Karthika (name)
Appearance
Gender | Female |
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Language(s) | Tamil Hindi Sanskrit |
Origin | |
Meaning | "bestower of courage" |
Region of origin | India |
Other names | |
Related names | Karthik, Kartik, Kartika |
Karthika or Kartika (Tamil : கார்த்திகா , Hindi : कर्थिका) is a popular Indian feminine given name derived from the god Kartikeya, which means "bestower of courage".
Notable people with the given name of Karthika include:
- Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi (1916–2008), Indian queen and linguist
- Karthika Mathew, Malayali actress
- Karthika Nair (born 1992), Indian actress and model
- Kartika Rane, Indian actress
- Kartika Liotard member of the European Parliament
See also
- Karthik (disambiguation)
- Karthikeyan
- alternative transliteration of Karthik
- Kartikeya, the son of Shiva in the Indian mythology