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Every suggestion comes with its real meaning and the language it was born from — nothing invented, nothing generic.
Ira·इरा
GirlShe who goes, obtains or knows" — from the root √ir. In the dictionaries — Apte records nine distinct senses, among them the earth, speech, water, food, and refreshment or comfort — and, foremost, Sarasvatī, the goddess of speech herself. In the texts — Borne by one of the wives of Kaśyapa. Long established in use as a woman's name, with the divine association carried directly in the word itself.
Our recommendation:
A strong choice for a girl — short, well-attested, with a luminous primary sense and a direct link to Sarasvatī, and no secondary meaning a parent would want to avoid.
Origin · Sanskrit
Trisha·तृषा
Girl"Thirst" — from the root √tṛṣ, to be thirsty. In the dictionaries — Monier-Williams records four senses: thirst; strong desire or craving; desire personified as a daughter of Kāma; and a poisonous plant, Methonica superba. In the texts — Appears as the daughter of Rati and Kāma in some Sanskrit sources. Beyond that personification, we find no instance of tṛṣā used as a given name.
Our recommendation:
It can be used, but we would not press for it. It is not a deity name and the literal sense is thirst; your report sets out closer alternatives worth considering.
Origin · Sanskrit
Mrinal·मृणाल
Unisex"The fibrous root of the lotus" — from the root √mṛṇ, to crush. In the dictionaries — Apte gives the lotus-fibre in both masculine and neuter, and, in the neuter, the root of the fragrant vīraṇa grass. As a name it is read as soft, gentle, delicate. In the texts — Borne by a figure in the Buddhist Mūla-sarvāstivāda-vinaya, and listed as name 583 in the Hariharaputra (Ayyappa) sahasranāma — use attested in both traditions.
Our recommendation:
Suitable for a boy, though a considered rather than emphatic recommendation: the literal sense is a root liable to be crushed.
Origin · Sanskrit
Ishaan·ईशान
Boy"Ruler, master, lord" — from the root √īś, to rule. In the dictionaries — Monier-Williams records owner, ruler and master, and gives the word as a name of the sun, of Viṣṇu, and — oldest of all — of Rudra-Śiva. In the texts — One of the eight classical names of Rudra, the fifth face of Śiva in the Pañcabrahma tradition, and guardian of the north-eastern quarter of the heavens.
Our recommendation:
A strong choice for a boy. A deity name at the highest level of attestation, with an unambiguous and auspicious sense and nothing secondary to weigh against it.
Origin · Sanskrit
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