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Deepa name meaning

“lamp; light”

Letters
5
Syllables
2
First letter
D
Category
Indian Names
Gender
♀ Girl

Indian Names: DMeaning lightSanskrit origin

Deepa is a girl's name from Sanskrit related to 'lamp' or 'light'.

What does Deepa mean?

Lamp; light

In Malay: pelita; cahaya

Sources (2)

About the name Deepa

Deepa is a South Asian female name from Hindi and Sanskrit dīpā. It relates to dīpa 'lamp, light', from the root dīp 'to burn, shine'.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginSanskrit, Hindi
SyllablesDee-pa
First letterIndian Names starting with D
Tamil scriptதீபா
Devanagari scriptदीपा

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Deepa · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: दीप · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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