भारतीय राज्य और केंद्रशासित प्रदेश की नाम व्युत्पत्ति की सूची का स्रोत देखें

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[[भारत गणराज्य]] का गठन 1947 में राज्यों के संघ के रूप में किया गया था। 1956 के [[राज्यों का पुनर्गठन अधिनियम]] के बाद, भाषाई लाइनों के साथ राज्य की सीमाओं का पुनर्व्यवस्थापन हुआ, और कई राज्यों को अपनी भाषाओं में नाम दिए गए। कई राज्यों को उनकी भौगोलिक विशेषताओं, अजीब इतिहास या आबादी और औपनिवेशिक प्रभावों के कारण नामित किया गया है।

== राज्य ==
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|[[आंध्र प्रदेश]] (1) ||  ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ ([[तेलुगू भाषा|तेलुगू]]) || Province of Andhras || "Andhra" is the name of a dynasty mentioned in ancient Sanskrit literature, later used as a synonym for [[Telugu people]]; "Pradesh" means province. The earliest extant text to mention the word Andhra is [[Aitareya Brahmana]].<ref>{{cite book |author=E.J. Rapson |title=Catalogue of the Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, the Western Ksatrapas, the Traikutaka Dynasty and the "Bodhi" Dynasty |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hGAHmIW04noC&pg=PA250 |year=1989 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-0522-0 |pages=250– |access-date=8 अक्तूबर 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224065641/https://books.google.com/books?id=hGAHmIW04noC |archive-date=24 दिसंबर 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to the text (7.18), when [[Vishwamitra]]'s elder sons refused to accept his adoption of [[Shunahshepa]], he cursed their descendants to be exiled from [[Aryavarta]]; the Andhras were one of these descendant groups.<ref>{{cite book |author=Arthur Berriedale Keith |title=Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kausitaki Brahmanas of the Rigveda |url=https://archive.org/stream/rigvedabrahmana00keitgoog#page/n323/mode/2up |year=1920 |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |isbn=978-81-208-1359-5 |page=307 |access-date=8 अक्तूबर 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414125633/https://archive.org/stream/rigvedabrahmana00keitgoog#page/n323/mode/2up |archive-date=14 अप्रैल 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Arthur Berriedale Keith |title=Vedic Index of Names and Subjects |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t6TVLlPvuMAC&pg=PA23 |year=1995 |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |isbn=978-81-208-1332-8 |page=23–}}</ref>
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|[[अरुणाचल प्रदेश]] (2) || Arunachal Pradesh (English) || State of dawn-lit mountains || In Sanskrit, ''aruna'' means "dawn-lit" and ''achal'' "mountains". The state is located in the easternmost part of the country and gets first sunrise in the country.<ref>G. K. Ghosh, Shukla Ghosh (1995), ''Indian Textiles: Past and Present'', p.229 Arunachal Pradesh may be termed as the land of rising sun since it in this part of the country that Sun ray first kisses Indian soil. In other words Sun rises first in Arunachal Pradesh before rest of our country.</ref>
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|[[असम]] (3) || অসম ([[असमिया भाषा|असमिया]]) || "Uneven" or from "Ahom" ||  Most scholars believe that ''Assam'' is derived from the [[Ahom people|Ahom]]s, who ruled Assam for six centuries. The word Ahom itself may be derived from ''[[Shan people|Shan]]'' (''syam'' in Assamese) or from the Sanskrit word "asama" (uneven, in the sense of "unequal" or "peerless"),<ref name="SureshKant_Discovery">{{cite book | title = Discovery of North-East India | volume = 3 | editor = Suresh Kant Sharma | isbn = 978-81-8324-037-6 | publisher = Mittal | page = 1 }}</ref> referring to its geology which is an equal mix of river valleys and hills.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatravelogue.com/dest/nest/nest.html |title=Assam Etymology |publisher=indiatravelogue.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329122009/http://www.indiatravelogue.com/dest/nest/nest.html |archive-date=29 मार्च 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> See [[Etymology of Assam]].
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|[[बिहार]] (4) || बिहार ([[Hindi]]) || Monastery || From Sanskrit ''Vihara'' ("Buddhist monastery"). Foreign invaders often used abandoned [[viharas]] as military cantonments; the word Bihar may have come from the large number of ''viharas'' thus used in the area. Spelling the name with 'B' instead of 'V' is an East Indian tradition.
