The baby name Darpana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DAR-puh-nuh (approx.); IPA: /ˈdɑːrpənə/.
Darpana is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Darpana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DAR-puh-nuh (approx.); IPA: /ˈdɑːrpənə/.
Darpana is Sanskrit in Origin.
Darpana stems from Sanskrit darpaṇa, meaning “mirror” or “looking glass.” As a given name it evokes clarity, self-knowledge, frankness, and the power of reflection - qualities celebrated in Indian aesthetics and devotional poetry (for example, the line ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam, “cleansing the mirror of the heart”). The image of the mirror in classical literature often symbolizes truth revealed without embellishment, lending the name a graceful blend of beauty and introspection.
Used across Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, and Nepali contexts, Darpana today is most often feminine but can be unisex. It appears in modern naming alongside cultural institutions that adopt the word to suggest art that reflects society. Variants and spellings include Darpan (a common masculine counterpart), Darpaṇa (IAST), and Darpanaa/Darpanna in transliteration. Related meanings persist across regional forms, all pointing back to the Sanskrit notion of reflection and insight.
Darpana is a rare find. Across 6 countries, we found 19 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #622 | 10 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Darpana is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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