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I just wanted to give a collective thanks to everyone, it was good to see the positive feedback.

Chandra would definitely work. I didn't even know it was an Indian name until I saw it in a book not long ago because the only two girls I've ever met named Chandra were both caucasian.

I think Chandra, Indira, Leela, Mina, Mira, Neela, Tara and Kiran could definitely work and I do like Indira, Leela, Neela and Kiran.

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Maybe Rani, Reva and Ravi could work too.

Most names would work, imo.

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I like these ones AND could imagine them on children that are not Indian:

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Chandra- Actually, I can imagine this name pretty much only on a African-American, cute little girl, not so much on girls from other countries/with another origin.
Indira- Actually, I think on a girl who's not from India I would find the name very... snobbish. I mean, I would find that it sounds like the girl is stuck up and too full of herself.
Leela- I think it's gorgeous. I hope that no one associates the name to THE Leela in Futurama...
Mina- I like the name.
Mira- Very nice.
Neela- I really love this name.
Reva- beautiful
Tara- The name is OK, kind of cute, but not that interesting.

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Boys

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Kiran- I really love it!
Nilam- same here. very special

My thoughts.

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I think that the majority of these could work. I love them as well, btw. :-D

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Chandra- Brings to mind Chandra Levy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Levy). However I'm from DC where she was murdered. It could definitely work.

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Indira- beauty - This might be a little bit harder to pull off, but I still love it.

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Kamala- lotus/pale red - Eh. I don't care for the sound and I think many people would see it as kreativ.

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Leela- I love this! Just a great name...except that the spelling reminds me of an obnoxious woman from the Midwest. :-(

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Mina- It's also a nn for Wilhelmina. It can definitely work.

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Mira- My niece's name. :-D It suits her quite well.

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Neela - I prefer Nila, and it works.

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Rani - It could work...but it looks Midwest kreativ. :-(

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Reva - I adore this. Problem? It's one letter away from Reba and most people would see that.

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Tara - Of course this would fly.

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Veda - This is workable and I love it.

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Vidya - I would actually assume this was Russian. I love it as well and it could definitely work.

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Boys

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Amar - Awesome. Adding this.

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Anand - Again, could work.

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Kiran - Kir is a popular sound, the name is great.

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Nilam - It could work, like it but not as much as the others.

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Rama - very close to Ram, but still cute.

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Ravi - one of my favorite names.

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Overall, awesome list.

I've seen all the girls' names except Vidya used on people of other races, though not always spelled like that. The one Indira I ran across was Mexican, I think. I think the girls' names work pretty well, but the boys' names... I can't see many of them used on boys of non-Indian descent.

I don't think there's anything wrong with using Indian names on different races. One of my favorite names is Rhys which is Welsh and I'm not the tiniest bit Welsh :)

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Anyways, I like:
Chandra
Mina - I love this one
Mira - Ditto
Tara
Veda

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Amar
Kiran
Ravi

I don't see that much of a problem with any of them, but these are the ones I think would work the best.

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Chandra- moon
Indira- beauty
Kamala- lotus/pale red
Mina- fish
Mira- sea, ocean
Tara- star
Veda- knowledge

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Kiran- dust/thread/sun beam
Nilam- sapphire