Given name · Hindi
दया
दया (dayā) is a feminine given name from Sanskrit. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Daya.
Meaning & origin
दया’s family of names
In Hindi usage, दया has a conventional equivalent in the English form Daya. In Hindi usage, दया can be written in the Roman alphabet as dayā.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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