Recommendations for South Asian girl names

[Anonymous]

Here’s a list of some more modern girl names.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/indianexpress.com/article/parenting/family/50-hindu-baby-girl-names-of-2019/lite/

A lot of the names posted are older names, but they are good too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you Indian? Why aren't you asking your parents and aunties for name suggestions?

So all the other people on DCUM that ask about baby names should also just be asking mom and aunts too, right?

Or you just take issue with a person of Indian origin doing so?

[Anonymous]

Meena

[Anonymous]

I had a coworker named Kavita, which I though was lovely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you Indian? Why aren't you asking your parents and aunties for name suggestions?

NP. My parents and aunties would suggest names like Karpagam, Padmasini, Tripuram, Lokeswari, Alamelu, Bhanumathy………. need I go on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had a coworker named Kavita, which I though was lovely.

Kavitha means poem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Garima
Veda
Damini
Preet
Preeti
Chanchal
Sunaina
Naina
Saloni
Suhasini
Shubhra
Ela
Saumya
Kajal
Tarini
Tarangini
Ragini
Sitara
Nagina
Tamanna

Please don’t name a child Nagina.

[Anonymous]

I've always liked Devi (pronounced Dave-y)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tatti is easy to pronounce and will always be trendy, OP.

This means poop in Urdu. Don’t do this!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Indian-American mom here who has a huge family and network! Here are the names that I can think of that are family or friend names of children under age 10:

Meghan (I know two of these, both sets of parents wanted to name their kid Megha, but for obvious reasons added the N on the end to mainstream it)
Isha (pronounced ee-sha)
Ishani
Anya (so many Anyas)
Mira (so many Miras)
Jayna
Sia
Gia/Jiya
Priya (lots of "iya" names)
Sarina/Serena
Raina/Reyna
Asha (my mom said "this is an old lady name" the first time she heard of a baby named Asha, LOL, but it's so easy to pronounce!)
Tara (but be prepared that no one will pronounce it the right way, it will be tah-rah or terra)

And then I've heard a lot of "well, this maybe sounds vaguely Indian" names like Lily, Sara, Samantha, Natasha, Gina, etc.

How is Tara supposed to be pronounced?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tatti is easy to pronounce and will always be trendy, OP.

This means poop in Urdu. Don’t do this!

And everywhere in North India. Can never get myself to visit the Italian restaurant with that name in McLean. I am sure it is lovely

[Anonymous]

Leela
Shayla
Shaylee
Keya
Mina
Neela
Meera
Neelam
Simran
Shree
Shreeya
Krishna
Sita
Mallika

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you Indian? Why aren't you asking your parents and aunties for name suggestions?

Oh, so if you're not white, you are only supposed to ask family and family friends for name suggestions? Racist a-hole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Indian-American mom here who has a huge family and network! Here are the names that I can think of that are family or friend names of children under age 10:

Meghan (I know two of these, both sets of parents wanted to name their kid Megha, but for obvious reasons added the N on the end to mainstream it)
Isha (pronounced ee-sha)
Ishani
Anya (so many Anyas)
Mira (so many Miras)
Jayna
Sia
Gia/Jiya
Priya (lots of "iya" names)
Sarina/Serena
Raina/Reyna
Asha (my mom said "this is an old lady name" the first time she heard of a baby named Asha, LOL, but it's so easy to pronounce!)
Tara (but be prepared that no one will pronounce it the right way, it will be tah-rah or terra)

And then I've heard a lot of "well, this maybe sounds vaguely Indian" names like Lily, Sara, Samantha, Natasha, Gina, etc.

How is Tara supposed to be pronounced?

Thah-ruh, but that "th" sound is not like the/there/that, it doesn't really exist in English so most people don't get it right.

OP, some of the name people have posted are AWFUL, I'm embarrassed for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've always liked Devi (pronounced Dave-y)

Yes, PP, the rest of watch Never Have I Ever, too