Ishaan
ईशानlord, ruler; the northeast; a name of Shiva
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Prachi
प्राची
east, eastern direction
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Prachi means ‘east’ or ‘the eastern direction’ in Sanskrit and Hindi. Wiktionary records the noun and Hindi female given name. The Sanskrit form is related to an adjective meaning directed forward or eastward, giving the direction a linguistic connection with facing toward something. Sunrise is a natural association with the east, but the dictionary definition is the direction itself. This distinguishes Prachi from names that literally mean dawn or sunlight.
Source: Wiktionary, प्राची. How we use sources.
Spelling and pronunciation
प्राची is read praa-chee, in two syllables with long vowels. Prachee is another Roman spelling. Keep p and r together at the start. The ch is like that in ‘church’; the letter c in the scholarly form prācī represents this sound, rather than English k or s.
Also spelled Prachee.