Meera
/M-IY-R-AA/
Her name has become a byword for fearless devotion, poetic ecstasy, and the courage to follow the heart's calling against all convention
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This page tells you what Meera means. The app tells you whether it's right for your baby — scored against your family & your heritage, and your baby's birth details.
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Meera is a Hindu girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “Her name has become a byword for fearless devotion, poetic ecstasy, and the courage to follow the heart's calling against all convention”. It also appears in Jain tradition.
Meera is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "Her name has become a byword for fearless devotion, poetic ecstasy, and the courage to follow the heart's calling against all convention" and belongs to the Divine cluster — names rooted in sacred meaning and spiritual tradition.
Beyond its Hindu heritage, Meera is also used in Jain traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.
Common among Indian, American, British, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali, Singaporean families, Meera carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Meera's nakshatra & rashi
In Hindu tradition, a baby's name is chosen to harmonise with their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — most often through an auspicious first syllable. Meera opens with “Me”. Whether that's auspicious for your baby depends on their exact date, time and place of birth.
NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Meera aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Meera's nakshatra reading →What does Meera's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Meera resonates in either tradition.
Meera's destiny number is 6 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Meera's full reading →
Does Meera go with your family's names?
Meera breaks into 4 sounds: /M-IY-R-AA/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Meera sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Meera beside your family's names →
Nicknames
Common affectionate forms of Meera — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.
Names similar to Meera
If Meera resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.
From the same tradition
Other Hindu girl names, common in Indian families
Sharing the same meaning
Other Hindu girl names from the Divine cluster
Names that sound similar
Hindu girl names that open with the same syllables as Meera
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Common questions about Meera
What does the name Meera mean?
Meera means "Her name has become a byword for fearless devotion, poetic ecstasy, and the courage to follow the heart's calling against all convention." It is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Meera a boy or girl name?
Meera is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Meera?
Meera is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu, Jain traditions, commonly among Indian, American, British families.
Is Meera a Hindu name?
Yes. Meera is a girl name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Sanskrit origin. It also appears in Jain tradition.
What does Meera mean in Sanskrit?
Meera originates from Sanskrit, where it means "Her name has become a byword for fearless devotion, poetic ecstasy, and the courage to follow the heart's calling against all convention."
What are common nicknames for Meera?
Common short forms of Meera include Mimi, Meeru.
What is the numerology of Meera?
Meera has a Pythagorean destiny number of 6 — nurturing and family devotion.
What is Meera's rashi and nakshatra?
By its first syllable "Me", Meera falls under the Magha nakshatra and Simha (Leo) rashi — its naam-rashi, or name-based moon sign. (A baby's birth nakshatra comes from their date and time of birth; NameRoot matches the two.)
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