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I won't put down any pronunciations since you had listed them. But I like the following:

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Kamala
Amala
Amrita

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Kiran
Rohan

Kamala -kah-mah-la - Very pretty!
Ramya - RAHM-ya - Cute
Jyotsna - No idea - Don't care for it.
Mohini - mo-hee-nee - Don't care for it.
Amala - ah-mah-la - Pretty
Amrita - ahm-ree-ta- It's okay.

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Kiran - Kee-ran - Great
Venkat - ven-kaht - Not bad
Anshul - ahn-shool - Okay
Krishna - kreesh-na - okay
Rohan - ro-hahn - Love it
Neerav - nee-rahv - okay

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Some that I like:

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Asha
Avani
Ila
Jesminder
Kala
Kamala
Indira
Lila / Leela
Lina
Lilavati
Maya
Mina / Meena
Mira / Meera
Nila / Neela
Priya
Sunita

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Bodhi
Indra
Lochan
Kiran
Naveen
Nikhil
Raj
Rohan
Siddhartha
Vijay
Vikram
Vivek

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And the pronunciations...

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Kamala- kum-ULL-ah
Ramya- RUM-yaw
Jyotsna- JOATS-nah (rhymes with BOATS)
Mohini- MOE-hee-nee
Amala- UM-uh-lah
Amrita- UM-rith-aw

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Kiran- KIR-un
Venkat- VEN-cat
Anshul- UN-shool
Krishna- KRISH-nah
Rohan- ROE-hun
Neerav- NEE-ruv

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Does that change any perceptions?

Kamala (kah-MAHL-uh)
Ramya (Rah-MIE-uh)
Jyotsna (not sure)
Mohini (MOE-hee-nee)
Amala (ah-MAHL-uh)
Amrita (am-REE-tuh)

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Kiran (not sure)
Venkat (ven-KAT)
Anshul (an-SHOOL)
Krishna (KRIHSH-nuh)
Rohan (ROE-han)
Neerav (NEE-rav)

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I like Amala, Ramya, Amrita, Krishna, and Rohan. I like this sound of Mohini if that is correct.

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I'm not sure if it is Indian; BtN lists it as Spanish, but the two girls I've known with it are Hindu -- I think Rubina is really, really pretty. I also like Anuja, Parvati, Gita, Indira, Neela/Nila, Padma, Sunita and Sunitha.

This message was edited 8/14/2007, 3:31 PM

Kamala- Kah-mah-la
Ramya- Rah-mee-ah
Jyotsna- J-yot-sna?
Mohini- Mo-hee-nee
Amala- Ah-mah-la
Amrita- Am-ree-tah

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Kiran- Kee-ran
Venkat- Ven-Cat
Anshul- An-shool
Krishna- Krih-shna
Rohan- Roe-han
Neerav- like its spelled

Kamala - kah-MAH-lah. It's pleasant, it's kind of boring.
Ramya - RAHM-ya - This is neat.
Jyotsna - whoa, snot. Yots-nah is how I would think to say it, which makes it REALLY like Snot. It looks cool though.
Mohini - mo HEE nee - I love this.
Amala - ah-MAH-lah - more boring than Kamala, but better because it doesn't have a K.
Amrita - am REE tah. Makes me think of amirite, which Janine and I say to each other on the internet with fair frequency. Anyway it's cool.

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Kiran - Keer-an. Gross and made-up/trendy sounding.
Venkat - VEN-k(schwa)t. I know a Venkat actually, and I didn't like him very much, so I don't like his name.
Anshul - An-shull. An shell. I don't really like it, it sounds cramped.
Krishna - Kreesh-na. Krishna Krishna! This reminds me of George Harrison a lot and is somewhat akin to naming your kid Jesus or Shiloh in my mind. It's cool sounding though.
Rohan - ROE han. This is a neopets character. And it's okay, it sounds really trendy and all, but I like the RO part.
Neerav - Near-ahv. This is really cool.

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I've always liked Jaswinder. I'm not quite sure how it's pronounced though.

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eta: i didn't take meanings into account, oops!

This message was edited 8/14/2007, 3:11 PM

Kamala - ka-MALA
Ramya -RAM-YA
Jyotsna -yot-sna
Mohini - Mo-heen-ee
Amala - am-aa-la
Amrita - am-reet-a

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Kiran - kiran (I've seen this more on girls)
Venkat ven-kat
Anshul - an-shull
Krishna - Krish-nah
Rohan ro-hawn
Neerav - near-av (the most common spelling in my area is Nirav)

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My faves are Priya, Lalita, Anisa, Raj, Nirav and Neha. I live in a very South Asian community so I have friends who bear these names, and I think they are lovely :)