Kriya

Classical Sanskrit origin

क्रिया (kriyā): (Pāṇ. iii, 3, 100), doing, performing, performance, occupation with (in comp.), business, act, action, undertaking, activity.

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.

• Rashi: Mithun
• Nakshatra: Mrigashira
• More names starting with K

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Activity, action, religious rite”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Bratindi — She who observes religious vows; vow-keeper
• Kriyaan — Action, one who acts
• Karanveer — Heroic warrior, brave in action
• Karambir — Brave in one's duties, heroic in action
• Cheshta — Effort, action, endeavour

More girls' names of Sanskrit origin

• Raha — Rest, happiness, freedom
• Saanvi — Goddess Lakshmi, one who follows
• Aradhya — Worthy of worship
• Diya — Lamp, divine light
• Vamika — Goddess Parvati, another name for Durga
• Aadya — First, Goddess Durga

Other names under Mithun rashi

• Krish — Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive
• Yash — Success, glory, fame
• Kavya — Poem, lyric, literature
• Dev — God, divine being
• Jiya — Heart, sweetheart
• Divya — Divine, brilliant, beautiful

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mithun names.

Where this comes from

Kriya'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.