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I fell in love with several Indian names. I would like to know whether they are actually used in India or just of Indian origin. You know, how when you go to some baby name sites they list heaps of names that are supposed to be of a certain origin? Well, I went to the list of German names and most of them aren't used in Germany at all nor have they ever been in use. They were just of German origin (I know because I live in Germany). So I was just wondering whether these names are actually used as first names and whether they are common or not. I'd also like to know for which generation they are common. If they are timeless or dated etc

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Lakshmi
Laxmi (I would like to know whether this is pronounced like Lakshmi)
Asha
Rani
Lalita
Kali
Shanti
Maya

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Ashok
Rohan

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and some pronunciation questions:

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Is Asha pr. ASH-a or AH-sha?

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Are Laxmi and Lakshmi pr. the same?

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Is Shanti SHAHN-tee or SHAN-tee?

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Just want to make sure...

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Thanks!!!