Indian Names · Girl
Maithili name meaning
“a name of Sita; of Mithila”
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- M
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Devanagari scriptमैथिली
Maithili is a female name from Sanskrit, a name of Sita meaning 'of Mithila'.
What does Maithili mean?
About the name Maithili
Maithili derives from Sanskrit Mithilā, an ancient region of northern India. Maithilī is one of the names of Sita in the Ramayana. Maithili is also the name of an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal and northern India.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Mai-thi-li |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with M |
| Devanagari script | मैथिली |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: मैथिली · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Maithili · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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