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Deepika name meaning

“lamp, light”

Letters
7
Syllables
3
First letter
D
Origin
Sanskrit
Category
Indian Names
Gender
♀ Girl

Indian Names: DMeaning lightSanskrit origin

Deepika is a female name from Sanskrit meaning 'light' or 'lamp'.

What does Deepika mean?

Lamp, light

In Malay: pelita, cahaya

Sources (2)

About the name Deepika

Deepika is a female name from Sanskrit. The Hindi word dipika means light or lamp, and Behind the Name lists it as the feminine form of Dipaka. Dipika is another spelling. The related masculine form is Deepak.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginSanskrit
SyllablesDee-pi-ka
First letterIndian Names starting with D
Devanagari scriptदीपिका

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: दीपिका · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Dipika · behindthename.com · meaning

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