Deepika
Appearance
Gender | Female |
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Language(s) | Malayalam, Hindi |
Origin | |
Meaning | "fans" "light" |
Region of origin | India and Nepal |
Other names | |
Related names | Deepali, Deeyah, Dipali, Dipika |
Deepika (ദീപിക, दीपिका) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, which means "lantern" and "light".
Notable people named Deepika
- Deepika Chikhalia (born 1965), Indian actress and politician
- Deepika Joshi-Shah (1976-2012), Indian actress and singer
- Deepika Kamaiah (born 1984), Indian actress and model
- Deepika Kumari (born 1994), Indian archer
- Deepika Kurup (born 1998), Indian inventor, scientist and clean water advocate
- Deepika Padukone (born 1986), Indian actress and model
- Deepika Rasangika (born 1983), Sri Lankan cricketer
- Deepika Samson (born 1986), Indian actress
Notable people named Dipika
- Dipika Murthy (born 1980), Indian hockey player
- Dipika O'Neill Joti (born 1967), Turkish-Australian actress and model
- Dipika Pallikal (born 1991), Indian squash player
- Dipika Kakar (born 1986), Indian TV actress
Notable people named Deeyah
- Deeyah Khan (born 1977), Norwegian film director, music producer, composer, and human rights defender
Fictional characters
- Deepika, from the Mohammad Hossain Jemy's 2011 film Bajaw Biyer Bajna