Girl · Modern Indian coinage · Hindu
Elakshi
एलाक्षीSay it ay-LAAK-shee
- Meaning today
- Bright-eyed, beautiful eyes
- In the dictionaries
- Not in the classical dictionaries; most likely a modern name
- Say it
- ay-LAAK-shee
- Written
- एलाक्षी
- Other spellings
- Ilakshi
- First sound
- ए · Vrishabh rashi
Elakshi
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Elakshi meaning
Elakshi (एलाक्षी) is a Hindu girl's name. By its first sound, ए, it is a Vrishabh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Meaning today
Bright-eyed, beautiful eyes
In the dictionaries
The name isn't in the classical dictionaries we use, so it is most likely a modern name. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Elakshi (एलाक्षी) is a modern girls' name. Name lists agree that it means "bright-eyed" or "one with beautiful eyes", and the ending matches akṣi, the Sanskrit word for "eye", found in names such as Meenakshi and Kamakshi. The first part is harder to explain. Sanskrit elā means cardamom, and also play or merriment, but neither gives "bright", and we could not find the full name in the classical dictionaries. Families choose it for its sound and its link to the -akshi names; there is no settled traditional meaning.
References: Monier-Williams, akṣi, p. 3 · Monier-Williams, elā, p. 232
Fits your syllable
First sound ए
Krittika nakshatra, pada 4 · Vrishabh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Elakshi · Ilakshi