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".
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Indian Boy Names |
Abhay | fearless |
Abhija | noble, wise |
Abhiji | one who is victorious (Abhijeet) |
Abhinav
|
quite new
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Abhishek
|
shower of milk/water over an idol
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Achintya
|
beyond comprehension
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Achyuta
|
indestructible
|
Aditya
|
sun
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Ajatashatru
|
without enemies
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Ajay
|
unconquerable, invincible
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Aji
|
unconquerable (Ajeet)
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Ajitabh
|
one who has conquered the sky
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Akash
|
sky
|
Akhilesh
|
lord of the universe
|
Akhilesh
|
indestructible, immortal
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Aksha
|
uninjurable
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Alok
|
cry of victory
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Amal
|
bright, clean, pure
|
Amar
|
forever, immortal
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Ambar
|
sky
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Ameya
|
boundless, magnanimous
|
Amish
|
hones
|
Ami
|
endless, boundless
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Amitabh
|
one with boundless splendour
|
Amitava
|
same as Amitabh
|
Amitesh
|
infinite god
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Amogh
|
unerring
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Amol
|
priceless, valuable
|
Amrit
|
nectar
|
Anantram
|
eternal god
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Angada
|
bracelet, brother of Wali and
Sugreev
|
Anil
|
god of wind
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Anirudhha
|
cooperative
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Anish
|
supreme
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Ankit
|
conquered
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Ankur
|
sprou
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Anoop
|
incomparable, the bes
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Anupam
|
incomparable
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Anurag
|
attachment, devotion, love
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Anshul
|
radian
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Anshuman
|
Sun
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Apoorva
|
quite new
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Arihan
|
one who has killed his enemies
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Arjun
|
peacock
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Arnav
|
ocean, sea
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Arun
|
sun
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Arvind
|
lotus
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Ashok
|
one without sorrow
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Ashwatthama
|
fiery tempered
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Ashwini
|
one of the constallations
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Aseem
|
boundless, limitless (Asim)
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Ashvin
|
a cavalier
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Atmajyoti
|
light of soul
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Atul
|
matchless
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Atulya
|
unweighable, incomparable
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Avinash
|
indestructible
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Avanindra
|
king of the earth
|
Avanish
|
god of the earth
|
Badrinath | Lord of Mt.Badri |
Badriprasad | god of Badri |
Balram
|
Krishna's brother
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Baldev
|
godlike in power
|
Balaaditya
|
young sun
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Balachandra
|
young moon
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Balakrishna
|
young krishna
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Balamani
|
young jewel
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Balamohan
|
one who is attractive
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Balaji
|
a name of Vishnu
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Bansi
|
flute
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Bhagirath
|
one who brought Ganga on earth
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Bhanu
|
sun
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Bhanuprasad
|
gift of sun
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Bharat
|
India, universal monarch
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Bharadwaj
|
a lucky bird
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Bhaskar
|
sun
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Bhadrak
|
handsome
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Bhadraksh
|
one with beautiful eyes
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Bhavesh
|
lord of the world
|
Bhim
|
fearful
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Bhupen
|
king
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Bhupendra
|
king of kings
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Bhudev
|
lord of the earth
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Bhushan
|
ornament
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Bhuvan
|
palace, one of the three worlds
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Bhuvanesh
|
lord of the worlds
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Bindusar
|
an excellent pearl
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Bipin
|
forest (Vipin)
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Brijmohan
|
Krishna
|
Brijesh
|
god of the land of Brij
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Buddhadev
|
wise person
|
Chaitanya
|
life, knowledge
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Chaman
|
garden
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Chandra
|
moon
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Chandrahas
|
bow of Shiva
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Chandrak
|
peacock feather
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Chandrashekhar
|
one who holds moon in his hair knot
(Shiva)
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Chandresh
|
lord of the moon
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Chandan
|
sandalwood
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Chapal
|
quick
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Charan
|
feet
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Charanjit
|
