HinduGirlSanskrit
Manisha: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“wisdom; thought; intelligence”
منیشا
मनीषा
What Manisha means
Manisha (منیشا, Sanskrit मनीषा) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “wisdom; thought; intelligence”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, manīṣā.
Manisha at a glance
- Meaning
- wisdom; thought; intelligence
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- ma-nee-sha
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 7
- First letter
- M · م
Meaning of Manisha
- In English
- wisdom; thought; intelligence
- اردو میں معنی
- دانائی، سوچ، عقل
Origin and history of Manisha
Sanskrit manīṣā, 'wisdom'.
Base wordSanskrit manīṣā
How to say and write Manisha
- Say it
- ma-nee-sha3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Manisha
- Urdu
- منیشا
- Original script
- मनीषा
- Other spellings
- Maneesha
- Themes
- Knowledge
Sibling names for Manisha
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Manisha.
- Manishمنیشthoughtful; wise; intelligentBoySanskrit
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- 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
Names like Manisha
- Aksharaاکشراimperishable; a syllable; a letterGirlSanskrit
- 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
Names that sound like Manisha
Questions about the name Manisha
What does the name Manisha mean?
Manisha means “wisdom; thought; intelligence”. In Urdu: دانائی، سوچ، عقل. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Manisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Manisha is a girl’s name.
Is Manisha a Hindu name?
Yes. Manisha is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit manīṣā, 'wisdom'.
How do you pronounce Manisha?
Say it “ma-nee-sha”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Manisha in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Manisha is written منیشا. In its original script: मनीषा.
What are other spellings of Manisha?
Manisha is also spelled Maneesha.
Is the meaning of Manisha 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.