Aparna

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Gender Feminine
Usage Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali
Scripts अपर्णा(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi) അപർണ(Malayalam) அபர்ணா(Tamil) ಅಪರ್ಣಾ(Kannada) అపర్ణా(Telugu) অপর্ণা(Bengali)

Meaning & History

Means "leafless" in Sanskrit, from the negative prefix अ (a) and पर्ण (parṇa) meaning "leaf". This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati, given because she would not eat even leaves while practicing austerity.