one who has won over the lord
(Charanjeet)
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Charudutta
|
born of beauty
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Chetan
|
life
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Chidambar
|
one whose heart is as big as the sky
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Chinmay
|
full of knowledge
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Chintamani
|
philosopher's stone
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Chirag
|
lamp
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Chiranjeev
|
longlived
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Chitraksh
|
beautiful eyed
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Chittaranjan
|
one who pleases the mind
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Chittaswarup
|
the supreme spirit
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Chittaprasad
|
happiness
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Chudamani
|
crest jewel
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Darpak
|
Kamdev, god of love
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Daruka
|
deodar tree
|
Dattatreya
|
a son of Atri, a god
|
Dakshesh
|
Shiva
|
Dayanand
|
one who likes being merciful
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Deepak
|
lamp, kindle
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Deepankar
|
one who lights lamps
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Deependra
|
lord of light
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Devarsi
|
sage of the Devas
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Devdas
|
servant of god
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Devadutt
|
gift of god
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Devanand
|
joy of god
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Devraj
|
king of gods
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Debashish
|
pleased by gods
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Devesh
|
god of gods
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Devang
|
part of god
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Devendra
|
king of gods
|
Devilal
|
son of godess
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Deviprasad
|
gift of godess
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Dhananjay
|
one who wins wealth
|
Dhanesh
|
lord of wealth
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Dharma
|
law (religious)
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Dharmadev
|
lord of law
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Dharmesh
|
master of religion
|
Dharmendra
|
king of religion
|
Dhiren
|
one who is strong
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Dhirendra
|
lord of the brave
|
Dhruv
|
pole star
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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
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Duranjaya
|
a heroic son
|
Durjaya
|
difficult to conquer
|
Ekalinga
|
Shiva
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Ekanga
|
bogyguard
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Eknath
|
poet, saint
|
Gagan
|
sky, heaven
|
Gaganvihari
|
one who stays in heaven
|
Gajanan
|
one with elephant face
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Gajendra
|
elephant king
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Ganaraj
|
lord of the clan
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Gangadhar
|
Shiva
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Gangadutt
|
gift of Ganga
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Gaurang
|
fair complexioned
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Gaurav
|
honour, pride, respect
|
Geet
|
song
|
Girish
|
god of mountain
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Giriraj
|
lord of mountain
|
Girilal
|
son of mountain
|
Giridhar
|
one who holds mountain (Krishna)
|
Govind
|
cowherd
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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
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Gurcharan
|
feet of the guru
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Gurmeet
|
friend of the guru
|
Gurnam
|
name of the guru
|
Gursharan
|
refuge at the guru
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Gurudas
|
servant of the guru
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Gurudutt
|
gift of the guru
|
Haresh
|
Shiva
|
Harish
|
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
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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
|
|
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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
|
Utpal
|
water lily, fleshless
|
Vachaspati
|
lord of speech
|
Vaninath
|
Husband of Saraswati
|
Vaibhav
|
richness
|
Vajramani
|
diamond
|
Vallabh
|
beloved, dear
|
Vandan
|
salutation
|
Varun
|
lord of the waters, neptune
|
Vasant
|
VasanSpring (season)
|
Vasava
|
Indra
|
Vasu
|
wealth
|
Vasudev
|
Krishna's father, god of wealth
|
Vasuman
|
born of fire
|
Ved
|
sacred knowledge
|
Veer
|
brave
|
Vidur
|
wise
|
Vidyacharan
|
learned
|
Vidyadhar
|
demi god
|
Vidyaranya
|
forest of knowledge
|
Vijay
|
victory
|
Vikas
|
development, expanding
|
Vikram
|
the sun of valour
|
Vikramendra
|
king of prowess
|
Vikrant
|
powerful
|
Vimal
|
pure
|
Vinay
|
good manners
|
Vinod
|
happy, full of joy
|
Vipan
|
sail, petty trade
|
Viplav
|
drifting about, revolution
|
Vipul
|
plenty
|
Viraj
|
resplendent, splendour
|
Virochan
|
moon, fire
|
Virat
|
very big, giant proportioned
|
Vishal
|
huge, broad, great
|
Vishnu
|
Lord Vishnu, root, to pervade
|
Vishvajit
|
one who conquers the universe
|
Vishvakarma
|
architect of the universe
|
Vishva
|
earth, universe
|
Vishwas
|
faith, trust
|
Viswanath
|
god of universe
|
Vishwamitra
|
friend of the universe
|
Vishvatma
|
universal soul
|
Vivek
|
judgement
|
Vyomesh
|
lord of the sky
|
Sachetan
|
rational
|
Sagar
|
sea, ocean
|
Sadanand
|
ever joyous
|
Samarjit
|
victorious in war
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Samir
|
wind
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Samrat
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emperor
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Samudra
|
sea
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Sandeep
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a lighted lamp
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Sanjog
|
coincidence
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Sankara
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Shiva
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Sapan
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dream (Swapna)
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Santosh
