Pooja

What does Pooja mean?

Pooja has a devotional meaning. Sanskrit pūjā refers to worship or veneration, and the Hindi entry also records its use as a female given name. The religious association is part of the word's context and may matter to a family's choice.

Lexical source: Wiktionary: पूजा. How we use sources.

Spelling and pronunciation

Pooja and Puja are both recorded English forms of पूजा. The scholarly transliteration pūjā marks two long vowels; this catalog uses Pooja consistently for its name and audio link.

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Rashi association

Kanya (Virgo)

A syllable-based naming association, not a birth-chart calculation.

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