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नेहा
“affection, love”
नेहा (nehā) is a feminine given name from Sauraseni Prakrit (ultimately Proto-Indo-European), meaning “affection, love.” It is used in Hindi and Marathi.
Hindi and MarathiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: nehā.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
नेहा comes from Sauraseni Prakrit, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀳 (“affection, love”), from Sanskrit स्नेह, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”), built from Hindi नेह + -आ.
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नेहा’s family of names
In Hindi usage, नेहा shares an earlier linguistic root with स्नेह. In Marathi usage, नेहा can be written in the Roman alphabet as nehā. In Marathi usage, नेहा shares an earlier linguistic root with स्नेहा.
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Around the world
नेहा has relatives in 3 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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