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Holika

Aoif Kelly
By Aoif Kelly Content Writer
Updated: Jul 24, 2024 | 👁️ 7 Views | 🔊 10 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Olivia Musembi (Senior Content Writer)

Gender: Female

Origin: Indian

Meaning: Comparison, Lighting of Ceremonial Fire

Pronunciation: hoh-LEE-kah, /hoʊˈliːkə/, HH AA L AH K AH

Popularity Rank: #1,214,604

On this page:

  • 1. Holika Meanings
  • 2. Holika Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Holika
  • 4. Translations of Holika
  • 5. Holika Name Popularity
  • 6. Holika Name Poster
  • 7. Names similar to Holika

Holika Meanings

  • Comparison
  • Lighting of Ceremonial Fire
  • Lighting of ceremonial fire
  • Symbolizes victory of good over evil
  • Origin - Indian

In Hindu mythology, Holika was the evil sister of demon king Hiranyakashipu who tried to kill his son Prahlad. Holika's name symbolizes victory of good over evil.

The name Holika is of Indian origin and means Comparison, Lighting of Ceremonial Fire, Lighting of ceremonial fire, Symbolizes victory of good over evil. It is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.

Holika is found in India, Bahrain, United Kingdom, and 4 more countries.

Holika Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: hoh-LEE-kah

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /hoʊˈliːkə/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: HH AA L AH K AH

HH: Pronounce as in "he" (HH IY)

AA: Pronounce as in "father" (AA F TH ER)

L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Translations of Holika

Holika Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Holika is recorded 10 times globally, ranking it as the 1,214,604th most common name worldwide.

Holika is most prevalent in India, with 4 occurrences, making it the 67,138th most popular name in the country.

Holika Popularity by Country

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Holika Name Poster

Holika Name Poster

Names similar to Holika

Holika Sri Holikaa Holikaholika Holikase Holikatti Holikau Holikcy Holikdavid Holike Holikedward Holikelana Holiken Holiker Holikey Holikha

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