Name
plays an important role in everyones life, specially among
Indians. When a child is born the pandits here prepare a
horoscope of the child through its date, day and exact time
of birth of the child. A suitable name is selected, as a
special name giving ceremony is held
known as namkaran in which all relatives and friends are
called to meet and bless
the child. Some people attach special importance to the names
and select names having either religious or astrological
significance. Some people associate a persons name with their
religion. But now a days educative class select children
name according to its mea ning, not through their association
with religion.Indian names are most often derived from Sanskrit,
the ancient Indo-European language of India. Some Arabic
and Persian names are also in use, though mainly among Indian
Muslims. Hindu names tend to be from the Sanskrit language,
the sacred texts of Hinduism being an important source. Most
children are given three names, one of those usually taken
from a name of a Hindu god or goddess. Examples of this are
Krishna, Ajit, Shiva and Indra for males, and Lakshmi and
Sita for females. Sanskrit vocabulary words are also used
as names, such as Gita- "song" and Anand -"happiness".
|
| Indian Boy
Names |
| Abhay |
fearless |
| Abhija |
noble,
wise |
| Abhiji |
one who
is victorious (Abhijeet) |
| Abhinav |
quite
new |
| Abhishek |
shower
of milk/water over an idol |
| Achintya |
beyond
comprehension |
| Achyuta |
indestructible |
| Aditya |
sun |
| Ajatashatru |
without
enemies |
| Ajay |
unconquerable,
invincible |
| Aji |
unconquerable
(Ajeet) |
| Ajitabh |
one who
has conquered the sky |
| Akash |
sky |
| Akhilesh |
lord of
the universe |
| Akhilesh |
indestructible,
immortal |
| Aksha |
uninjurable |
| Alok |
cry of
victory |
| Amal |
bright,
clean, pure |
| Amar |
Steep hill |
| Brian |
forever,
immortal |
| Ambar |
sky |
| Ameya |
boundless,
magnanimous |
| Amish |
hones |
| Ami |
endless,
boundless |
| Amitabh |
one with
boundless splendour |
| Amitava |
same as
Amitabh |
| Amitesh |
infinite
god |
| Amogh |
unerring |
| Amol |
priceless,
valuable |
| Amrit |
nectar |
| Anantram |
eternal
god |
| Angada |
bracelet,
brother of Wali and Sugreev |
| Anil |
god of
wind |
| Anirudhha |
cooperative |
| Anish |
supreme |
| Ankit |
conquered |
| Ankur |
sprou |
| Anoop |
incomparable,
the bes |
| Anupam |
incomparable |
| Anurag |
attachment,
devotion, love |
| Anshul |
radian |
| Anshuman |
Sun |
| Apoorva |
quite
new |
| Arihan |
one who
has killed his enemies |
| Arjun |
peacock |
| Arnav |
ocean,
sea |
| Arun |
sun |
| Arvind |
lotus |
| Ashok |
one without
sorrow |
| Ashwatthama |
fiery
tempered |
| Ashwini |
one of
the constallations |
| Aseem |
boundless,
limitless (Asim) |
| Ashvin |
a cavalier |
| Atmajyoti |
light
of soul |
| Atul |
matchless |
| Atulya |
unweighable,
incomparable |
| Avinash |
indestructible |
| Avanindra |
king
of the earth |
| Avanish |
god of
the earth |
| Badrinath |
Lord of
Mt.Badri |
| Badriprasad |
god of
Badri |
| Balram |
Krishna's
brother |
| Baldev |
godlike
in power |
| Balaaditya |
young
sun |
| Balachandra |
young
moon |
| Balakrishna |
young
krishna |
| Balamani |
young
jewel |
| Balamohan |
one who
is attractive |
| Balaji |
a name
of Vishnu |
| Bansi |
flute |
| Bhagirath |
one who
brought Ganga on earth |
| Bhanu |
sun |
| Bhanuprasad |
gift of
sun |
