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अभिषेक
अभिषेक (abhiṣek) is a masculine given name from Old Marathi, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Hindi and Marathi.
Hindi and MarathiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: abhiṣek.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
अभिषेक comes from Old Marathi, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Marathi 𑘀𑘥𑘲𑘬𑘹𑘎, from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeká); its root is Sanskrit सिच्.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
अभिषेक’s family of names
In Marathi usage, अभिषेक can be written in the Roman alphabet as abhiṣek. In Nepali usage, अभिषेक has a related form in अभिषेक्.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
अभिषेक has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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