Indian Names · Girl
Karthika name meaning
“the Pleiades constellation”
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- K
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Tamil
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Tamil scriptகார்த்திகா
Karthika is a girl's name from Sanskrit, the feminine form of Kartik, referring to the Pleiades.
What does Karthika mean?
About the name Karthika
Karthika is the southern Indian feminine form of Kartik. Kartik comes from Sanskrit Kṛttikā, the name of the Pleiades. Romanizations such as Kartika also occur.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Syllables | Kar-thi-ka |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with K |
| Tamil script | கார்த்திகா |
|---|
Sources
- Behind the Name: Karthika · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Kartik · behindthename.com · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Anuradha♀Causing success
- Arundhati♀Not restrained (the usual gloss)
- Ashwini♀Name of a nakshatra, a lunar mansion in Hindu astronomy
- Athira♀The star Betelgeuse (Ardra)
- Krittika♀The Pleiades
- Naheed♀The planet Venus
- Najma♀Star
- Niharika♀Nebula
- Revati♀Wealthy
- Rohini♀The red one
- Sharvari♀Night
- Swati♀The star Arcturus
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