Menaka मेनका
Meaning: a celestial apsara; mother of Shakuntala
Meaning and origin
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Nakshatra, pada and rashi
Menaka starts with the syllable Me (मे), which the Avakahada chakra gives to Magha pada 4, in Simha (Leo) rashi. By tradition it suits a child whose Moon was in that pada at birth.
The fit comes from the name's first sound only; the Moon's nakshatra pada at birth is calculated in the Kundli.
Name number (numerology)
In the Chaldean system the letters of “Menaka” add up to 18, which reduces to 9; Indian numerology associates 9 with Mars (Mangal).
Numerology is a traditional belief system, not a calculation of the sky; other spellings give other numbers. Numerology calculator
Similar names
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Maina मैना
the myna bird
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Maithili मैथिली
Sita, princess of Mithila
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Maitreyi मैत्रेयी
a learned woman sage of the Upanishads
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Maitri मैत्री
friendship
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Medha मेधा
intellect, wisdom
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Medhavi मेधावी
intelligent, learned
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Medini मेदिनी
the earth
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Megha मेघा
cloud
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Meghmala मेघमाला
a row of clouds
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Meghna मेघना
of the clouds; the Meghna river
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Mekhala मेखला
girdle, waistband
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Madhavi माधवी
a spring-flowering creeper