| Bharat
India |
universal
monarch |
| Bharadwaj |
a lucky
bird |
| Bhaskar |
sun |
| Bhadrak |
handsome |
| Bhadraksh |
one with
beautiful eyes |
| Bhavesh |
lord
of the world |
| Bhim |
fearful |
| Bhupen |
king |
| Bhupendra |
king of
kings |
| Bhudev |
lord of
the earth |
| Bhushan |
ornament |
| Bhuvan
palace |
one of
the three worlds |
| Bhuvanesh |
lord of
the worlds |
| Bindusar |
an excellent
pearl |
| Bipin |
forest
(Vipin) |
| Brijmohan |
Krishna |
| Brijesh |
god of
the land of Brij |
| Buddhadev |
wise person |
| Chaitanya |
life,
knowledge |
| Chaman |
garden |
| Chandra |
moon |
| Chandrahas |
bow of
Shiva |
| Chandrak |
peacock
feather |
| Chandrashekhar |
one who
holds moon in his hair knot (Shiva)
|
| Chandresh |
lord of
the moon |
| Chandan |
sandalwood |
| Chapal |
quick |
| Charan |
feet |
| Charanjit |
one who
has won over the lord Charanjeet)
|
| Charudutta |
born of
beauty |
| Chetan |
life |
| Chidambar |
one whose
heart is as big as the sky |
| Chinmay |
full of
knowledge |
| Chintamani |
philosopher's
stone |
| Chirag |
lamp |
| Chiranjeev |
longlived |
| Chitraksh |
beautiful
eyed |
| Chittaranjan |
one who
pleases the mind |
| Chittaswarup |
the supreme
spirit |
| Chittaprasad |
happiness |
| Chudamani |
crest
jewel |
| Darpak |
Kamdev,
god of love |
| Daruka |
deodar
tree |
| Dattatreya |
a son of Atri, a god |
| Dakshesh |
Shiva |
| Dayanand |
one who
likes being merciful |
Deepak
|
lamp,kindle |
| Deepankar |
one who
lights lamps |
| Deependra |
lord of
light |
| Devarsi |
sage of the Devas |
| Devdas |
servant
of god |
| Devadutt |
gift of god
|
| Devanand |
joy of god
|
| Devraj |
king
of gods |
| Debashish |
pleased
by gods |
| Devesh |
god
of gods |
| Devang |
part
of god |
| Devendra |
king of
gods |
| Devilal |
son of godess |
| Deviprasad
|
gift of
godess |
Dhananjay
|
one who wins wealth |
| Dhanesh |
lord
of wealth |
| Dharma
|
law (religious)
|
| Dharmadev |
lord
of law |
| Dharmesh |
master
of religion |
| Dharmendra |
king
of religion
|
| Dhiren
|
one
who is strong
|
| Dhirendra
|
lord of
the brave |
| Dhruv
|
pole star |
| Dhaval
|
fair complexioned |
| Digamber
|
nacked
|
| Dilip
|
a king,
ancestor of Rama
|
Dinesh
|
sun,
god of the day |
Dinkar
|
sun |
Divakar
|
sun |
| Divyesh |
sun |
Divyendu
|
bright
moon
|
Duranjaya
|
a heroic
son |
| Durjaya
|
difficult
to conquer |
| Ekalinga |
Shiva |
| Ekanga
|
bogyguard
|
| Eknath |
poet,
saint |
| Gagan |
sky,
heaven |
Gaganvihari
|
one who
stays in heaven |
| Gajanan |
one
with elephant fa
|
| Gajendra |
elephant
king |
Ganaraj
|
lord of
the clan |
Gangadhar
|
Shiva |
| Gangadutt |
gift
of Ganga |
| Gaurang |
fair
complexioned |
| Gaurav |
honour,
pride, respect |
| Geet
|
song
|
| Girish |
god of
mountain |
| Giriraj |
lord
of mountain |
| Girilal |
son of mountain |
| Giridhar |
one who holds mountain (Krishna) |
| Govind |
cowherd |
| Gopal |
Krishna, cowherd |
| Gopan |
protection |
| Gunaratna |
jewel of virtue |
Gulab
|
rose |
| Guru |
teacher, master, priest |
| Gurbachan |
promise of the guru |
| Gurdeep |
lamp of the guru |
| Gurdayal |
compassionate guru |
| Gurcharan |
feet of the guru |
| Gurmeet |
friend of the guru |
Gurnam
|
name of the guru |
| Gursharan |
refuge at the guru |
Gurudas
|
servant of the guru |
| Gurudutt |
gift of the guru |
| Haresh |
Shiva |
| Harish |
Vishnu |
Hari
|
Vishnu |
| Hari |
sun, Vishnu |
| Harilal |
son of Hari |
