Aditya
आदित्य
From Sanskrit आदित्य (Aditya), "son of Aditi", the patronymic given to the group of Vedic solar gods born of the goddess Aditi.
Meaning and origin
Aditya is a Sanskrit name found across Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Nepali, and it also reached Indonesia, especially Bali, through the island's Hindu tradition.
How to pronounce Aditya
| Hindi | ah-DIT-yuh /aːˈd̪ɪt̪.jə/ |
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