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|[[छत्तीसगढ]] (5) || छत्तीसगढ़ ([[Hindi]]) || Thirty-six forts || ''Chhattisgarh'' translates to "Thirty-six forts" in Hindi. There are several theories about what the term "Thirty-six forts" refers to; see [[Chhattisgarh#Etymology]]. According to the various theories, the term may refer to the 36 pillars of a temple, 36 former feudal territories or 36 houses. Another theory says that the term is actually a corruption of the word "Chedisgarh" that refers to the Chedi dynasty.
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|[[गोवा]] (6) || गोंय ([[कोंकणी  भाषा|कोंकणी]]) || ''Uncertain'', probably related to "cow" || The name Goa came to European languages via Portuguese, but its precise origin is unclear. A number of theories about its origin are centered around the Sanskrit word ''go'' (cow).<ref name="Teotonio_Ages">{{cite book | title = Goa Through the Ages: An economic history | author = Teotonio R. De Souza | isbn = 978-81-7022-259-0 | page = 5 | publisher = Concept Publishing Company | year = 1990}}</ref> For example, the legend of Krishna names a mountain where he saved the cow; the mountain was named "Gomantak", which later became Goa. For other theories, see [[Goa#Etymology]].
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|[[गुजरात]] (7) || ગુજરાત ([[गुजराती भाषा|गुजराती]]) || Land of "[[Gurjar]]s" || The [[Gurjar]]s, who ruled the area around the 8th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gujaratindia.com/about-gujarat/history-1.htm|title=Gujarat state official site|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=|quote=The State took its name from the Gujara, the land of the Gujjars, who ruled the area during the 700's and 800's.|author=Gujarat Government|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203081044/http://www.gujaratindia.com/about-gujarat/history-1.htm|archive-date=3 फ़रवरी 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
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|[[हरियाणा]] (8) || हरियाणा ([[हिन्दी]]) || Abode of God or Green forest || One theory is that the name derives from the [[Sanskrit]] words ''Hari'' (a name of [[Vishnu]]) and ''ayana'' (home), meaning "the Abode of God".<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/256424/Haryana Haryana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502205358/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/256424/Haryana |date=2 मई 2015 }} Britannica Online Encyclopedia</ref> Another theory traces the name to the words ''hari ''(green) and ''aranya'' (forest).<ref name="Bijender_Tourism">{{cite book | title = Tourism management: problems and prospects | author = Bijender K Punia | page = 18 | year = 1994 | publisher = APH | isbn = 978-81-7024-643-5 }}</ref>
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|[[हिमाचल प्रदेश]] (9) || हिमाचल प्रदेश ([[हिन्दी]]) ||Land of the snow-clad mountains || In Sanskrit, ''hima'' means "snow" and ''achal ''"mountain".
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|[[जम्मू और कश्मीर]] (10) || جموں و کشمیر ([[कश्मीरी भाषा|कश्मीरी]]) || [[Jammu]] and [[Kashmir]] regions || The word "Jammu" is possibly named after the king Jambu Lochan. "Kashmir" may mean the "Land desiccated by water" (from Sanskrit ''Ka'', water + ''shimira'', to desiccate) or may be derived from the name of the sage [[Kashyapa]].
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|[[झारखंड]] (11) || ᱡᱷᱟᱨᱠᱷᱚᱸᱰ ([[संथाली भाषा|संताली]]) || Forest Land || ''jhari'' means "dense forest" in Sanskrit. ''khand'' means "land."
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|[[कर्नाटक]] (12) || ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ([[कन्नड]]) || Lofty Land/ Land of "Kannadiga"s || From ''karu'' (great/lofty) +'' nāḍu'' (land/country) = ''karunāḍu'', which means "lofty land", referring to the [[Deccan plateau]]. ''karnataka'' is the Sanskritised adjectival form of ''karunāḍu'', and means "of karunāḍu". In 1947, this state was formed from the [[princely state]] of Mysore. In 1956, the Kannada-speaking regions of neighboring states were added to Mysore state. The name was changed to Karnataka in 1973.
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|[[केरल]] (13) || കേരളം ([[मलयालम]]) || Land added on or Land of "[[Cheras]]"  or Land of Coconut Trees|| There are two main theories about the derivation of "Kerala". (1) According to Hindu mythology, parts of Kerala were created by Lord [[Parasurama]], who reclaimed the land from the sea. Hence the name is derived from ''chernna'' ("added") and ''alam'' ("land"), hence the Sanskrit ''keralam'', "the land added on". (2) The Chera dynasty, which ruled most of Kerala from the 1st to the 5th centuries AD, gave its name to the region; ''chera alam'' later became Keralam. This is often disputed in academic circles because the word Kerala existed even before the rule of Cheras. One of Ashoka's inscriptions describes Keralaputra as a land on the Mauryan border.
