Deepa

Deepa

Gender	Unisex (traditionally Female)
Language(s)	Sanskrit
Origin
Meaning	"lamp" "light"
Region of origin	India
Other names
Alternative spelling	Dipa

This article is about the name. For other uses, see Deepa (disambiguation).

Deepa or Dipa (Sanskrit: दीपा, romanized: Dīpa) is a Hindu name of Sanskrit origin. In India, it is a popular feminine given name, meaning "lamp" and "light".

Notable people named Deepa

• Deepa Bhaskar, Indian actress
• Deepa Bhatia, Indian film editor
• Deepa Chari, Indian actress and model
• Deepa Dasmunsi (born 1960), Indian politician and member of the 15th Lok Sabha
• Deepa Fernandes, Indian-American journalist and radio host
• Deepa Gahlot, Indian critic and writer
• Deepa Jayakumar (born 1974), Indian politician
• Deepa Kaul (born 1944), Indian politician and social worker
• Deepa Malik (born 1970), Indian athlete
• Deepa Marathe (born 1972), Indian cricketer
• Deepa Mehta (born 1950), Canadian-Indian director and screenwriter
• Deepa Miriam (born 1981), Indian singer
• Deepa M. Ollapally, American political scientist
• Deepa Shree Niraula (born 1975), Nepalese actress
• Deepa Parab (born 1981), Indian actress and entertainer
• Deepa Sahi (born 1965), Indian actress and producer
• Deepa Sannidhi (born 1990), Indian actress
• Deepa Sashindran (born 1974), Indian choreographer and dancer
• Deepa Venkat, Indian actress in Tamil films and television
• Deepa, stage name of Unni Mary in Tamil films

Notable people named Dipa

• Dipa Nusantara Aidit (1923–1965), Indonesian politician
• Dipa Karmakar (born 1993), Indian gymnast
• Dipa Khondokar, Bangladeshi actress
• Dipa Ma (1911–1989), Indian meditation teacher
• Dipa Shah, Indian actress

See also

• Depa, construction and manufacturing firm based in Dubai, UAE
• DEPA, Greek natural gas company
• Depa Billaba, fictional Jedi Master in the Star Wars universe