| Harihar |
Vishu and Shiva together |
| Harsha |
joy, delight |
| Harshad |
one who gives pleasure |
| Harshul |
deer |
| Harshal |
lover |
| Harshvardhan |
one who increases joy |
| Hemang |
one with shining body |
| Hemadri |
mountain of gold |
| Hemant |
one of the six seasons |
| Hemachandra |
golden moon |
| Hemendra |
lord of gold |
| Hemaraj |
king of gold |
| Heramba |
boastful, name of Ganapati |
| Hiranya |
wealth |
| Hridaynath |
beloved |
| Hridayesh |
king of heart |
| Hrishikesh |
one who controls senses |
| Hiresh |
king of gems |
| Ibhanan |
elephant faced |
| Ikshu |
sugarcane |
| Ilesh |
lord of earth |
| Indeever |
blue lotus |
| Indradutt |
gift of Indra |
| Indrajit |
conquerer of Indra |
| Indraneel |
emerald |
| Inesh |
king of kings |
| Ishan |
sun |
| Ishwar |
powerful, the supreme god |
| Jagadhidh |
lord of the world |
| Jagadeep |
light of the world |
| Jagajeet |
conquerer of the world |
| Jagajeevan |
life of the world |
| Jagannath |
lord of the world |
| Jagmohan |
one who attracts the world |
| Jayadeep |
light of victory |
| Jaidev |
god of victory |
| Janak |
father of Sita, creator |
| Janardan |
one who helps people |
| Jasraj |
king of fame |
| Jasveer |
hero of fame |
| Jaswant |
victorious (Yashwant) |
| Jawahar |
jewel |
| Jayaditya |
victorious sun |
| Jayant |
victorious |
| Jaysukh |
pleasure of victory |
| Jayashekhar |
crest of victory |
| Jeevan |
life |
| Jitendra |
lord of conquerers |
| Jinendra |
lord of life |
| Jishnu |
triumphant |
| Jnyandeep |
light of knowledge |
| Jnyaneshwar |
god of wisdom |
Kanha
|
Krishna |
| Kailash |
name of a Himalayan peak, abode of Shiva |
| Kalidas |
the poet, dramatist; slave of godess Kali |
| Kamadev |
god of love |
| Kamal |
lotus flower |
| Kamlesh |
god of lotus |
| Kanak |
gold |
| Kanan |
forest |
| Kartik |
name of one of the months |
| Kartikeya |
god of war |
| Kavi |
a wise man, poet |
| Kaushal |
clever, skilled |
| Kaushik |
sentiment of love |
| Madan |
Cupid, god of love |
| Madhav |
sweet like honey |
| Madhu |
honey, nectar |
| Madhukar |
honey bee, lover |
| Madhusudhana |
Krishna, one who killed demon Madhu |
| Mahabala |
great strength |
| Mahadev |
most powerful god |
| Mahavir |
most courageous among men |
| Mahesh |
Shiva |
| Mahendra |
Indra |
| Maheepati |
the king |
| Maitreya |
friend |
| Makarand |
bee |
| Martand |
sun |
| Manavendra |
king among men |
| Mandar |
flower |
| Mandhatri |
prince |
| Manendra |
king of mind |
| Manik .... gem |
gem |
| Maniram |
jewel of a person |
| Manishankar |
Shiva |
| Manish |
god of mind |
| Manindra |
diamond |
| Mansukh |
pleasure of mind |
| Manprasad |
mentally calm and cool person |
| Manoranjan |
one who pleases the mind |
| Manohar |
one who wins over mind |
| Manoj |
born of mind |
| Manu |
founder father of human beings |
| Markandeya |
a sage |
| Mareechi |
ray of light |
| Matsendra |
king of the fishes |
| Mayank |
moon |
| Mayur |
peacock |
| Meghnad |
thunder |
| Meghdutt |
gift of clouds |
| Mehul |
rain |
| Mihir |
sun |
| Milind |
honey bee |
| Mitesh |
one with few desires |
| Mithil |
kingdom |
| Mithun |
couple |
| Mitul |
limited |
| Mohan |
charming, fascinating |
| Mohit |
ensnarled by beauty |
| Mohin |
attractive |
| Monish |
lord of mind |
| Mukesh |
lord of the dumb |
| Mukul |
bud |
| Mukunda |
freedom giver |
| Ojas |
body strength |
| Omanand |
joy of Om |
