Richa
Richa means = 2, verse, sacred verse.
Meaning: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Marathi |
| Language | Marathi |
| Starts with | R |
Classical Sanskrit origin
ऋच (ṛca): = 2, verse, sacred verse.
Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.
- Rashi: Tula
- Nakshatra: Vishakha
- More names starting with R
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “= 2, verse, sacred verse”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Kavitha — Meanings families give: Poem, poetry; Poetry, a poem, poetic woman; Poem, verse; Poetry, poem, verse; Poetry, poem, a poetess; Poem, poetess, lyrical
- Kavita — poetry, ornate style (whether of verse or prose)
- Pranav — Meanings families give: Sacred syllable Om; The sacred syllable Om, the cosmic sound of creation; Sacred Om syllable; Sacred syllable Om, life force; Sacred syllable Om, holy sound
- Reva — Meanings families give: River Narmada, swift moving; River Narmada, star; River Narmada, to move; Sacred river, to move, agile
- Divyansh — Divine part, a sacred portion of the supreme divine
- Puneeth — Purified, holy, sacred
More girls' names of Sanskrit-Marathi origin
Other names under Tula rashi
- Raha — Rest, happiness, freedom
- Reyansh — Meanings families give: Ray of light; Ray of light, part of God Vishnu
- Rohan — a means of ascending
- Rudra — Meanings families give: Fierce, roarer (Lord Shiva); The roarer, fearsome form of Shiva, lord of storms; Fierce form of Shiva, the howler; Fierce form of Shiva; the howler; Lord Shiva, storm god; Fierce form of Shiva, storm; God of storm, fierce energy
- Riya — Meanings families give: Singer, graceful; Singer; graceful; goddess Lakshmi; Singer, graceful, Goddess Lakshmi; Singer, graceful, gem
- Ranveer — Meanings families give: Hero of the battlefield, brave warrior; Hero of the battlefield
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Tula names.
Where this comes from
Richa's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.