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Devika name meaning

“little goddess”

Letters
6
Syllables
3
First letter
D
Category
Indian Names
Gender
♀ Girl

Indian Names: DMeaning faithSanskrit origin

Devika is a girl's name from Sanskrit meaning 'little goddess'.

What does Devika mean?

Little goddess

In Malay: dewi kecil

Sources (2)

About the name Devika

Devika (देविका) combines Sanskrit devī 'goddess' with the diminutive suffix -ka, so it means 'little goddess'. It is written தேவிகா in Tamil.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginSanskrit, Hindi
SyllablesDe-vi-ka
First letterIndian Names starting with D
Tamil scriptதேவிகா
Devanagari scriptदेविका
Telugu scriptదేవికా

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Devika · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: देवी · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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