As a deity name
Name 9 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'महाकन्या' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is महाकन्य, meaning एक प्रवरकार ऋषि का नाम. — Śabdasāgara nearest word: महाकन्य — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
pl. of his descendants — feminine form of mahākanya
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mahākanyā" is the feminine form of "mahākanya" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
mahā—kanya m. N. of a man
pl. of his descendants, Pravar.
Alternative readings
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