Indian Names · Girl
Ganga name meaning
“the river Ganges”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- G
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
Ganga is a female name from Sanskrit, the name of the river Ganges, sacred in Hinduism.
What does Ganga mean?
About the name Ganga
Ganga is a female name from Sanskrit gaṅgā, the name of the river Ganges. In Hindu tradition the river is personified as the goddess Ganga. According to Behind the Name it is also used for males.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Gan-ga |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with G |
| Devanagari script | गंगा |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: गंगा · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Ganga · behindthename.com · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Saraswathy♀Possessing water
- Saroja♀Lotus
- Barkha♀Rain, monsoon
- Bhagirathi♀An epithet of the river Ganga
- Bipasha♀Name of the Beas river
- Dhara♀Stream, current, flow
- Hemavati♀Epithet of the goddess Parvati
- Hemvati♀Epithet of the goddess Parvati
- India♀River (from Sindhu)
- Jahnavi♀An epithet of the river Ganga, daughter of the sage Jahnu
- Jahnvi♀An epithet of the river Ganga, daughter of the sage Jahnu
- Jalaja♀Lotus
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