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Dayita
दयिताSay it duh-yi-TAA
- Meaning today
- Beloved, dear one
- Original meaning
- "a beloved woman, a wife" Monier-Williams, p. 470
- Say it
- duh-yi-TAA
- Written
- दयिता
- Other spellings
- Dayitaa
Dayita
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Dayita meaning
Dayita (दयिता) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
A beloved woman, a wife
Also used to mean: dear one
Dayita (दयिता) is the Sanskrit dayitā, the feminine of dayita, "cherished, beloved, dear". Monier-Williams records dayitā as a beloved woman or a wife, and the masculine dayita as a husband or lover. The word is a favourite of classical Sanskrit poetry, where the dayitā is the beloved to whom a lover speaks or longs to return. It sits beside dayā, "compassion", in the dictionary. Indian name lists give Dayita as "beloved" or "dear one", the same as the dictionary sense, which makes it one of the more straightforward names in this group.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 470 · entry dayitā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, dayita, dayitā, p. 470
Fits your syllable
First sound द
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, pada 3 · Kumbh rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is दा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Dayita · Dayitaa