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Hindu Names starting with "डा"

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डाकिनीDakini♀ GirlDeity name
काली/तंत्र से संबंधित एक अलौकिक स्त्री शक्ति·A supernatural female attendant-deity in Tantric/Puranic tradition, associated with Kali
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डामरDaamar⚥ Unisex
प्राचीन शैव तंत्र-ग्रंथों/लोकगाथाओं की एक शैली·A genre of ancient Shaiva Tantric texts/ballads (the "Damara Tantra" tradition)
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डालाDaala♀ Girl
पेड़ की शाखा·Branch of a tree
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डामिनीDaamini♀ Girl
बिजली, चमक·Lightning — a well-known modern Hindi girl's name (title of the 1993 film)
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डालीDaali♀ Girl
फूलों/भेंट से सजी टोकरी; शाखा·A decorated flower/offering tray; also "branch"
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डाभीDabhi♂ Boy
गुजरात के नाडोदा राजपूतों का एक कुल·A Rajput clan name (Nadoda Rajputs of Gujarat)
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डांगीDangi⚥ Unisex
एक कृषक समुदाय/कुल — "डांग" (जंगल/घाटी) से·A farming community/clan name, from "dang" (forest, valley)
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डागाDaga⚥ Unisex
मारवाड़ी/जैन व्यापारिक समुदाय का उपनाम·A Marwari/Jain mercantile-community surname
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डालमियाDalmia⚥ Unisex
प्रसिद्ध मारवाड़ी व्यापारिक परिवार का उपनाम·A well-known Marwari business-family surname
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डाकDaak⚥ Unisex
डाक, संदेश·Post, mail, message
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डाँड़Daand⚥ Unisex
नाव खेने का डंडा/चप्पू; ऊँची मेंड़·A boat oar; also a raised path/ridge of land (Bhojpuri/Awadhi word)

These are traditional Hindu given names, prioritizing names and epithets of Hindu deities wherever a genuine one begins with this exact syllable. For some rare Sanskrit sounds, very few (or no) common names traditionally begin with them — that is noted honestly above rather than inventing names.

About Names Starting with “डा

Why This Syllable?

डा” is the traditional Namakshar (starting syllable) associated with the PushyaNakshatra Pada, according to classical Vedic naming conventions. If your, or your child's, Moon falls in this exact Nakshatra Pada at birth, names beginning with this sound are traditionally considered harmonious with the birth chart for the Namkaran (naming ceremony).

About This List

The names below are genuine, commonly used Hindu given names — prioritizing names and epithets of Hindu deities wherever one genuinely begins with this sound — along with their meanings in Hindi and English. Use the gender filter above to narrow the list to names more commonly given to boys, girls, or unisex names.

Using This List

Treat this as a starting point rather than an exhaustive or mandatory list — for some rare Sanskrit sounds, only a handful of traditional names exist, and that is noted honestly rather than inventing entries. You are also free to consider names that begin with a similar-sounding syllable, or to weigh meaning and family preference alongside the Namakshar tradition.

Frequently Asked Questions about Names Starting with “डा”

This list includes genuine, traditionally used Hindu given names that begin with this exact syllable, giving priority to deity names and epithets where one authentically exists, rather than generating names artificially.