Indian Names · Girl
Sindhu name meaning
“river; the Indus; ocean”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Tamil scriptசிந்து
Sindhu is a female name from Sanskrit referring to the Indus River.
What does Sindhu mean?
About the name Sindhu
Sindhu is a female name from the Sanskrit word sindhu. In Tamil, Sindhu refers to the Indus River and the Sindh region, and in older usage means sea or water. The Tamil spelling is சிந்து.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Sin-dhu |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
| Tamil script | சிந்து |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: சிந்து · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
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- Saroja♀Lotus
- Barkha♀Rain, monsoon
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- Bipasha♀Name of the Beas river
- Dhara♀Stream, current, flow
- Ganga♀The river Ganges
- 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
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