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    Indira

    in-DEER-uh

    Sanskrit
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Beauty; Splendor; Goddess of wealth
    Origin
    Sanskrit
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Indira does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Beauty; Splendor; Goddess of wealth", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Indira.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Indira beholds the beauty of the LORD — honour, majesty, strength in the sanctuary, one thing desired above all.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 96:6

      "Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary."

    • Psalm 27:4

      "One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD."

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