Dance Names, Meanings, and their History

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Apsara (uhp-suh-ruh)

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indian feminine hindu celestial baby nymph beauty

apsara name meaning

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Ayita (ah-yee-tah)

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baby first girl strong spiritual nature dance

ayita name meaning

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Baageshree (BAA-guh-shree)

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hindu marathi indian girl female flute baby

baageshree name meaning

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Basanti (bah-SAHN-tee)

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hindi-indian yellow feminine girl indian-hindi festival baby

basanti name meaning

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Chitrangda (chee-trang-dah)

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female colorful feminine hindi indian-hindi actress indian

chitrangda name meaning

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Demi (DEH-mee)

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unisex english-greek singer greek-english french-greek dance french-english

demi name meaning

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Ghumra (GUHM-rah)

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pakistani-urdu boy dance islamic punjabi-pakistani masculine punjabi-urdu

ghumra name meaning

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Jhankaar (jhun-kar)

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music feminine girl dance female hindi festival

jhankaar name meaning

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Koothan (KOO-than)

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masculine dance baby indian tamil culture male

koothan name meaning

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Laasyavi (lah-see-ah-vee)

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dance female girl hindu feminine indian baby

laasyavi name meaning

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Lavangi (lah-vahn-gee)

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female georgian-iranian iranian-persian muslim georgian-persian farsi traditional

lavangi name meaning

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Lavani (lah-VAH-nee)

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feminine baby girl traditional indian charming female

lavani name meaning

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