[name_m]Hi[/name_m] All,
I am from [name_f]India[/name_f] ( Originally Sikh) and am in United States. I need help with girl name that sounds english but will go well with both cultures.
I have been trying to find all over with no luck 
Can you please give me some ideas?
Thank you
[name_f]Anjali[/name_f]
[name_f]Shreya[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ila[/name_f]
[name_f]Kali[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Noor[/name_f]
I have a friend named Suraiya that I think is both beautiful and works in both cultures.
I’m not very familiar with names from [name_f]India[/name_f], so I checked a website that claims to have Sikh names. If this website is correct, these names should be fine in either culture:
[name_f]Birgitta[/name_f]-- Not common here, but could work.
[name_f]Gregoria[/name_f]-- The male version of [name_m]Gregory[/name_m] is well known, [name_f]Gregoria[/name_f] should be easy for people to understand
Gresilda-- [name_f]Griselda[/name_f] is an uncommon name, but is heard occasionally. This name could fit in with that.
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]/Gretchine-- Fairly common here if it truly works in your language.
Haesel-- [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] is becoming quite popular, this name should fit too.
Hananiah-- Seem intuitive to pronounce, though I’m more familiar with this as a men’s name. Perhaps [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]?
[name_u]Harlee[/name_u]/[name_f]Harleen[/name_f]-- The site says these are simply variations of the name [name_u]Harley[/name_u].
Harva-- I’ve never heard this name and it doesn’t sound particularly English, but it would be easy to spell and pronounce in English countries, so it should be fairly easy for a girl to wear.
[name_f]Janee[/name_f]-- [name_f]Janie[/name_f] is a cute nickname here. This name could work as an alternate spelling.
[name_f]Jenee[/name_f]-- This could work as an alternate spelling for [name_f]Jeannie[/name_f] or [name_f]Jenny[/name_f] (depending on how it is pronounced)
[name_f]Jeneen[/name_f]-- This could world for [name_f]Janine[/name_f], though that name is a bit dated in [name_u]America[/name_u]
Jenina-- Jenina sounds very pretty to me. I think it could work very well.
[name_f]Joni[/name_f]-- Not a common name, but I’ve seen it before.
[name_f]Jonna[/name_f]-- Again, not a common name, but I’ve seen it around–feminization of [name_m]John[/name_m]
Kaidee-- Could work for [name_f]Katy[/name_f]
[name_f]Katina[/name_f]-- I’m not familiar with this particular name, but it’s very similar to a lot of the [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] variations so it should work fine as well.
Katrena-- [name_f]Katrina[/name_f] is a name that is heard occasionally, so this could work as an alternate spelling.
Sorry if some of these names don’t work in [name_f]India[/name_f], I’m just going on what I found on the website. Good luck finding the perfect name!
[name_f]Mira[/name_f] and [name_f]Mina[/name_f] are my favorites of the suggestions. They are gorgeous names. I know some [name_f]Indian[/name_f] Americans named [name_f]Tara[/name_f], which is also pretty but seems to be falling in popularity in the U.S.
What about:
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Lelia[/name_f] ([name_u]LEE[/name_u]-lia)
[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
I love the name [name_f]Deva[/name_f], well it doesn’t sound English but it’s very nice.
[name_f]Mira[/name_f] is a good idea for an [name_f]Indian[/name_f] girl who live in an English speaking country.
