Choosing a name for your girl in Maharashtra? Families here use Marathi names, sometimes with names from other languages and communities. Below are names that keep appearing in recent Indian and regional name lists, with meanings. They are suggestions and not an official ranking, because India publishes no single list of names by state.
Popular now
- Ovi: a Marathi verse form
- Myra: loved
- Anvi: a name of Lakshmi or Durga
- Mrunmayi: made of earth
- Sanika: a flute
- Swara: a musical note
- Aaradhya: worshipped
- Gargi: a woman scholar
Inspired by Maratha history and saints
- Jijau: from Jijabai
- Ahilya: from Ahilyabai
- Savitri: from Savitribai Phule
- Ramai: from Ramabai
- Muktai: from the saint Muktabai
- Tara: a star
Naming traditions in Maharashtra
Marathi families often name children after Shivaji Maharaj's era, saints and deities. In many families the given name is followed by the father's name and then the surname.
Before you choose
- Say the name aloud with the surname, and check the initials.
- Ask an elder, a priest or a language speaker to confirm the meaning, because meanings vary by source and community.
- Choose one spelling and use it on every document, from the birth certificate to Aadhaar.
- Check how the name sounds and reads in other languages, if your family may move.
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