HinduGirlSanskrit
Punita: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“purified; pure; holy”
پنیتا
पुनीता
What Punita means
Punita (پنیتا, Sanskrit पुनीता) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “purified; pure; holy”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, punīta.
Punita at a glance
- Meaning
- purified; pure; holy
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- pu-nee-ta
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- P · پ
Meaning of Punita
- In English
- purified; pure; holy
- اردو میں معنی
- پاک کی ہوئی، پاکیزہ، مقدس
Origin and history of Punita
Sanskrit punīta, 'purified'.
Base wordSanskrit punīta
How to say and write Punita
- Say it
- pu-nee-ta3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Punita
- Urdu
- پنیتا
- Original script
- पुनीता
- Other spellings
- Puneeta
- Themes
- Virtue
Sibling names for Punita
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Punita.
- Pranjalپرانجلstraight; honest; sincereBoySanskrit
- Puneetپنیتpurified; pureBoySanskrit
- Adarshآدرشmirror; model; copyBoySanskrit
- Anupamانوپمincomparable; matchlessBoySanskrit
- Apoorvاپوروunprecedented; unique; newBoySanskrit
- Aryanآرینnoble; honourable; respectableBoySanskrit
- Atulاتلunequalled; incomparableBoySanskrit
- Bhagirathبھاگیرتھname of the king who brought the Ganga down to earthBoySanskrit
Names from the same root as Punita
Sanskrit punīta
Names like Punita
- Amalaاملاspotless; pure; a name of LakshmiGirlSanskrit
- Anaghaانگھاsinless; faultless; pureGirlSanskrit
- Anasuyaانسویاfree from envy; the wife of the sage AtriGirlSanskrit
- Arundhatiارندھتیthe faithful wife of the sage VasishthaGirlSanskrit
- Bhavyaبھویاexcellent; auspicious; splendidGirlSanskrit
- Dhritiدھرتیfirmness; constancy; resolveGirlSanskrit
- Gunavatiگنوتیvirtuous; possessing good qualitiesGirlSanskrit
- Kalyaniکلیانیauspicious; beautiful; blessedGirlSanskrit
- Kshamaکشماforgiveness; patience; the earthGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Punita
Questions about the name Punita
What does the name Punita mean?
Punita means “purified; pure; holy”. In Urdu: پاک کی ہوئی، پاکیزہ، مقدس. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Punita a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Punita is a girl’s name.
Is Punita a Hindu name?
Yes. Punita is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit punīta, 'purified'.
How do you pronounce Punita?
Say it “pu-nee-ta”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Punita in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Punita is written پنیتا. In its original script: पुनीता.
What are other spellings of Punita?
Punita is also spelled Puneeta.
Is the meaning of Punita 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.