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Vanshika
वंशिकाSay it VUN-shi-kaa
- Meaning today
- Flute, of the family line
- Original meaning
- "a kind of pipe or flute; also aloe wood" Monier-Williams, p. 910
- Say it
- VUN-shi-kaa
- Written
- वंशिका
- Other spellings
- Vansika, Vanshikaa
Vanshika
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Vanshika meaning
Vanshika (वंशिका) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
A kind of pipe or flute; also aloe wood
Also used to mean: of the family line
Vanshika (वंशिका) is Sanskrit vaṃśikā, which Monier-Williams records as a kind of pipe or flute. It comes from vaṃśa, the bamboo, from which flutes are made; the same word also means a family line or dynasty, since a pedigree was compared to the joints of a bamboo stem. Name lists give Vanshika as "flute" or as "of the family line", and both readings come from vaṃśa. The flute naturally recalls Krishna's bansuri. Vanshika is used in north India.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 910 · entry vaṃśikā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, vaṃśikā and vaṃśa, p. 910
Fits your syllable
First sound व
Rohini nakshatra, pada 2 · Vrishabh rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is वा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Vanshika · Vansika · Vanshikaa