Puja

Classical Sanskrit origin

पूजा (pūjā): honour, worship, respect, reverence, veneration, homage to superiors or adoration of the gods.

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: Kanya
• Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
• More names starting with P

Names with a similar meaning

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

• Abhishek — Anointing; ritual bathing of deity
• Arathi — Ritual lamp waving, worship
• Aarti — Prayer ceremony with light; flame ritual
• Yagna — Sacrifice, holy fire ritual
• Pooja — Prayer, worship, adoration
• Sana — Brilliance, radiance, prayer

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Gujarati origin

• Priyanshi — Dear part, beloved piece
• Aanvi — Goddess Lakshmi; one who gives
• Aastha — Faith, belief, trust
• Mansi — Woman, intelligent one
• Vidhi — Fate, method, goddess of fortune
• Bhumi — Earth, ground, motherland

Other names under Kanya rashi

• Dhruv — Pole star, constant
• Parth — Arjuna, one who never misses the target
• Prisha — Beloved, darling
• Priyanka — Favourite, dear one, lovable
• Pihu — Sweet sound, chirping of birds
• Pranav — Sacred syllable Om

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

Where this comes from

Puja'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.