At a Glance: Name: Jyothika – Meaning: light or radiance – Origin: Sanskrit/Tamil – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: JYOH-tih-kah
Jyothika is a Sanskrit/Tamil girl's name meaning “light or radiance”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Moon — Dreamy, Luminous, and Deeply Rooted.
Meaning & Origin of Jyothika
Meaning: Light or radiance.
Origin: Sanskrit/Tamil.
A common claim: Moonlight, flame Actually: Often glossed specifically as 'moonlight,' but the underlying Sanskrit root jyoti means light/flame in general, not the moon specifically.
How to Pronounce Jyothika
Phonetic: JYOH-tih-kah
Popularity of Jyothika
Jyothika doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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