HinduGirlSanskrit
Akshara: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“imperishable; a syllable; a letter”
اکشرا
अक्षरा
What Akshara means
Akshara (اکشرا, Sanskrit अक्षरा) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “imperishable; a syllable; a letter”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, akṣara.
Akshara at a glance
- Meaning
- imperishable; a syllable; a letter
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- uk-sha-ra
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 7
- First letter
- A · ا
Meaning of Akshara
- In English
- imperishable; a syllable; a letter
- اردو میں معنی
- لافانی، حرف، ہجا
Origin and history of Akshara
Sanskrit akṣara, 'imperishable'.
Base wordSanskrit akṣara
How to say and write Akshara
- Say it
- uk-sha-ra3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Akshara
- Urdu
- اکشرا
- Original script
- अक्षरा
- Themes
- Knowledge
Sibling names for Akshara
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Akshara.
- Agastyaاگستیہname of a celebrated Vedic sageBoySanskrit
- Atharvاتھروfire-priest; name of the sage of the AtharvavedaBoySanskrit
- Atriاتریdevourer; name of a Vedic sageBoySanskrit
- Bhargavبھارگوdescendant of the sage BhriguBoySanskrit
- Bhriguبھرگوname of an ancient sageBoySanskrit
- Chaitanyaچیتنیہconsciousness; intelligence; spiritBoySanskrit
- Chetanچیتنconscious; intelligent; the soulBoySanskrit
- Chinmayچنمےconsisting of pure thought; spiritualBoySanskrit
Names like Akshara
- Bhartiبھارتیspeech; a name of SaraswatiGirlSanskrit
- Chetnaچیتناconsciousness; understandingGirlSanskrit
- Chinmayiچنمئیconsisting of pure thought; spiritualGirlSanskrit
- Darshanaدرشناseeing; sight; visionGirlSanskrit
- Drishtiدرشٹیsight; vision; insightGirlSanskrit
- Gargiگارگیa learned woman of the UpanishadsGirlSanskrit
- Jagritiجاگرتیwakefulness; awakeningGirlSanskrit
- Kalavatiکلاوتیskilled in the artsGirlSanskrit
- Kalpanaکلپناimagination; forming; creationGirlSanskrit
- KavitaکویتاpoetryGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Akshara
Questions about the name Akshara
What does the name Akshara mean?
Akshara means “imperishable; a syllable; a letter”. In Urdu: لافانی، حرف، ہجا. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Akshara a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Akshara is a girl’s name.
Is Akshara a Hindu name?
Yes. Akshara is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit akṣara, 'imperishable'.
How do you pronounce Akshara?
Say it “uk-sha-ra”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Akshara in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Akshara is written اکشرا. In its original script: अक्षरा.
Is the meaning of Akshara verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.