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|[[मध्य प्रदेश]] (14) || मध्य प्रदेश ([[हिन्दी]]) || Central Province || Prior to independence, the majority of this area was administered by the British as the Central Provinces and the Central Indian States. At independence, several of these districts were joined together as the Central Provinces and Berar''.'' In 1950, these two regions were merged with Makrai and Chhattisgarh and the term "Central Provinces" was translated to Hindi as Madhya Pradesh.
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|[[महाराष्ट्र]] (15) || महाराष्ट्र ([[मराठी  भाषा|मराठी]]) || Uncertain; possibly "Maha" (Great) + Sanskritized form of "[[Ratta dynasty]]" || The most widely accepted theory among scholars is that the words Maratha and Maharashtra ultimately derive from a compound of ''maha'' (Sanskrit for "great") and ''rashtrika''.<ref name="Gazetteer1967">{{cite book | title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: General Series | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KZBTAAAAYAAJ | accessdate=30 March 2013 | year=1967 | publisher=Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications | page=208 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527221715/http://books.google.com/books?id=KZBTAAAAYAAJ | archive-date=27 मई 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref> The word ''rashtrika'' is a Sanskritized form of [[Ratta dynasty|Ratta]], the name of a tribe or dynasty of petty chiefs ruling in the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] region.<ref name="KBala1965">{{cite book | author=K. Balasubramanyam | title=the mysore | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w9jbqGLH7ioC&pg=PA174 | accessdate=30 March 2013 | year=1965 | publisher=Mittal Publications | page=174 | id=GGKEY:HRFC6GWCY6D | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527221642/http://books.google.com/books?id=w9jbqGLH7ioC&pg=PA174 | archive-date=27 मई 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref> Yet another theory is that the term is derived from ''maha'' ("great") and ''rathi'' or ''[[ratha]]'' (charioteer).<ref name="KBala1965"/> Another theory states that the term derives from the words ''maha'' ("Great") and ''rashtra'' ("nation"). However, this theory has not found acceptance among modern scholars who believe it to be the Sanskritized interpretation of later writers.<ref name="Gazetteer1967"/>
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|[[मणिपुर]] (16) || ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔ ([[मणिपुरी भाषा|मैथिली/मणिपुरी]]) || Jewelled Land || From Sanskrit, ''mani'' ("jewel") + ''pur'' ("city"). It seems that naming the said name in account of the past prosperity of land.<ref>{{Citation| surname= Mee, Foley | given= Erin B.,Helene P. | title= Antigone on the Contemporary World Stage|publisher=Oxford University Press| year= 2011|pages=111}}</ref>
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|[[मेघालय]] (17) || Meghalaya ([[खासी भाषा|खासी]]) || The abode of clouds || From Sanskrit, ''megha'' ("clouds") and ''alaya'' ("abode"). The state of Meghalaya has reputation of having highest rainfall as compared to other states of country. The wettest place in the world Mawsynram, is located in Meghalaya; said feature of the land is reflected in its name.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nenanews.com/meghalya.htm |title=Meghalaya Etymology |publisher=nenanews.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109073209/http://nenanews.com/meghalya.htm |archive-date=9 जनवरी 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|[[मिज़ोरम]] (18) || Mizoram ([[मिज़ो भाषा|मिज़ो]]) || Land of the highlanders || ''mi'' means "people" and ''zo'' means "hill" and "ram" means country. The states of Nagaland and Mizoram are exceptions where Sanskrit words are not used in the state name. Mizoram was named after the Mizo tribal dialect and refers to their land.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.nlup.mizoram.gov.in/?phek=bawm&bid=25|title=Mizoram Etymology|publisher=en.nlup.mizoram.gov.in|date=|accessdate=2011-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043420/http://en.nlup.mizoram.gov.in/?phek=bawm&bid=25|archive-date=4 मार्च 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[नागालैण्ड]] (19) || Nagaland ([[English language|English]]) || Land of the [[Naga people|Nagas]]. || [[Naga people|Naga]] is an exonym used to describe several tribes in the region. The origin of the word "Naga" is uncertain, but one theory states that it originated from the Burmese word ''Naka'', meaning people with earrings or pierced noses.<ref name="Inato_cultural">{{cite book|title = A re-discovery and re-building of Naga cultural values|author = Inato Yekheto Shikhu|publisher = Daya Books|year = 2007|isbn = 978-81-89233-55-6|page = 4}}</ref> The British explorers which comes into contact with Myanma in 1795 and with Nagas since 1832, heard about Na-Ka group and anglicised it as Naga, as found in British anthropological and official records. Another theory points to the usage by people of Assam where Naga meaning 'naked', is used for 'primitive man living in natural surroundings in uncorrupted form'.<ref>A. S. Atai Shimray (2005), ''Let Freedom Ring?: Story of Naga Nationalism'', p.29</ref>
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|[[ओडिशा]] (20) || ଓଡ଼ିଶା ([[उडिया भाषा|उडिया]]) || Land of the "[[Odia people|Odias]]" || The name of the state is derived from the Sanskrit ''odra vishaya'' or ''odra desha'' that referred to the Odra people who inhabited the central part of the region. Sanskrit and Pali literatures mention the Odra people as ''odrah'' and ''oddaka''.
