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Theertha
तीर्थाSay it THEER-thaa
- Meaning today
- Holy water, place of pilgrimage
- Original meaning
- "a ford or passage; a place of pilgrimage by sacred waters" Monier-Williams, p. 449
- Say it
- THEER-thaa
- Written
- तीर्था
- Other spellings
- Teertha, Tirtha
- First sound
- ती · Tula rashi
Theertha
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Theertha meaning
Theertha (तीर्था) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Malayalam usage). By its first sound, ती, it is a Tula rashi name (Vishakha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
A ford or passage; a place of pilgrimage by sacred waters
Also used to mean: holy water
Theertha (तीर्था) comes from Sanskrit tīrtha. Monier-Williams gives it as a passage or ford, steps leading down into a river, a stretch of water, and a place of pilgrimage on the banks of a sacred stream, the sense behind words like tīrthayātrā, "pilgrimage". In Kerala and Tamil Nadu temples, theertham is the holy water given to worshippers, which is why name lists translate Theertha as "holy water". It is a modern girls' name used mainly in Kerala.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 449 · entry tīrtha · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, tīrtha, p. 449 · Wikipedia, Theertham
Fits your syllable
First sound ती
Vishakha nakshatra, pada 1 · Tula rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Theertha · Teertha · Tirtha