Given name · Hindi
नैना
नैना (nainā) is a feminine given name from Prakrit, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: nainā.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
नैना comes from Prakrit, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
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How it developed
From Prakrit णयण, from Sanskrit नयन (nayaná); its root is Sanskrit नी.
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नैना’s family of names
In Hindi usage, नैना shares an earlier linguistic root with नयन. In Hindi usage, नैना can be written in the Roman alphabet as nainā.
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.
People named नैना
- Naina Yeltsinaformer First Lady of Russiaborn 1932
- Naina Lal KidwaiIndian bankerborn 1957
- Naina JaiswalIndian Table Tennis Playerborn 2000
- Naina SinghIndian actressborn 1994
- Naina GangulyIndian actressborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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