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Compare Two Indian Names
Down to two choices? Put them side by side. The comparison shows the meaning of each name, its origin language, the written forms recorded in different scripts, the gender pattern in historical records and where it ranks in the usage data.
Usage describes historical voter records and is not a current baby-name ranking. A lower figure is not a reason to avoid a name.
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Sample results
Kavya
- Meaning
- Poetry; poetic composition
- Origin
- Sanskrit, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu
- Written forms
- काव्या · കാവ്യ · ಕಾವ್ಯಾ · కావ్య
- Gender pattern
- Gender pattern not stated
- Usage
- 7,821 historical records; #3,231 of 6,387 names in this reference
Divya
- Meaning
- divine; celestial
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Written forms
- दिव्या · திவ்யா
- Gender pattern
- Mostly recorded for girls
- Usage
- 1,22,926 historical records; #375 of 6,387 names in this reference
Arjun
- Meaning
- Arjuna; bright; clear
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Written forms
- अर्जुन
- Gender pattern
- Mostly recorded for boys
- Usage
- 4,53,656 historical records; #112 of 6,387 names in this reference
Rahul
- Meaning
- Rahula, the name of the Buddha's son
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Written forms
- राहुल
- Gender pattern
- Mostly recorded for boys
- Usage
- 5,50,063 historical records; #89 of 6,387 names in this reference