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Renuka name meaning

“dust, sand, pollen”

Letters
6
Syllables
3
First letter
R
Category
Indian Names
Gender
♀ Girl

Indian Names: RSanskrit origin

Renuka is a female name from Sanskrit, related to reṇu, 'fine dust' or 'pollen'.

What does Renuka mean?

Dust, sand, pollen

In Malay: debu halus; debunga

Sources (2)

About the name Renuka

Renuka is a Sanskrit word reṇukā, related to reṇu, 'fine dust'. In Hinduism Renuka is the goddess who is the mother of Parashurama, and also the name of a lake in Himachal Pradesh.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginSanskrit, Hindi
SyllablesRe-nu-ka
First letterIndian Names starting with R
Devanagari scriptरेणुका

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: रेणुका · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: रेणु · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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