Rekha (given name)


Rekha, is a Sanskrit word, meaning line. It is a common feminine given name in India and Nepal.

Rekha

There are various figurative meanings of the name Rekha. Some are:
  • the lines of adorning deities or their followers, such as the three cross-wise white lines adorning Shiva's forehead or the two vertical lines adorning Rama's
  • the written lines of the Vedas—the visual rendering of the text itself—considered sacred and beautiful as the means by which the tradition is preserved
  • lines of light such as the radiance of the sun, moon or the halo of a deity
  • the arc, journey, or path of a person or character in a story, or plot of the story itself

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