Given name & surname

Japa

“one who chants”

Japa is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “one who chants.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Indian interpretation is “one who chants.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.

Japa’s family of names

Japa has a related form in Japendra. Japa has a related form in Japesh. Japa has a related form in Japeth.

Walk Japa’s family in the name graph

JapaJapethJapeshJapendra

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Japa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Indian · Nature

Raka

“born beneath the full moon”

No U.S. birth series

38% boys · 62% girls

Indian

Baka

“resembling a crane”

No U.S. birth series

63% boys · 37% girls

Indian

Kantha

“a delicate woman”

No U.S. birth series

44% boys · 56% girls

Indian

Shradhdha

“one who is faithful; trustng”

No U.S. birth series

30% boys · 70% girls

Indian

Subha

“one who is beautiful; attractive”

No U.S. birth series

52% boys · 48% girls

Indian

Sarat

“a wise man; a sage”

No U.S. birth series

19% boys · 81% girls

Indian

Taral

“resembling the honeybee”

No U.S. birth series

19% boys · 81% girls

Indian

Lagan

“one who arrives at the appropriate time”

No U.S. birth series

55% boys · 45% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Japa’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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