Given name

Apeksha

“requirement, want”

Apeksha is a feminine given name from Sanskrit, meaning “requirement, want.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Apeksha means “requirement, want.”

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Where it comes from

Apeksha comes from Sanskrit.

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How it developed

From Sanskrit अपेक्षा (“requirement, want”).

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Apeksha’s family of names

In English usage, Apeksha has a conventional equivalent in the Hindi form अपेक्षा.

Walk Apeksha’s family in the name graph

Apekshaअपेक्षा

The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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