Baby girl names from Eastern, Sri Lanka — traditional and modern names in the local language, with meanings and origin. 55 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ayesha | Living; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu, Bengali |
| Farah | Joy; Happiness | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Hina | Henna; The Polynesian goddess of the moon | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Tahitian |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Yasmin | Jasmine flower (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Zahra | Radiant; Flower | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Azerbaijani |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Aadhira | Moon; Star (Ardra) | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Abirami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Aruvi | Waterfall | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Asma | Excellent; Lofty; Exalted | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Bhavani | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Deepthi | Brightness | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Iniya | Sweet | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kalaivani | Goddess Saraswati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kalpana | Imagination | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Kamakshi | Goddess with loving eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Sanskrit |
| Kanimozhi | Sweet words | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kanmani | Apple of the eye | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kavitha | Poem | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Madhumitha | Sweet friend | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Malar | Flower | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Meenakshi | Fish-eyed; Goddess Parvati; The goddess of Madurai | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Nadia | Hope; Tender; Delicate; Dew | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Nila | Moon; Blue | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Malayalam |
| Oviya | Artist; Painting | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Parveen | The Pleiades star cluster (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bengali |
| Revathi | A nakshatra; Wealthy; Wealth | 👧 Girl | Malayalam, Tamil |
| Saranya | Surrendered; Protector | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Selvi | Lady; Daughter | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Sitara | Star | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Sivakami | Parvati, beloved of Shiva | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Thendral | Gentle southern breeze | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Thenmozhi | Sweet language | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Valli | Wife of Lord Murugan; Creeper | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Yazhini | Melodious; One who plays the yazh | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Anbarasi | Queen of love | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Elakiya | Literature | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Ezhilarasi | Queen of beauty | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Ilakkiya | Literature | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kayal | Fish; Beautiful eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kayalvizhi | Fish-shaped eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kokila | Cuckoo | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Malarvizhi | Eyes like flowers | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mathi | Wisdom; Moon | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mukilini | Cloud | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Nilavu | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Poongodi | Flowering creeper | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Poorani | Complete; Full | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Sivagami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Thamarai | Lotus | 👧 Girl | Tamil |