The story behind Pooja
Borrowed from Hindi पूजा (pūjā, “worship”), from Sanskrit.
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈpuːdʒə/
Popularity
Pooja ranked #17556 in US for 2018.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Pooja
Sara
From Latin Sara (“Sarah”). From Middle Dutch sara, from Latin Sara, from Ancient Greek Σᾱ́ρᾱ (Sā́rā), from Hebrew שָׂרָה. a female given name from Biblical Hebrew; variant…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Padma
Borrowed from Sanskrit पद्म (padma, “lotus”), which the river was named for. Doublet of Pema.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Paola
Borrowed from Italian Paola.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Paula
Borrowed from Latin Paula, feminine form of Paulus (“Paul”). From Latin Paula, possibly via German. First recorded in the 16th century. By folk etymology sometimes associated…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Peta
A rare feminine form of Peter.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Petja
From Russian Петя (Petja).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Pooja
Dev
Borrowed from Hindi देव (dev). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit देव (deva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós, from *dyew- + *-ós.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends V
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Jay
Borrowed from Hindi जय (jay, literally “victory”). Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Narendra
From Hindi नरेंद्र (narendra). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नरेन्द्र (narendra), from नर (nara, “man”) + इन्द्र (indra, “god”), meaning god of humans.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Pooja
Amber
From amber, from Middle English ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”). Borrowed from Hindi अंबर (ambar). Borrowed from…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Arvind
Borrowed from Hindi अरविंद (arvind, “lotus”). Borrowed from Sanskrit अरविन्द (aravinda).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ashok
Borrowed from Hindi अशोक (aśok), from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashoka and Asoka.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length