Lipi

Classical Sanskrit origin

लिपि (lipi): writing, letters, alphabet, art or manner of writing.

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: Simha
• Nakshatra: Purva Phalguni
• More names starting with L

Names with a similar meaning

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

• Sulekha — Well-written, good script, beautiful
• Lipika — Short letter, a small writing
• Shreelekha — Auspicious writing, Goddess Lakshmi

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Odia origin

• Subhadra — Sister of Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra, auspicious
• Subhashree — Good fortune, beautiful blessing
• Madhusmita — Sweet smile, honeyed smile
• Bimala — Pure, spotless, Goddess Bimala of Puri temple
• Akanksha — Desire, aspiration
• Priyadarshini — Looking lovely, pleasant to behold

Other names under Simha rashi

• Lavanya — Grace, beauty, loveliness
• Krishna — Dark, all attractive, Vishnu avatar
• Surya — Sun, solar
• Lakshay — Target, aim, goal
• Harshil — Joyful, happy
• Misha — Sweet like nectar, joyful

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

Where this comes from

Lipi'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.