Veda
[ˈveɪdə]Meaning
Sanskrit for "knowledge"
Background Story
Veda is a Sanskrit word meaning "knowledge", borrowed into English as the name for a body of religious texts originating in ancient India. It is also recorded as an English given name, probably originally a trade name invented around 1904.
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