Indian Names · Girl
Daya name meaning
“compassion; mercy”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- D
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
Daya is a female name from Sanskrit meaning 'compassion'.
What does Daya mean?
About the name Daya
Daya is the Sanskrit word dayā meaning compassion, mercy or sympathy. It passed into Hindi and Marathi and is used as a female given name.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Da-ya |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with D |
| Devanagari script | दया |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: दया · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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