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Sunetra
सुनेत्राSay it su-NAY-traa
- Meaning today
- Beautiful eyes
- Original meaning
- "'fair-eyed' (su 'beautiful' + netra 'eye')" Monier-Williams, p. 1226
- Say it
- su-NAY-traa
- Written
- सुनेत्रा
- Other spellings
- Sunetraa
Sunetra
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Sunetra meaning
Sunetra (सुनेत्रा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
'fair-eyed' (su 'beautiful' + netra 'eye')
Also used to mean: beautiful eyes
Sunetra (सुनेत्रा) comes from Sanskrit sunetra, formed from su, "beautiful, good", and netra, "eye" (also "leader"). Monier-Williams glosses it as "fair-eyed" or "having a good leader" and lists it as the name of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and of other figures in the epics and Purāṇas. As a girls' name it is used chiefly in Maharashtra and Bengal, and name lists give "one with beautiful eyes", which matches the first dictionary sense. The former India women's cricketer Sunetra Paranjpe is a well-known bearer.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1226 · entry su-netra · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, su-netra, p. 1226 · Wikipedia, Sunetra Paranjpe
Famous namesakes
- Sunetra Paranjpe, former India women's cricketer
Fits your syllable
First sound सु
Shatabhisha nakshatra, pada 4 · Kumbh rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is सू, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Sunetra · Sunetraa