hindi.

Kshitija क्षितिजा f Marathi, Hindi
Feminine form of Kshitij.

Lilavati लीलावती f Hindi (Rare)
Means "amusing, charming, graceful" in Sanskrit. The 12th-century mathematician Bhaskara named one of his systems of mathematics after his daughter Lilavati. This was also the name of a 13th-century queen of Sri Lanka.

Manjusha मंजूषा, मञ्जूषा f Marathi, Hindi
Means "small box, small chest" in Sanskrit.

Minakshi मीनाक्षी f Hinduism, Hindi
From Sanskrit मीन (mina) meaning "fish" and अक्षि (akshi) meaning "eye". This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati.

Nirupama निरुपमा f Hindi, Kannada
Means "unequaled, matchless" in Sanskrit.

Poornima पूर्णिमा f Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Tamil பூர்ணிமா, Kannada ಪೂರ್ಣಿಮಾ or Hindi/Marathi पूर्णिमा (see Purnima).

Pratibha प्रतिभा f Hindi, Marathi
Means "light, splendour, intelligence" in Sanskrit.

Priyanka प्रियंका, प्रियङ्का f Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali
From Sanskrit प्रियंकर (priyankara) meaning "agreeable, amiable".

Rajkumari राजकुमारी f Hindi
Means "princess" in Sanskrit.

Ramadevi रमादेवी f Hindi
From the name of the Hindu goddess Rama 2 (referring to Lakshmi) combined with Sanskrit देवी (devi) meaning "goddess".

Saraswati सरस्वती f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi
Means "possessing water" from Sanskrit सरस् (saras) meaning "fluid, water, lake" and वती (vati) meaning "having". This is the name of a Hindu river goddess, also associated with learning and the arts, who is the wife of Brahma.

Shakuntala शकुंतला f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit शकुन्त (shakunta) meaning "bird". This is the name of a character in Hindu legend, her story adapted by Kalidasa for the 5th-century play Abhijnanashakuntalam. It tells how Shakuntala, who was raised in the forest by birds, meets and marries the king Dushyanta. After a curse is laid upon them Dushyanta loses his memory and they are separated, but eventually the curse is broken after the king sees the signet ring he gave her.

Sudarshana सुदर्शना f Hindi
Feminine form of Sudarshan.

Susheela सुशीला f Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi सुशीला (see Sushila).

Vasundhara वसुंधरा, वसुन्धरा f Hindi, Telugu
Means "possessor of wealth" in Sanskrit, used to refer to the earth.

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