MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nainu mean?
Nainu is an affectionate formation from nain, “eye”, the vernacular descendant of Sanskrit nayana. Eyes are a common image of preciousness in northern poetry, which helps explain the term's endearing use.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नैनू
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nainu in Indian usage
3,174 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 2,511 records (79.1%).
- Recorded as male: 663 records (20.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 337 |
| 1950s | 489 |
| 1960s | 623 |
| 1970s | 470 |
| 1980s | 624 |
| 1990s | 403 |
| Other decades | 228 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 2,283 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 384 |
| Punjab | 176 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 113 |
| Other states | 218 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Monier-Williams, nayana, p. 528,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.