|
happiness
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Sarasvat
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learned
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Sarang
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spotted deer
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Satish
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ruler of hundreds
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Satyajit
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victory of truth
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Satyamurty
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statue of truth
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Satyavrat
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one who has taken vow of truth
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Satyendra
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lord of truth (Satyen)
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Saurav
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divine, celestial
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Saurabh
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fragrance
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Senajit
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victory over army
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Shulabh
|
easy
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Shailendra
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king of mountains, Himalaya
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Shakunt
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blue jay
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Shalin
|
modest
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Shankar
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Shiva
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Sharad
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name of a season
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Shashwat
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ever lasting, continuous
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Shailesh
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god of mountain, Himalaya
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Shashee
|
moon
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Shashank
|
moon
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Shashikant
|
moon stone
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Shardul
|
tiger
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Shatrunjay
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one who overcomes enemies
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Sheil
|
mountain
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Shishir
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name of a season, cold
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Shiv
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Lord Shiva, auspicious, lucky
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Shreyas
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superior
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Shvetang
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fair complexioned
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Shvetank
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having a white mark
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Shyam
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dark blue, black
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Shyamal
|
black, dark blue
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Siddharth
|
white mustard
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Sohan
|
good looking
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Snehal
|
freindly
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Srikant
|
lover of wealth
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Srinivas
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abode of wealth
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Sriram
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Lord Rama
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Subodh
|
sound advice, easily understood
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Subhash
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soft spoken
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Suchir
|
eternal
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Sudarshan
|
good looking
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Sudesha
|
good country
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Sudeva
|
good Deva
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Sudhakar
|
mine of nectar
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Sudama
|
meek
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Sudhanssu
|
moon
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Sudhir
|
resolute, brave
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Sudhish
|
lord of excellent intellect
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Sugriva
|
one with graceful neck
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Sujit
|
victory
|
Sukhdev
|
god of happiness
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Sukumar
|
handsome
|
Sulalit
|
graceful
|
Sumit
|
well measured
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Sundar
|
beautiful
|
Sunil
|
dark blue
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Suresh
|
sun
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Surya
|
sun
|
Suryakant
|
loved by the sun
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Suvrata
|
strict in religious vows (Subrata)
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Swagat
|
welcome
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Swaraj
|
liberty, freedom
|
Swapnil
|
seen in a dream, dreamy
|
Yash
|
victory, glory
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Yashodhara
|
one who has achieved fame
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Yashodhan
|
rich in fame
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Yashwant
|
one who has achieved glory
|
Yashpal
|
protector of fame
|
Yatin
|
ascetic
|
Yogesh
|
god of Yoga
|
Yogendra
|
god of Yoga
|
Yudhajit
|
victor in war
|
Yuvaraj
|
prince, heir apparent
|
Yudhisthir
|
firm in battle
|
Yuyutsu
|
eager to fight
|
Yash
|
victory, glory
|
Yashodhara
|
one who has achieved fame
|
Yashodhan
|
rich in fame
|
Yashwant
|
one who has achieved glory
|
Yashpal
|
protector of fame
|
Yatin
|
ascetic
|
Yogesh
|
god of Yoga
|
Yogendra
|
god of Yoga
|
Yudhajit
|
victor in war
|
Yuvaraj
|
prince, heir apparent
|
Yudhisthir
|
firm in battle
|
Yuyutsu
|
eager to fight
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