Indian - American names

Looking for an indian name for my daughter that is easy to pronounce, uncommon, and fun…any thoughts?

I love [name]Kaya[/name]!

[name]Eila[/name]
Riddhi
[name]Leena[/name]
[name]Anita[/name]
[name]Asha[/name]

[name]Avani[/name]
Dayita
Charvi
Rashna
[name]Nila[/name]
[name]Indira[/name]

[name]Priya[/name]!

I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Priya[/name]!

My favourite is [name]Maya[/name]. [name]Priya[/name] is also beautiful.

More love for [name]Priya[/name] from me!

Tehya, [name]Ayanna[/name], [name]Kaya[/name]

Everyone knows [name]Priya[/name], and so it would avoid pronunciation issues, and it is beautiful.

Some others :
Aditi
[name]Amita[/name]
Amrita
[name]Ananda[/name]/i
Ananta
[name]Anjali[/name]
[name]Asha[/name]
[name]Avani[/name]
[name]Devi[/name]
Esha
[name]Ila[/name]
Indrani
[name]Indu[/name]
[name]Kali[/name]
Kamini
Kanta/i
Karishma
Kavita
[name]Lalita[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] (or Lilavati)
[name]Manju[/name]
[name]Maya[/name]
[name]Mina[/name]
[name]Mira[/name]
[name]Nisha[/name]
[name]Padma[/name]
[name]Riva[/name]
[name]Riya[/name]
Roshni
Sarala
[name]Sarika[/name]
[name]Sarita[/name]
[name]Sashi[/name]
Sita
[name]Tara[/name]
[name]Uma[/name].

Good luck!

[name]Hi[/name]! A poster on Nameberry once mentioned the name Natesa, and I thought it was beautiful!

Good luck! :slight_smile:

my favorite is Priti

Another adorer of [name]Priya[/name] here! I had a friend named [name]Priya[/name] and she loved her name but some people pronounced it Pr-eye-ah instead of Pree-ah which annoyed her. Also it has a wonderful meaning.

Good [name]Luck[/name]:slight_smile:

  • [name]Charlie[/name]

I also think [name]Priya[/name] is gorgeous! Here are some other pretty ones:

[name]Parvati[/name]
Jaswinder
Anantha
[name]Indira[/name]
[name]Anjali[/name]
[name]Arya[/name]
Esha
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Kali[/name]
Kalyani
[name]Kamala[/name]
[name]Lalita[/name]
[name]Kiran[/name]
Manisha
[name]Nila[/name]
[name]Mina[/name]
Mohini
[name]Padma[/name]

[name]Priya[/name] is a nice name but the original poster said they were looking for something not so common. [name]Priya[/name] is very common! One of my closest friends is also [name]Priya[/name] but spelled “Prija” since she’s dutch. Or you can go for Supriya but that’s also very common.

[name]Indian[/name] names I like:
[name]Chaya[/name]
Kaveri
Keya (pronounce like [name]Kaya[/name])
Valleri
[name]Varsha[/name]
Rohini

Yes, [name]Priya[/name] is v popular amongst Western [name]Indian[/name] communities. I know quite a few Priyas so it put me off using the name a bit (we have a [name]Maia[/name], which is actually statistically more popular). I think it is really hard to find an easy to pn [name]Indian[/name] name that isn’t fairly popular because that is exactly what all the other Asians living in the [name]West[/name] are looking for too :slight_smile:

Sorry…when I posted the name [name]Priya[/name] I didn’t know it was very common. The new pediatrician at my daughter’s doctor practice has this name and I thought it was interesting. Then when I found the meaning I liked it even more.