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{{Short description|Female given name}}
{{Infobox given name
| name = Neha
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| gender = Female
| meaning = love
| region = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]<br/>[[Sanskrit]]
| origin = India
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| related names = [[Nehal]], [[Nahla (name)|Nahla]], [[Nina (name)|Nina]]
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'''Neha''' ([[Hindi]] and {{langx|sa|नेहा}}; {{IPA|hi|neː.ɦɑː}}) is a popular [[Hindu|Hindi]]/ [[Sanskrit]] [[India]]n feminine [[given name]], often found in the [[Hindus|Hindu]] community. It means '[[Lové|love]]' / '[[affection]]', '[[rain]]' / '[[monsoon|downpour]]', and is sometimes translated as '[[eye contact|beautiful eyes]]'.

== Etymology ==
The name Neha has multiple origins. It may mean one of the following:

* 'love' or 'affection', when derived from ''[[Sneha]]'' ({{langx|sa|स्नेह|links=no}});
* 'rain' or 'downpour', when derived from ''[[Nehal]]'' ({{langx|sa|नेहल|links=no}}); or
* 'beautiful eyes', when referencing common beliefs across Indian baby naming sites.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikh Name Girl Neha Gender, Meaning, Numerology |url=https://a2zbabyname.com/sikh-name/girl/neha?id=570570 |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=a2zbabyname.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= Neha Name Meaning, About English Girl Name Neha |url=https://namesfolder.com/english-girl-name/neha |website=NamesFolder.com }}</ref>

== Notable people named Neha ==
* [[Neha Aggarwal]] (born January 11, 1990), Indian table tennis player.
* [[Neha Ahuja]] (born September 27, 1981), Indian alpine skier.
* [[Neha Joshi]], (born 7 December 1986), Indian actress.
* [[Neha Bamb]] (born May 9, 1985), Indian actress.
* [[Neha Bhasin]] (born November 18, 1982), Indian musician and presenter.
* [[Neha Devi Singh]] (born August 9, 1981), Indian actress and writer.
* [[Neha Dhupia]] (born August 27, 1980), Indian actress and model.
* [[Neha Hinge]] (born 1986), Indian actress, model and software engineer.
* [[Neha Janpandit]] (born June 8, 1988), Indian actress.
* [[Neha Jhulka]] (born 1984), Indian actress.
* [[Neha Kakkar]] (born June 6, 1988), Indian singer.
* [[Neha Kapur]] (born 1984), Indian actress, model and winner of the 2006 Femina Miss India pageant.
* [[Neha Lakshmi Iyer]] (born 1990), Indian actress.
* [[Neha Mankani]], Pakistani midwife
* [[Neha Marda]] (born September 23, 1985), Indian actress and model.
* [[Neha Mehta]] (born June 9, 1988), Indian actress.
* [[Neha Nair]] (born September 14, 1989), Indian composer and singer.
*[[Neha Narang]] (born August 4, 1987), Indian actress.
* [[Neha Oberoi]] (born September 15, 1980), Indian actress.
* [[Neha Pendse]] (born November 29, 1984), Indian actress.
* [[Neha Rajpal]] (born June 23, 1978), Indian anchor, composer, producer and singer.
* [[Neha Ratnakaran]] (born March 24, 1997), Indian actress and model.
* [[Shabana Raza]] (born April 18, 1975), Indian actress.
* [[Neha Saxena (film actress)|Neha Saxena]] (born 1989), Indian film actress.
* [[Neha Sharad]] (born October 6, 1992), Indian actress and poet.
* [[Neha Sharma]] (born November 21, 1987), Indian actress and model.
* [[Neha Sharma (cricketer)]] (born June 9, 1988), Emirati cricketer.
* [[Neha Shetty]], Indian actress
* [[Neha Sillay]] (born May 19, 2006), Indian footballer.
* [[Neha Tanwar]] (born August 11, 1986), Indian cricketer.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Hindu given names]]
[[Category:Indian feminine given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]

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KatherinLesina4 at 15:22, 4 July 2025