Deepika

Female given name
GenderFemale
Language(s)Malayalam, Hindi Tamil
Origin
Meaning"fans"
"light"
Region of originIndia and Nepal
Other names
Related namesDeepali, Deeyah, Dipali, Dipika

Deepika (ദീപിക, दीपिका) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, which means "lantern" and "light".

Notable people named Deepika

  • Deepika Chikhalia (born 1965), Indian actress and politician
  • Deepika Joshi-Shah (1976-2012), Indian actress and singer
  • Deepika Kamaiah (born 1984), Indian actress and model
  • Deepika Kumari (born 1994), Indian archer
  • Deepika Kumari (field hockey) (born 2003), Indian field hockey player
  • Deepika Kurup (born 1998), Indian inventor, scientist and clean water advocate
  • Deepika Padukone (born 1986), Indian actress and model
  • Deepika Rasangika (born 1983), Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Deepika Singh (born 1989), Indian actress

Notable people named Dipika

  • Dipika Murthy (born 1980), Indian hockey player
  • Dipika Pallikal (born 1991), Indian squash player
  • Dipika Kakar (born 1986), Indian TV actress

Notable people named Deeyah

  • Deeyah Khan (born 1977), Norwegian film director, music producer, composer, and human rights defender

Fictional characters

  • Deepika, from the Mohammad Hossain Jemy's 2011 film Bajaw Biyer Bajna

See also

  • Deepali (disambiguation)