Neha: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Neha – Meaning: love, affection (secondarily glossed as 'rain') – Origin: Hindi (from Sanskrit) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: NAY-hah


Neha is a Hindi (from Sanskrit) girl's name meaning “love, affection (secondarily glossed as 'rain')”.

Meaning & Origin of Neha

Meaning: Love, affection (secondarily glossed as 'rain').

Origin: Hindi (from Sanskrit).

A common claim: Neha means 'love' or 'rain' Actually: The core, well-supported meaning is 'love/affection'; 'rain' is a secondary poetic gloss with weaker etymological support.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Neha

Phonetic: NAY-hah   IPA: /ˈneɪhə/

Popularity of Neha

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1969–2024.

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