Choosing a name for your girl in Uttarakhand? Families here use Hindi, Garhwali and Kumaoni 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
- Aadhya: the first power
- Anvi: a name of Lakshmi or Durga
- Saanvi: knowledge
- Gauri: fair
- Ishani: the north-east
- Pari: a fairy
- Himani: of snow
- Riya: graceful
Inspired by the Himalayas
- Ganga: the river
- Yamuna: the river
- Nanda: from Nanda Devi
- Parvati: of the mountain
- Mandakini: the river
Naming traditions in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand also uses Dev Bhoomi names from Kedarnath, Badrinath and the Ganga. Garhwali and Kumaoni families may add a clan surname such as Rawat, Negi or Joshi.
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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