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Neera
नीराSay it NEE-raa
- Meaning today
- Pure water
- Original meaning
- "water; juice" Monier-Williams, p. 566
- Say it
- NEE-raa
- Written
- नीरा
- Other spellings
- Nira
- First sound
- नी · Vrishchik rashi
Neera
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Neera meaning
Neera (नीरा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, नी, it is a Vrishchik rashi name (Anuradha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Water; juice
Also used to mean: pure water
Neera (नीरा) comes from Sanskrit nīra, "water". Monier-Williams records it in the Mahābhārata and classical poetry and in the Naighaṇṭuka, the ancient list of Vedic words, and the old lexicographers add the senses juice and liquor. The same word is the first part of nīraja, "born in water", the lotus, which gives the names Neeraj and Neerja. Name lists give Neera as "water" or "pure water", matching the dictionary. It is a short, gentle name used across North India.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 566 · entry nīra · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, nīra, p. 566 · Wikipedia, Neera (given name)
Fits your syllable
First sound नी
Anuradha nakshatra, pada 2 · Vrishchik rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Neera · Nira