Sonal is a given Indian name originating from the Hindu religion. It is a unisex name often nicknamed as “Sona” and means "curious", "golden", or “precious” in
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
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Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
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Gujarati
Gujarati may refer to:
* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
* Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat
* Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
* Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...
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Sonali Sonali is a popular Indian female given name.
Persons
* Sonali Bendre (born 1975), Indian actress
* Shonali Bose (born 1965), Indian filmmaker
* Shonali Bhowmik (born 20th century), Indian-American musician
* Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee, Indian a ...
. It is also a name used in Sri Lanka. People with the name "Sonal" include:
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Sonal Chauhan
Sonal Chauhan (born 16 May 1987) is an Indian actress, singer and model who predominantly works in Telugu and Hindi language films.
She made her acting debut with Hindi film ''Jannat'' and her Telugu film debut with ''Rainbow'', both in 2008. ...
(born 1989), Indian actress
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Sonal Mansingh
Sonal Mansingh (born 30 April 1944) is an Indian classical dancer and Guru Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancing style. She has been nominated by the President of India to become a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. She is the youngest recipient of ...
(born 1944), Indian dancer
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Sonal Shah (actress)
Sonal Bhadresh Shah (born 1986) is an American actress and voice artist who is best known for playing Dr. Sonja "Sunny" Dey on TV's ''Scrubs''.
Early life and education
Shah was born and raised in Wheaton, Illinois. Her parents, Bhadresh and Mr ...
(born 1980), Indian-American actress
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Sonal Shah (economist)
Sonal R. Shah (born May 20, 1968), is an American economist, former lobbyist, and public official. She served as the National Policy Director for Mayor Pete Buttigieg's run in the 2020 United States presidential election. From April 2009 to Aug ...
(born 1968), American economist
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Sonal Sehgal
Sonal Sehgal (born 13 July 1981) is an Indian actress who debuted on the silver screen with the critically acclaimed ''Aashayein (film)'' directed by the national award-winning director Nagesh Kukunoor where she was cast opposite John Abraham ...
(born 1981), Indian actress
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Indian given names