Names like Anika
Anika is a three-syllable Sanskrit name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Anika.
Anushka Sanskrit · grace; famously borne by Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma
Advika Sanskrit · unique, one of a kind
Amelia Germanic · traditionally "work," from the old root amal that also gives Amalia; long entangled with the unrelated Latin Emilia. An 18th-century royal favorite revived worldwide, a full classic that answers to Amy, Millie, and Mia
Erika Scandinavian · feminine form of Erik, meaning 'eternal ruler'
The same roots
Also Sanskrit names, from the tradition Anika comes from.
Alaya Sanskrit · Sanskrit for 'dwelling place, abode'
Ananya Sanskrit · unique, unparalleled
Amiya Sanskrit · traditionally 'nectar'; also a modern coinage in Western use
Aahana Sanskrit · commonly glossed as 'early dawn light' in baby-name references, though the precise Sanskrit root is debated
The same feel
Also international and modern names.
Camila Spanish · in Roman legend the swift warrior maiden of the Volsci, from camillus, a youth who served at the altar; the Spanish and Portuguese spelling of Camilla, and one of Latin America's defining girls' names of recent decades
Gianna Italian · "God is gracious," the Italian short form of Giovanna, John's feminine; long an everyday name in Italy, it surged in 2000s America ahead of its mother name, with Gigi as its playful nickname
Amaya Basque · variant of Amaia, from Basque amaia, the end
Suhana Sanskrit · pleasant, good; boosted in the diaspora by its use as a Bollywood family name
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2000s, the same decade as Anika, on a similar curve.
Samaya Sanskrit · traditionally 'time, occasion' or 'vow' in Sanskrit
Anjali Sanskrit · offering made with cupped hands; reverence
Indira Sanskrit · beauty, splendor (an epithet of the goddess Lakshmi)
Aditi Sanskrit · boundless; mother of the gods in Vedic myth
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