Given name
Menaka
“a heavenly maiden”
Menaka is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “a heavenly maiden.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “a heavenly maiden.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
Menaka’s family of names
Menaka has a related form in Menacka. Menaka has a related form in Menakah. Menaka has a related form in Menakia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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.
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