HinduGirlSanskrit
Jyotsna: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“moonlight”
جیوتسنا
ज्योत्स्ना
What Jyotsna means
Jyotsna (جیوتسنا, Sanskrit ज्योत्स्ना) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “moonlight”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, jyotsnā.
Jyotsna at a glance
- Meaning
- moonlight
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- jyot-sna
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 7
- First letter
- J · ج
Meaning of Jyotsna
- In English
- moonlight
- اردو میں معنی
- چاندنی
Origin and history of Jyotsna
Sanskrit jyotsnā, 'moonlight'.
Base wordSanskrit jyotsnā
How to say and write Jyotsna
- Say it
- jyot-sna2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Jyotsna
- Urdu
- جیوتسنا
- Original script
- ज्योत्स्ना
- Other spellings
- Jyotsana
- Themes
- Light
Sibling names for Jyotsna
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Jyotsna.
- Adityaآدتیہson of Aditi; the sunBoySanskrit
- Agniاگنیfire; the god of fireBoySanskrit
- Alokآلوکlight; lustre; seeingBoySanskrit
- Amitabhامیتابھof boundless splendourBoySanskrit
- Anshuانشوray of light; sunbeamBoySanskrit
- Anshumanانشومانradiant; the sunBoySanskrit
- Arjunارجنwhite; bright; clearBoySanskrit
- Arunارونreddish; the dawn; the charioteer of the sunBoySanskrit
Names like Jyotsna
- 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
- DaminiدامنیlightningGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Jyotsna
Questions about the name Jyotsna
What does the name Jyotsna mean?
Jyotsna means “moonlight”. In Urdu: چاندنی. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Jyotsna a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Jyotsna is a girl’s name.
Is Jyotsna a Hindu name?
Yes. Jyotsna is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit jyotsnā, 'moonlight'.
How do you pronounce Jyotsna?
Say it “jyot-sna”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Jyotsna in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Jyotsna is written جیوتسنا. In its original script: ज्योत्स्ना.
What are other spellings of Jyotsna?
Jyotsna is also spelled Jyotsana.
Is the meaning of Jyotsna 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.