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Dhanya
धन्याSay it DHUN-yaa
- Meaning today
- Blessed, fortunate, grateful
- Original meaning
- "fortunate, blessed; bringing wealth; the name of Dhruva's wife" Monier-Williams, p. 509
- Say it
- DHUN-yaa
- Written
- धन्या
- Other spellings
- Dhanyaa
Dhanya
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Dhanya meaning
Dhanya (धन्या) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Fortunate, blessed; bringing wealth; the name of Dhruva's wife
Also used to mean: grateful
Dhanya (धन्या) is the feminine of the Sanskrit adjective dhanya, from dhana, "wealth". Monier-Williams gives dhanya as bringing wealth and rich, then fortunate, happy and auspicious, and also good and virtuous. In the Viṣṇu Purāṇa Dhanyā is the name of the wife of Dhruva, the steadfast prince who became the pole star. The word lives on in dhanyavād, the everyday Hindi and Marathi word for "thank you". Name lists give "blessed", "fortunate" and "grateful". The name is used in Kerala and Karnataka.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 509 · entry dhanya · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, dhanya, dhanyā, p. 509
Fits your syllable
First sound ध
Purva Ashadha nakshatra, pada 2 · Dhanu rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is धा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Dhanya · Dhanyaa