Given name

Aloka

“light, radiance”

Aloka is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, meaning “light, radiance.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Aloka means “light, radiance.”

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Where it comes from

Aloka comes from Sanskrit.

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How it developed

From Sanskrit आलोक (“light, radiance”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Aloka’s family of names

In English usage, Aloka has a related form in ALOK. In English usage, Aloka has a related form in ALOK. In English usage, Aloka has a conventional equivalent in the Hindi form आलोक.

Walk Aloka’s family in the name graph

AlokaAlokआलोक

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Across languages 1

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