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Diya name meaning

“lamp, light”

Letters
4
Syllables
2
First letter
D
Category
Indian Names
Gender
♀ Girl

Indian Names: DMeaning lightSanskrit origin

Diya is a female name from Hindi meaning 'lamp' or 'light'.

What does Diya mean?

Lamp, light

In Malay: pelita; lampu

Sources (2)

About the name Diya

Diya is a Hindi word for a lamp or light, inherited via Prakrit from Sanskrit dipa. Wiktionary also lists it as a female given name.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginSanskrit, Hindi
SyllablesDi-ya
First letterIndian Names starting with D
Devanagari scriptदिया

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: दिया · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Diya · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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