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|[[पंजाब (भारत)|पंजाब]] (21) || ਪੰਜਾਬ ([[पंजाबी भाषा|पंजाबी]]) || Land of five rivers || A combination of the [[Persian language|Persian]] words ''punj ''("five") and ''ab ''("water"). The five rivers are the [[Beas]], [[Sutlej]], [[Ravi River|Ravi]], [[Chenab River|Chenab]] and [[Jhelum River|Jhelum]].
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|[[राजस्थान]] (22) || राजस्थान ([[हिन्दी]]) || Land of Kings || From ''[[raja]]'' "king" and ''-sthan'' ''land, abode" from [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] ''sthā́na'').<ref>Tara Boland-Crewe, David Lea, ''The Territories and States of India'', p.&nbsp;208.</ref><ref>[[Charles Rockwell Lanman]], ''A Sanskrit Reader: Text and Vocabulary and Notes'', [[Harvard University Press]], 1884, pp.&nbsp;229 and 273, {{ISBN|81-208-1363-4}}.</ref>
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|[[सिक्किम]] (23) || सिक्किम ([[नेपाली भाषा|नेपाली]]) || New Palace || The most widely accepted origin of the name Sikkim is that it is a combination of two words in [[Limbu language|Limbu]]: ''su'' ("new") and ''khyim'' ("palace" or "house"), in reference to the palace built by the state's first ruler, [[Phuntsog Namgyal]]. The [[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]] name for Sikkim is [[Denjong]], which means "valley of rice".
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|[[तमिलनाडू]] (24) || தமிழ்நாடு ([[तमिल भाषा|तमिल]]) || Homeland of "[[Tamil people|Tamil]]s" || ''nadu'' in the Tamil language means "homeland" or "nation" hence Tamil Nadu means "homeland of Tamils". The origin of the world "Tamil" itself is uncertain: theories range from "self speech" to "sweet sound" (see [[Tamil language#Etymology]]).
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|[[तेलंगाना]] (25) || తెలంగాణ ([[तेलुगू भाषा|तेलुगू]])|| Land of Telugus || A popular etymology derives the word "Telangana" from ''[[Trilinga Kshetras|Trilinga desa]]'' ("land of three [[lingam|lingas]]"), a region so called because three important [[Shaivite]] shrines were located here: [[Kaleshwaram]], [[Srisailam]] and [[Draksharama]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Phillip B. Wagoner |title=Mode and meaning in the architecture of early medieval Telangana (C. 1000-1300) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y3wKAQAAMAAJ |year=1986 |publisher=University of Wisconsin-Madison}}</ref> Other theories also exists: see [[Telangana#Etymology]].
