Girl · Sanskrit (modern) · Hindu
Anshika
अंशिकाSay it UN-shi-kaa
- Meaning today
- A small part, minute particle
- Original meaning
- "a small part or portion (from aṃśa, "share, portion, part")" Monier-Williams, p. 1
- Say it
- UN-shi-kaa
- Written
- अंशिका
- Other spellings
- Anshikaa, Ansika
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Anshika
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Anshika meaning
Anshika (अंशिका) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (modern). By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
A small part or portion (from aṃśa, "share, portion, part")
Also used to mean: minute particle
Anshika (अंशिका) is a modern girls' name formed from Sanskrit aṃśa, which Monier-Williams gives as a share, portion or part, with the diminutive ending -ikā. Read this way it means "a little part", and families often explain it as a small piece of something greater, a part of the divine or of the family. The same root gives the boys' name Ansh. Some name lists add "ray of light", which seems to come from a different word, aṃśu, "ray". The name is used in North India.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1 · entry aṃśa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, aṃśa, p. 1
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
Anshika · Anshikaa · Ansika