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Tanishka
तनिष्काSay it tuh-NISH-kaa
- Meaning today
- Goddess of gold, precious
- In the dictionaries
- Not in the classical dictionaries; most likely a modern name
- Say it
- tuh-NISH-kaa
- Written
- तनिष्का
- Other spellings
- Tanishqa, Thanishka
Tanishka
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Tanishka meaning
Tanishka (तनिष्का) is a Hindu girl's name.
Meaning today
Goddess of gold, precious
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.
Tanishka (तनिष्का) is a modern Indian girls' name whose origin we could not trace in the Sanskrit dictionaries. Name lists usually explain it as "goddess of gold" or "precious" and connect it with the goddess Lakshmi, but no dictionary supports those senses. A few sites derive it from Sanskrit taniṣṭha, which Monier-Williams gives as "smallest", the superlative of tanu, "thin, slender"; the spelling is close but the link is unproven. It seems to have grown up alongside the boys' name Tanishq, so its meaning really rests with the family that chooses it.
References: Monier-Williams, taniṣṭha, p. 435
Fits your syllable
First sound त
Swati nakshatra, pada 4 · Tula rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is ता, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Tanishka · Tanishqa · Thanishka