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|[[त्रिपुरा]] (26) || ত্রিপুরা ([[बंगाली भाषा|बंगाली]]) || Three cities || Several theories exist pertaining to the origin of Tripura's name (see [[Tripura#Name]]). Possible origins are from [[Kokborok]] (''tui'', "water" + ''pra'', "near") and Sanskrit (''tri'', "three" + ''pura'', "city"). The Sanskrit name is linked to [[Tripura Sundari]], the presiding deity of the [[Tripura Sundari Temple]] at [[Udaipur, Tripura|Udaipur]], one of the 51 ''[[Shakti Peethas]]'' (pilgrimage centres of ''[[Shaktism]]''),<ref name="hr name">{{cite book|title=Human rights and indigenous peoples|last=Das|first=J.K.|pages=208–9|publisher=APH Publishing|year=2001|isbn=978-81-7648-243-1|chapter=Chapter 5: old and new political process in realization of the rights of indigenous peoples (regarded as tribals) in Tripura}}</ref><ref name="Debbarma1996">{{cite book|last=Debbarma|first=Sukhendu|title=Origin and growth of Christianity in Tripura: with special reference to the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society, 1938–1988|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vyfrzVvJNxUC&pg=PA20|year=1996|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-038-5|page=20|access-date=8 अक्तूबर 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303194743/https://books.google.com/books?id=vyfrzVvJNxUC&pg=PA20|archive-date=3 मार्च 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and to the legendary tyrant king Tripur, who reigned in the region. Tripur was the 39th descendant of [[Druhyu]], who belonged to the lineage of [[Yayati]], a king of the [[Lunar Dynasty]].<ref name="Acharjya1979">{{cite book|last=Acharjya|first=Phanibhushan|title=Tripura|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BMAtAAAAMAAJ|year=1979|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|page=1|asin=B0006E4EQ6|access-date=8 अक्तूबर 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515202437/https://books.google.com/books?id=BMAtAAAAMAAJ|archive-date=15 मई 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[उत्तर प्रदेश]] (27)|| उत्तर प्रदेश ([[हिन्दी]]) || Northern Province || Prior to independence, the majority of the territory now comprising Uttar Pradesh was administered by the British under various names—the ''United Provinces of Agra and Oudh'', the ''United Provinces of British India'', and simply ''United Provinces. ''The latter name was retained at independence. In 1950, the commonly used initials ''U.P.'' were preserved by adoption of the name Uttar Pradesh, meaning "Northern Province."
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|[[उत्तराखंड]] (28) || उत्तराखण्ड ([[हिन्दी]]) || Northern Land || In 2000, the new state of Uttaranchal ("northern mountains") was split from Uttar Pradesh. In 2007, the name was changed to Uttarakhand ("northern land").
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|[[पश्चिम बंगाल]] (29) || পশ্চিমবঙ্গ ([[बंगाली भाषा|बंगाली]]) || West part of [[Bengal]] || The term West Bengal originated after the Partition of [[Bengal]] province in 1905 by the [[British Raj|colonial]] administration. The origin of the word "Bengal" itself is uncertain (see [[Etymology of Bengal]]). Possible origins include the name of a tribe that settled in the area around 1000 BCE and the [[Austric languages|Austric]] word for the sun god. Another theory states that the word "Bengal" is derived from the words Bonga (God of the [Santals]) + Aal (Device used in Agriculture).
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==केंद्र शासित प्रदेश==

*[[अंडमान व नोकोबार द्वीप समूह]] (A):
** Andaman: Italian traveler [[Niccolò de' Conti]] (c. 1440) mentioned the word Andaman meant "Island of Gold". A theory that became prevalent in the late 19th century and has since gained momentum is that the name of the islands derives from [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] via the [[Malay language|Malay]] ''Handuman'', named for the deity [[Hanuman]].<ref name="hunter1908">{{Cite journal | title=Imperial Gazetteer of India |author1=William Wolfson Hunter |author2=James Sutherland Cotton |author3=Richard Burn |author4=William Stevenson Meyer | publisher=Great Britain India Office, Clarendon Press | year=1908 | isbn= | url=https://books.google.com/?id=TgC2AAAAIAAJ | quote=''... The name has always been in historical times some form of Andaman, which more than probably represents Handuman, the Malay from Hanuman, treating the islands as the abode of the Hindu mythological monkey people or savage aboriginal ...'' | postscript=<!-- Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. -->{{inconsistent citations}}}}</ref>
** Nicobar: The name "Nicobar" is probably derived from the [[Chola dynasty]] name for the islands, ''Nakkavaram'' (literally, "naked man" in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]) which is inscribed on a [[Tanjore]] inscription of 1050 CE.<ref name="keay2001">{{Cite book | title=India: A History | author=John Keay | year=2001 | accessdate= | publisher=Grove Press | url=https://books.google.com/?id=ibLUu6RlvqwC | quote=''... and 'Nakkavaram' certainly represents the Nicobar islands ...'' | isbn=978-0-8021-3797-5}}</ref><ref name="britannica1998">{{Cite book | title=The New Encyclopædia Britannica | year=1998 | accessdate = 2008-11-16 | publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica | url=https://books.google.com/?id=abRYAAAAMAAJ | quote=''... The name Nicobar probably is derived from Nakkavaram ("Land of the Naked") ...'' | isbn=978-0-85229-633-2}}</ref>
*[[Chandigarh]] (B): "[[Chandi]]'s fort". No actual fort ever existed; a large Chandi temple "protected" the locals, hence the name. The goddess Chandi appears as a form of the goddess [[Dakshayani|Kali]] or [[Parvati]].