[name_f]Chantelle[/name_f]/ [name_f]Chantal[/name_f]/ [name_f]Shontal[/name_f] you get the picture its “shauhn-tall”
[name_f]Daya[/name_f]
Devita
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Jenee[/name_f] /[name_f]Jenny[/name_f]
[name_f]Yasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Amani[/name_f]
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
[name_f]Ashanti[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tara[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadiya[/name_f]
I am not familiar with [name_f]Indian[/name_f] (Sikh) names so I find a site and I will list my favorites from there
Albel
[name_f]Amita[/name_f]
[name_f]Asha[/name_f]
Giani
Hansa
Heera / Hira
[name_f]Isha[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_m]Kareen[/name_m] / [name_f]Karin[/name_f]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_f]Laila[/name_f]
[name_f]Leela[/name_f] / [name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Leena[/name_f] / [name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Meena[/name_f] / [name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Meera[/name_f] / [name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Seanna[/name_f] / [name_f]Siana[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
Simrin / Simin
Surina
[name_f]Tia[/name_f]
[name_f]Uma[/name_f]
[name_f]Zena[/name_f]
[name_f]Indira[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
Lilavati “[name_f]Lila[/name_f]”
Lilavati, [name_f]Priya[/name_f], [name_f]Meera[/name_f]/[name_f]Mira[/name_f], [name_f]Indira[/name_f], Divya, and Jyoti are my favorite names from [name_f]India[/name_f], although I don’t know too much about Sikh culture, unfortunately, so I’m not sure if they work in that culture? I think they’re all gorgeous and would translate well into American culture, but especially [name_f]Mira[/name_f], which is quite international. Pirya and [name_f]Indira[/name_f] get lots of love, though, and Divya sounds a lot like similar names like [name_f]Livia[/name_f]/[name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Octavia[/name_f], etc., and Lilavati is quite reminiscent of [name_f]Lila[/name_f] and [name_f]Leela[/name_f], so I think any of them would work well here!
Good luck! I hope you find what you’re looking for! 
I love the name [name_f]Leela[/name_f]/[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
Also [name_f]Zara[/name_f]/Zehra etc
[name_f]Asha[/name_f]
[name_m]Mani[/name_m]/[name_f]Marny[/name_f]/ Amana
What about using the English name for something common in [name_f]Indian[/name_f] culture?
For example:
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_u]Desi[/name_u]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
What about [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Emelia[/name_f], [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], [name_f]Kate[/name_f] and [name_f]Georgia[/name_f].
We are a mixed [name_f]Indian[/name_f]/Caucasian couple. If we had had a girl we would have named her Sheela, which we think works well with both cultures.
We have nieces called [name_f]Maya[/name_f] and [name_f]Mira[/name_f], both of whom were born and raised in US.
(I personally would stay away from names like [name_f]Anjali[/name_f], as in the US it would be pronounced [name_f]ANN[/name_f]-jali, rather than UN-jelli).
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Bindhi[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Darcy[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Tanya[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Kiara[/name_f]
[name_f]Uma[/name_f]
Fellow [name_f]Indian[/name_f] here! I exactly understand your problem (even though I’m way too young to have kids I’m constantly thinking of what I’d like to name my future children)
[name_f]Aanya[/name_f] and Esha/Eesha are very easy for Americans to say and gorgeous as well. A lot of Sikhi/Punjabi names cross over well into the US such as Jaspreet, Jasleen, Amandeep, Jasmeet, etc. Some more suggestions:
[name_f]Riya[/name_f]
Khushi
[name_f]Meera[/name_f]
Divya
[name_f]Priya[/name_f]
[name_f]Neelam[/name_f]
[name_u]Arya[/name_u]/[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
Simran
Juhi
[name_f]Saniya[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anika[/name_f]
[name_f]Neha[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
Shriya
Kajal
Kavya
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helped!
Amrita–nn [name_f]Amy[/name_f].
[name_f]Priya[/name_f] and Vimala are the only 2 [name_f]Indian[/name_f] names that I know.
Thank you all for all the ideas
My hubby mentioned this name for our girl - [name_m]Kiran[/name_m]
I like the name (Its easy to pronounce and can be nick named) but to me it looks like more of masculine. What do you guys suggest?
[name_m]Kiran[/name_m] is more masculine to me as well.
You could use [name_f]Kira[/name_f], [name_f]Keira[/name_f], [name_f]Chiara[/name_f], [name_f]Kyra[/name_f], [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u], or [name_f]Kirrily[/name_f] as alternatives. [name_f]Kirrily[/name_f] is said like keera-lee as opposed to keer-in ([name_m]Kiran[/name_m]) which is very similar sounding, feminine and pretty.