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विद्या
विद्या (vidyā) is a feminine given name from Sanskrit. It is used in Hindi.
Hindi and SanskritWritten in Devanagari script. In English: vidyā.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Sanskrit विद्या, built from Sanskrit विद् + -या.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
विद्या’s family of names
विद्या has a later derivative in WIDYA. In Hindi usage, विद्या can be written in the Roman alphabet as vidyā. विद्या has a later derivative in ꦮꦶꦢꦾ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
विद्या has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named विद्या
- Vidya BalanIndian film actressborn 1979
- Vidya SinhaIndian actress (1947-2019)
- Vidya MalvadeIndian actressborn 1972
- Vidya Shahsinger and musician
- Vidya PradeepIndian actressborn 1995
- Vidya Charan ShuklaIndian politician (1929–2013)
- Vidya PillaiIndian snooker playerborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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