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Dharni name meaning

“earth; soil”

Letters
6
Syllables
2
First letter
D
Origin
Sanskrit
Category
Indian Names
Gender
♀ Girl

Indian Names: DMeaning natureSanskrit origin

Dharni is a girl's name from Sanskrit meaning 'earth'.

What does Dharni mean?

Earth; soil

In Malay: bumi; tanah

Sources (1)

About the name Dharni

Dharni comes from Sanskrit dharaṇī, 'earth' or 'soil', formed from dharaṇa ('supporting, bearing') and related to the root dhṛ. Hindi also borrowed the word.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginSanskrit
SyllablesDhar-ni
First letterIndian Names starting with D
Devanagari scriptधरणी

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: धरणी · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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