| Omprakash |
light of Om |
| Oojam |
enthusiasm |
| Oorjit |
powerful |
| Padmanabh |
one with lotus in his navel i.e. Vishnu |
| Pallav |
young shoots and leaves |
| Panduranga |
one with pale white complexion |
| Pankaj |
lotus flower |
| Parag |
pollen grains |
| Paramartha |
highest truth |
| Paramjeet |
highest success |
| Paritosh |
contentment |
| Parees |
touch stone |
| Paresh |
supreme spirit |
| Pariket |
against desire |
| Parindra |
lion |
| Partha |
Arjun |
| Pavan |
wind |
| Pinak |
Shiva's bow |
| Piyush |
milk |
| Prabhat |
dawn |
| Prabhakar |
sun |
| Prabir |
hero, brave one (Praveer) |
| Prabodh |
sound advice |
| Prabodhan |
knowledge |
| Pradeep |
light, shine |
| Prafulla |
pleasant, cheerful |
| Pradnesh |
lord of wisdom |
| Prahlad |
excess of joy |
| Prajeet |
victorious |
| Prakash |
light |
| Pramath |
horse |
| Pramesh |
master of accurate knowledge |
| Pramit |
consciousness |
| Pramod |
happiness |
| Pranav |
the sacred syllable Om |
| Pranay |
romance |
| Pranet |
leader |
| Prasad |
offering to god during pooja |
| Prasata |
father of Draupad |
| Prashant |
calm and composed |
| Prasoon |
flower |
| Prasanna |
cheerful, pleased |
| Pratap |
dignity, majesty |
| Prateek |
symbol, first word in a sentence |
| Pratosh |
extreme delight |
| Praveen |
expert |
| Pravar |
chief |
| Prayag |
confluence of Ganga-Jamuna-Saraswati |
| Preetish |
god of love |
| Prem |
love |
| Premal |
full of love |
| Premanand |
joy of love |
| Pritam |
lover |
| Prithu |
broad, spacious |
| Prithvijaj |
king of the earth |
| Priyaranjan |
beloved |
| Puneet |
pure |
| Pundarik |
white lotus |
| Purumitra |
friend of city |
| Purujit |
conqueror of city |
| Purushottam |
best among men |
| Puskara |
blue lotus, fountain |
| Raj |
king |
| Rajan |
king |
| Rajani |
night |
| Rajanikant |
sun, lord of night |
| Rajkumar |
prince |
| Rajeev |
blue lotus |
| Rajesh |
god of kings |
| Rajiv |
lotus flower |
| Rakesh |
lord of the night, sun |
| Ram |
Lord Rama, pleasing, charming |
| Raman |
beloved, pleasing |
| Ramanuja |
born after Rama i.e. Lakshman |
| Ranjan |
pleasing |
| Ranjeet |
victor in wars |
| Ratnakar |
mine of jewels, sea |
| Ravi |
sun |
| Ravindra |
sun |
| Ravikiran |
sun ray |
| Rishi |
sage, ray of light |
| Rishabh |
morality |
| Rohit |
red |
| Rochan |
red lotus, bright |
| Rupesh |
lord of beauty |
| Rupak |
sign, feature |
| Rupin |
embodied beauty |
| Rujul |
simple, honest |
| Rutajit |
conquerer of truth |
| Rutujit |
conquerer of seasons |
| Tanmay |
engrossed |
| Tarun |
young, youth |
| Tapan |
sun, summer |
Tapas
|
heat, penance |
| Tarak |
star, pupil of eye, protector |
| Taran |
raft, heaven |
| Tarang |
wave |
| Tej |
light, lustrous |
| Tejas |
sharpness |
| Tilak |
spot of vermillion or sandal wood paste on forehead |
| Teerth |
holy place, sacred water |
| Timin |
large fish |
| Trilochan |
one with three eyes, Shiva |
| Trilok |
the three worlds (heaven, earth, hell) |
| Tulasidas |
servant of Tulasi (basil plant) |
| Tungar |
high, lofty |
| Tungesh |
moon |
| Tushar |
fine drops of water |
| Uday |
to rise |
| Udeep |
flood |
| Udit |
grown, awakened, shining |
| Ujesh |
one who gives light |
| Ulhas |
joy, delight |
| Umang |
enthusiasm |
| Unmesh |
flash, blowing, opening |
| Upendra |
an element |
| Uttam |
best |
| Utkarsh |
prosperity, awakening |
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