name
Indian
Tanishka
tah-NISH-kah
/tɑːˈnɪʃkɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Tanishka
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Sanskrit/Hindi (India)
- Meaning
- Gold; daughter of the earth; fairy
- Gender
- female
Pronunciation tips
From Sanskrit 'tanishka' (fairy/small body of gold); a popular contemporary North Indian name; the '-ka' suffix is a common Sanskrit diminutive; reflects the modern Indian practice of choosing Sanskrit-derived but contemporary-sounding names
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