Deepika

For other uses, see Deepika (disambiguation).

Gender	Female
Language(s)	Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Konkani
Origin
Meaning	"fans" "light"
Region of origin	India and Sri Lanka
Other names
Related names	Deepali, Deeyah, Dipali, Dipika

Deepika (ദീപിക, दीपिका) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, which means "lantern" and "light".

Notable people named Deepika

• Deepika Chikhalia (born 1965), Indian actress and politician
• Deepika Joshi-Shah (1976-2012), Indian actress and singer
• Deepika Kamaiah (born 1984), Indian actress and model
• Deepika Kumari (born 1994), Indian archer
• Deepika Kumari (field hockey) (born 2003), Indian field hockey player
• Deepika Kurup (born 1998), Indian inventor, scientist and clean water advocate
• Deepika Padukone (born 1986), Indian actress and model
• Deepika Rasangika (born 1983), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Deepika Singh (born 1989), Indian actress

Notable people named Dipika

• Dipika Murthy (born 1980), Indian hockey player
• Dipika Pallikal (born 1991), Indian squash player
• Dipika Kakar (born 1986), Indian TV actress

Notable people named Deeyah

• Deeyah Khan (born 1977), Norwegian film director, music producer, composer, and human rights defender

Fictional characters

• Deepika, from the Mohammad Hossain Jemy's 2011 film Bajaw Biyer Bajna

See also

• Deepali (disambiguation)