Girl · Sanskrit (Telugu, Kannada and Marathi usage) · Hindu
Abhigna
अभिज्ञाSay it uh-BHIG-naa
- Meaning today
- Knowledgeable, wise
- Original meaning
- "knowing, skilful; (abhijñā) remembrance, recollection" Monier-Williams, p. 62
- Say it
- uh-BHIG-naa
- Written
- अभिज्ञा
- Other spellings
- Abhidnya, Abhijna, Abhignya
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Abhigna
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Abhigna meaning
Abhigna (अभिज्ञा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Telugu, Kannada and Marathi usage). By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Knowing, skilful; (abhijñā) remembrance, recollection
Also used to mean: knowledgeable, wise
Abhigna (अभिज्ञा) is the Sanskrit abhijñā, from the verb abhi-jñā, "to recognise, perceive, know". Monier-Williams gives the related adjective abhijña as knowing, skilful and clever, or well acquainted with something, and the feminine noun abhijñā as remembrance or recollection; in Buddhist texts it also names the special powers of perception credited to a Buddha. Name lists give Abhigna as knowledgeable or wise, which follows the adjective closely. The spelling reflects how the conjunct jña is said in different regions: Abhigna in Telugu and Kannada homes, Abhidnya in Marathi ones, and Abhijna in a more literal transliteration.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 62 · entry abhijña, abhijñā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, abhijña / abhijñā, p. 62
Fits your syllable
First sound अ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Abhigna · Abhidnya · Abhijna · Abhignya