The story behind Pūjā
Borrowed from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /puː.d͡ʒɑː/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [puː.d͡ʒäː]
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Names Similar to Pūjā
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
Prabhā
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabhā́). Cognate with Marathi प्रभा (prabhā), Nepali प्रभा (prabhā) and Telugu ప్రభ (prabha).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Prajñā
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā, “wisdom, insight”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Pramdā
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रमदा (pramadā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Premā
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रेमन् (preman).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Prerṇā
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रेरणा (preraṇā, “driving, urging”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Pūjā
Bāhubalī
Borrowed from Sanskrit बाहुबली (bāhubalī).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bharata
Borrowed from Sanskrit भरत (bharata).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bhavānī
Borrowed from Sanskrit भवानी (bhavānī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Pūjā
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhīṣṭ
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभीष्ट (abhīṣṭa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ṭ
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length