*[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] (C): From the towns of [[Dadra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli|Dadra]] and [[Nagar Haveli]].
*[[Daman and Diu]] (D): From the towns of [[Daman district, India|Daman]] and [[Diu, India|Diu]].
*[[Jammu & Kashmir]]
*[[Lakshadweep]] (E): "Hundred Thousand Islands". In [[Sanskrit]], ''laksha'' means "a hundred thousand" and ''dweep'' means "island".
*[[Leh-Ladakh]]
*[[Delhi|National Capital Territory Delhi]] (F): The etymology of "Delhi" is uncertain. The very common view is that its [[eponym]] is ''Dhillu'' or ''Dilu'', a king of the [[Mauryan dynasty]], who built the city in 50 BC and named it after himself.<ref name=ecosurv1>{{cite web |url=http://delhiplanning.nic.in/Economic%20Survey/ES%202005-06/Chpt/1.pdf |title=Chapter 1: Introduction |accessdate=21 December 2006 |format=PDF |work=Economic Survey of Delhi, 2005–2006 |publisher=Planning Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi |pages=1–7 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113174155/http://delhiplanning.nic.in/Economic%20Survey/ES%202005-06/Chpt/1.pdf |archivedate=13 November 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=dhillu>{{cite book |last=Bakshi|first=S.R.|title=Delhi Through Ages|origyear=2002|publisher=Anmol Publications PVT. LTD|isbn=81-7488-138-7|page=2|chapter=|chapterurl= |year=1995 }}</ref><ref name=geobritish>{{cite book |last=Smith|first=George|title=The Geography of British India, Political & Physical |url=https://books.google.com/?id=C20DAAAAQAAJ&dq=raja+delhi+BC|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher=J. Murray|isbn=|pages=216–217|chapter=|chapterurl=|year=1882}}</ref> The [[Hindi]]/[[Prakrit]] word ''dhili'' ("loose") was used by the [[Tomara]]s to refer to the city because the [[Iron Pillar of Delhi|Iron Pillar]] built by Raja Dhava had a weak foundation and was replaced.<ref name=geobritish/> Coins in circulation in the region under the [[Tomara]]s were called ''dehliwal''.<ref name=ncertVII>{{cite web
|url=http://ncert.nic.in/textbooks/testing/Index.htm|title=Our Pasts II, History Textbook for Class VII|accessdate=6 July 2007|publisher=NCERT |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070623140748/http://www.ncert.nic.in/textbooks/testing/Index.htm |archivedate = 23 June 2007}}</ref> Some other historians believe that the name is derived from ''Dilli'', a corruption of ''dehleez''   ({{lang-fa|دهليز}}) or ''dehali'' ({{lang-sa|देहली}}). Both terms mean "threshold" or "gateway" and are symbolic of the city as a gateway to the Gangetic Plain.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.4:1:2294.platts |title=A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=8 अक्तूबर 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007124004/http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.4:1:2294.platts |archive-date=7 अक्तूबर 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=cohen>{{cite journal
|last = Cohen |first=Richard J. |date=October–December 1989 |title=An Early Attestation of the Toponym Dhilli | journal = Journal of the American Oriental Society | volume = 109 | issue = 4 |pages=513–519 | doi = 10.2307/604073
|jstor = 604073 }}</ref> Another theory suggests that the city's original name was Dhillika.<ref name=dhilika>{{cite web |title=Chauhans (Cahamanas, Cauhans)|accessdate=22 December 2006 |last=Austin |first=Ian |author2=Thhakur Nahar Singh Jasol  |work=The Mewar Encyclopedia |publisher=mewarindia.com |url=http://www.mewarindia.com/ency/chat.html |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061114120751/http://mewarindia.com/ency/chat.html |archivedate = 14 November 2006}}</ref>

*[[Puducherry]] (G): formerly known as Pondicherry: from ''Puducheri'', from [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ''pudu'' "new" + ''cheri'' "settlement" or "camp".<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/uin.html Statoids.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404174941/http://www.statoids.com/uin.html |date=4 अप्रैल 2019 }}.</ref>

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