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Kavya
Kavya Named for poetry itself, Kavya carries the expectation of a heightened sensitivity to language, beauty, and feeling. Characters with this name are often depicted as artists or highly literate individuals whose inner lives are more vivid than ordinary experience — women for whom the world is always slightly larger and stranger than it appears to others.
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Sanskrit · “Derived from Sanskrit "priya" meaning "beloved", "dear", or "one who is loved". The word is used in Sanskrit poetry and devotional literature to address a cherished person, and is one of the most widespread feminine names across South Asia.”
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Lakshmi
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