Female Sanskrit names come from the classical Sanskrit lexicon and religious literature, especially Hindu scriptures and devotional vocabulary. They often use feminine grammatical endings such as -ā and -ī (Asha/Āśā, Abhirāmi/Abhirāmi), the agentive -inī (Abhinandini), or participial/adjectival forms marked as feminine, including -itā/-itā (Abhijita, Abhishika) and -ikā (rare in this set). Many are abstract feminine nouns (Ārati, Āśā) or titles and epithets of goddesses.

Modern usage favors pan-Indian adoption of Sanskrit-derived girls’ names. Spellings commonly drop diacritics, with long vowels written as a or aa, i or ee (Aarti for Ārati, Aabha/Abha for Ābhā). Feminine counterparts sometimes parallel masculine forms with the feminine ending added (e.g., -ā/-itā).