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Krittika name meaning
“the Pleiades; the Krittika lunar mansion”
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- K
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Devanagari scriptकृत्तिका
Krittika is a female name from Sanskrit, the name of the Pleiades star cluster.
What does Krittika mean?
About the name Krittika
Krittika is the name of a nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Vedic astrology, identified with the Pleiades star cluster. It comes from Sanskrit kṛttikā and is used as a female name.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Krit-ti-ka |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with K |
| Devanagari script | कृत्तिका |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: कृत्तिका · en.wiktionary.org · 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)
- Karthika♀The Pleiades constellation
- Naheed♀The planet Venus
- Najma♀Star
- Niharika♀Nebula
- Revati♀Wealthy
- Rohini♀The red one
- Sharvari♀Night
- Swati♀The star Arcturus
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