Indian honor names for Magnolia

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hi berries!

basically the title! If I ever have kids, I would like to honor my sweet friend [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], but since I will probably pick an [name_f]Indian[/name_f] name/a name that works in [name_f]India[/name_f], most of my normal choices probably won’t work :slight_smile:.

ideas so far:
[name_f]Nola[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]?

thanks so much berries! :heart: Y’all are awesome!

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Not sure how workable these are in [name_f]India[/name_f], but they feel fairly international to me!!

[name_f]Lia[/name_f]
[name_f]Noli[/name_f]
[name_f]Magali[/name_f]
Magadhi
Maghna
Meghna
Magana
Novika
Ladli

[name_f]Indian[/name_f] names meaning flower:

[name_f]Ayanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Leylani[/name_f]
Mrinali
[name_f]Shaili[/name_f]
[name_f]Naisha[/name_f]
[name_f]Juhi[/name_f]
Ganika
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]

I hope this was helpful!!

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I think [name_f]Nola[/name_f] totally works for [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]. I have a harder time seeing the connection with [name_f]Ada[/name_f] since [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] doesn’t have a D in it.

Some of these are stretchy honors, but maybe you would like…
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
Malini (also means ‘fragrant’ which ties into magnolia flowers)
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Nila[/name_f] / [name_f]Neela[/name_f]
[name_f]Megha[/name_f]
[name_m]Agni[/name_m]
[name_f]Alia[/name_f]
[name_f]Liana[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]

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@winterlyricalfox [name_f]Lia[/name_f], [name_f]Noli[/name_f], and Novika are sweet! also love [name_f]Ayanna[/name_f]!

@EagleEyes love your suggestions! Especially like [name_f]Maya[/name_f], [name_f]Anya[/name_f], and Malini.

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[name_f]Megha[/name_f]

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M-a names:

Manjula
Manorama
Meghana
[name_f]Manisha[/name_f]
Mallika (this apparently is a Sanskrit name meaning “jasmine”, which could be a nice tie-in with Magnolia’s floral meaning).

Others containing some of Magnolia’s letters:

[name_f]Gita[/name_f]
[name_f]Ami[/name_f]
Nimisha
[name_f]Naila[/name_f]
[name_f]Indira[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
Gitanjali
[name_f]Neelam[/name_f]
[name_f]Anjali[/name_f]
[name_f]Lakshmi[/name_f]
Namrata
Indumati
[name_f]Nahla[/name_f]
[name_f]Leela[/name_f]
[name_f]Nandita[/name_f]
[name_f]Ananya[/name_f]
Latika
Nairanjana

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[name_f]Liya[/name_f]
Magana
Magisha
[name_f]Mahika[/name_f]
Malini
Malliga
[name_f]Manisha[/name_f]
Manjula
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Mayi[/name_f]
[name_f]Mayuri[/name_f]
Meghana

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[name_f]Nola[/name_f] is sweet!

Maybe…

[name_f]Malina[/name_f]
[name_f]Madina[/name_f]
[name_f]Manisha[/name_f]
Manjula
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Nila[/name_f] / [name_f]Neela[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Leela[/name_f] / [name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Lia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nala[/name_f]
[name_f]Malika[/name_f]
[name_f]Mahila[/name_f]
[name_f]Maliha[/name_f]
Malini

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champa is the sanskrit word for magnolia! but if that doesn’t work for you:

names similar to magnolia in style

malti - “jasmine”
maina - “bird”
madhuri - “sweetness”
mandara - “coral tree”
mrinalini - “lotuses”
mishika - “spikenard; sweetness of sugar”
mohi - “attractive”
mihika - “mist”
malmi - “youthful”
mansi - “mental devotion”
malini - “the garlanded one”
mayuri - “peacock”
milana - “union”
malvika - “from the kingdom of malva”
marali - “female swan”
matangi -“goddess of matanga”
madhvika - “collector of honey”
magadhi - “from magadh”
mehek - “fragrance”
mrigankhi - “deer-eyed”

indian flower names
padma / padmini - “lotus”
pushpa - “flower”
yuthika - “lily”
nargis - “jasmine”
ketki - “flower”
juhi - “jasmine”
nilofer - “water lily”

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