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Yamuna - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Yamuna

[ syll. ya-mu-na, yam-una ] The girl name Yamuna is pronounced YaaMUHNah KEY. Yamuna is of Sanskrit origin and it is predominantly used in the English language. The name is of the meaning 'a river in India'.

Yamuna is a rarely used baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Yamuna include Yamina (Arabic), Yemima (Hebrew), Yemina, Yonina (English and Hebrew), Junia (English and Greek), Yana (Slavic), Yoana (Basque and Slavic), Yona (English and Hebrew), Yumi (Japanese), Yuonne (English), Ayana (English and Somali), Euna (Scottish), Uma (Indian), Yachne, Yin, Yon (Korean), and Eun (Korean).

KEY: approx pronunciation for Yamuna: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; UH as in "hood (HH.UH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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Meaning of Yamuna