HinduGirlSanskrit
Deepa: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“lamp; light”
دیپا
दीपा
What Deepa means
Deepa (دیپا, Sanskrit दीपा) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “lamp; light”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, dīpa.
Deepa at a glance
- Meaning
- lamp; light
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- dee-pa
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 5
- First letter
- D · د
Meaning of Deepa
- In English
- lamp; light
- اردو میں معنی
- چراغ، روشنی
Origin and history of Deepa
Sanskrit dīpa, 'lamp'.
Base wordSanskrit dīpa
How to say and write Deepa
- Say it
- dee-pa2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Deepa
- Urdu
- دیپا
- Original script
- दीपा
- Other spellings
- Dipa
- Themes
- Light
Sibling names for Deepa
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Deepa.
- Deepakدیپکlamp; kindling; illuminatingBoySanskrit
- Dhavalدھولwhite; dazzling; pureBoySanskrit
- Dineshدنیشlord of the day; the sunBoySanskrit
- Dinkarدنکرday-maker; the sunBoySanskrit
- Dipankarدیپانکرlamp-maker; name of a former BuddhaBoySanskrit
- Divakarدیواکرday-maker; the sunBoySanskrit
- Adityaآدتیہson of Aditi; the sunBoySanskrit
- Agniاگنیfire; the god of fireBoySanskrit
Names from the same root as Deepa
Sanskrit dīpa
Names like Deepa
- Aartiآرتیthe ceremony of waving lamps before a deityGirlSanskrit
- Abhaآبھاsplendour; light; lustreGirlSanskrit
- Arunaاروناreddish; dawn-red; the colour of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Arunimaارونیماredness; the glow of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Bhanumatiبھانومتیluminous; splendidGirlSanskrit
- ChandniچاندنیmoonlightGirlUrdu
- Chandrakalaچندرکلاa digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- Chandralekhaچندرلیکھاthe crescent; a digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- ChandrikaچندریکاmoonlightGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Deepa
Questions about the name Deepa
What does the name Deepa mean?
Deepa means “lamp; light”. In Urdu: چراغ، روشنی. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Deepa a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Deepa is a girl’s name.
Is Deepa a Hindu name?
Yes. Deepa is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit dīpa, 'lamp'.
How do you pronounce Deepa?
Say it “dee-pa”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Deepa in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Deepa is written دیپا. In its original script: दीपा.
What are other spellings of Deepa?
Deepa is also spelled Dipa.
Is the meaning of Deepa 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.