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Sneha
स्नेहाSay it SNAY-haa
- Meaning
- Tenderness, love, affection; also oiliness, smoothness Monier-Williams, p. 1267
- Say it
- SNAY-haa
- Written
- स्नेहा
- Other spellings
- Snehaa
Sneha
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Sneha meaning
Sneha (स्नेहा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Tenderness, love, affection; also oiliness, smoothness
Sneha (स्नेहा) comes from Sanskrit sneha, a word with a practical first meaning. Monier-Williams lists it first as oiliness, smoothness and gloss, and as oil or any unguent. It then gives the senses that matter for a name: tenderness, love, attachment, fondness and affection, cited from the Mahābhārata and classical poetry, as well as friendship. Both ideas, softness and closeness, sit in the same word. Indian name lists give Sneha simply as "love" or "affection", which matches the dictionary. The Sanskrit noun is masculine; the form ending in -ā is the modern feminine name, and it is used across India in many languages.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1267 · entry sneha · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, sneha, p. 1267
Spellings
Sneha · Snehaa