Favorite Indian Girl Names

Sonia

Russian and Scandinavian variation of Sophia

"wisdom"

Early European import, well known in the 1940s via Norwegian skating movie star Sonja Henie, that has sailed back across the Atlantic, despite the rising popularity of other Russian names.

Tina

Diminutive of Christina et al

Tina, despite its petite and tinkly image, is apt these days to be replaced by the more elegant originals, Christina and Martina.It does have some strong namesakes, though, in Tina Turner (born Anna…

Zulekha

Arabic

"fair, brilliant beauty"

This spelling variation of the alluring Zuleika was used by model Iman for her daughter in the '70s. Zuleika is considered to be the name of the Biblical Potiphar's wife, about whom several famous…