Sandhya - Meaning of Sandhya

What does Sandhya mean?

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[ 2 syll. san-(d)hya, sa-ndh-ya ] The baby girl name Sandhya is pronounced as SaeNDYaa- †. Sandhya's language of origin is Sanskrit and it is predominantly used in the Indian language. It is derived literally from the word sandhya meaning 'dusk, twilight; junction'. In Hindu mythology, the name was borne by the daughter of the god Brahma. To the Brahmins, twilight has a special ritual significance.

Derivatives of Sandhya include the names Sandhiya, Sandhyah, Sandya, and Sandyah.

See also the related categories, god, daughter, sanskrit, and indian.

Sandhya is not frequently used as a baby girl name. It is ranked outside of the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Sandhya include Samanth, Samanthe, Samath, Sandea, Sandee, Sandey, Sandi, Sandie, Sandy, Sandye, Sanndie, Santanne, Santee, Santi, Santie, Sekhmet, Sennett, Senta, Shanda, and Shandi.

† English pronunciation for Sandhya: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"