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It is a tradition in India to follow an elaborate naming ceremony ritual while naming the child. This is conducted in different periods and under different cultures followed by the family. What is important is that the child is blessed well and gets an identity as a name for life.
Many communities necessitate the change of name after marriage. Slowly this is getting lesser as for official reasons and legal purpose ladies are choosing to retain their maiden name. In certain cases, girls prefer to keep their original surname or Niveditta Bist Patel is a classic example of double surname. This is a personal choice and also done to save legal ordeals while inheriting property or joint account status. It is common that after marriage Nila becomes Raveena, Jalpa becomes Muskaan and Rati becomes Riddhima.
It was tradition earlier down south to name the girl child after the deities worshipped there. Meenakshi, Vishalakshi, Rambha, Parvathy, Saraswathy are certain examples.
The spelling here is also to be noted as in the north the name would go as Parvathi or Saraswathi.
Abigail means father rejoices,
Aishani is Durga,
Adrienne is the dark one,
Alicia is truthful,
Amla stands for being pure,
Anumati means consent,
It is also typical to name the child after the nakshatra in his natal chart or horoscope, Ashleka, Makha, Kaushika are certain examples.
Saanika means flute,
Mekhla stands for waist band,
Bindi means the dot adorning the forehead,
Shruti means a musical instrument,
Veena is the instrument played by Goddess Saraswati,
Bela means a creeper,
Khusboo and Mahek means fragrance,
Muskaan means smile,
Ehsaas means feeling,
Prasanna means happy,
Angarika is a flower,
Arpita means offering,
Bipasha is a river,
Farha means happiness,
Jiah means heart.
Name of Goddesses are common like Dhatri, Hema, Hemlata, Uma stands for Parvathy, Goddess Saraswati is known as Bharati, Vani.
Goddess Durga is known as Bhagwati, Dakshayani, Deveshi, Ekaa, The Goddess of wealth Lakshmi has variants in Shriya and Amrita.
Unique names include Dayita for beloved,
Tisya for auspicious,
Tiya for a bird,
Urmi for wave,
Ushma for warmth,
Vanini for soft spoken,
Toya for water,
Dory for golden hair,
Yochana for thought,
Venya for lovable,
Ritika is a stream,
Rewa is a star and Ruhi is a soul.
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