A
| Name |
Meaning |
| Aadesh/Adesh |
command |
| Abhay |
a son of Dharma |
| Abhijit |
a constellation dear to Hari |
| Abhimanyu |
son of Arjuna |
| Abhinand |
---- |
| Abhinav |
new |
| Abhishek |
ceremonial bath |
| Achyuta |
a name of Vishnu |
| Aditya |
lord of the sun |
| Agnit |
---- |
| Ajatashatru |
a name of Vishnu |
| Ajay |
unconquerable |
| Ajit |
undefeated |
| Akaash/Akash |
sky |
| Akshay |
ever full, eternal |
| Aktar |
---- |
| Alok |
---- |
| Alpesh |
---- |
| Amal |
bright, clean, pure |
| Aman |
peace |
| Amar |
eternal, ever lasting |
| Ambar |
sky |
| Ameer/Amir |
wealthy |
| Amit |
endless |
| Amitabh |
---- |
| Amitava |
---- |
| Amol |
priceless |
| Amresh |
---- |
| Amrit |
nectar |
| Amulya |
priceless |
| Anand |
bliss |
| Anant |
endless |
| Anay |
---- |
| Angada |
a son of Lakshmana |
| Aniket |
the one for whom the whole world is his home; literally it means homeless. |
| Anil |
wind |
| Anirudhh |
---- |
| Ankit |
a permanent sign or some sort of engraving. |
| Ankur |
a young growth on a plant; shoot |
| Anniruddha |
son of Pradyummna |
| Anoop |
incomparable, the best |
| Anshul |
---- |
| Anshuman |
---- |
| Apreet/Aprit |
---- |
| Aranyak |
hermit |
| Arijit |
victor over enemies |
| Arindam |
victor over enemies |
| Arjun |
one of the Pandavas |
| Arnav |
the sea |
| Arun |
the sun |
| Arvind |
---- |
| Aseem |
endless |
| Asher |
blessed, fortunate |
| Ashish |
blessing |
| Ashok |
---- |
| Ashutosh |
---- |
| Ashwin |
name of a star |
| Ashwini Kumar |
Twin Gods of medicine |
| Asija |
a great sage, brother of Brihaspati |
| Aspi |
---- |
| Asuman |
lord of vital breaths |
| Asvathama |
sun of drona |
| Asvin |
(Nasatya and Dasra) gods of medicine |
| Atharvan |
knower of the Arthara vedas |
| Atmajyoti |
light of Atma |
| Atul |
---- |
| Atulya |
incomparable, the best |
| Avinash |
indestructible |
| Awadesh |
---- |
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B
| Name |
Meaning |
| Badrish |
a name of Lord Shiva |
| Balavan |
powerful |
| Balik |
---- |
| Balram |
brother of Lord Krishna |
| Basant |
the Spring |
| Bejun |
name of a Persian boy-king |
| Bharat |
India, saint's name |
| Bhaskar |
sun |
| Bhavesh |
---- |
| Bhavya |
magnificent |
| Bhim |
one of the Pandavas |
| Bhishma |
---- |
| Bhrigu |
a Prajapati |
| Bhudev |
god of the Earth |
| Bhumesh |
god of the Earth |
| Bhumit |
---- |
| Bhuvan |
---- |
| Brij |
---- |
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C
| Name |
Meaning |
| Chaitanya |
life energy, life force |
| Chandan |
sandalwood |
| Chandra |
moon |
| Chandrahas |
---- |
| Chandrakant |
---- |
| Chandrashekhar |
Lord Shiva |
| Chapal |
---- |
| Charan |
feet |
| Charudatta |
---- |
| Charuhas |
---- |
| Chetan |
---- |
| Chirag |
lighted lamp |
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D
| Name |
Meaning |
| Dahana |
a Rudra |
| Darshan |
---- |
| Darshit |
---- |
| Daruka |
---- |
| Dattatreya |
a son of Atri, a god |
| Deep |
a lighted lamp |
| Deepak |
a lighted lamp |
| Deepankar/Dipankar |
a lighted lamp |
| Devarsi |
sage of the Devas |
| Devendra |
Lord Indra |
| Devesh |
---- |
| Dhananjay |
Arjuna |
| Dharma |
---- |
| Dharmavira |
---- |
| Dharuna |
a rishi |
| Dhatri |
a son of Vishnu/Lakshmi |
| Dhruv |
---- |
| Dilip |
a king, ancestor of Rama |
| Dinesh |
the Sun |
| Dinkar |
the Sun |
| Divakar |
the Sun |
| Divyesh |
---- |
| Duranjaya |
a heroic son |
| Durjaya |
difficult to conquer |
| Durmada |
---- |
| Dvimidha |
---- |
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E
| Name |
Meaning |
| Ekachakra |
son of Kashyapa |
| Eknath |
poet, saint |
| Eshan |
in god grace |
| Ettan (pronounced eettan) |
breath |
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F
| Name |
Meaning |
| Faizal |
---- |
| Falak |
sky |
| Farokh |
---- |
| Firoz |
---- |
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G
| Name |
Meaning |
| Gagan |
the sky |
| Gajendra |
elephant king |
| Ganesh |
Lord Ganesh |
| Gaurav |
---- |
| Gautam |
name of Lord Buddha |
| Geet |
a song |
| Girish |
Lord of Mountains |
| Gopal |
Lord Krishna |
| Guha |
Hunter King. Friend of Rama |
| Gul |
---- |
| Gyanesh |
God of wisdom i.e. Ganesh |
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H
| Name |
Meaning |
| Harish |
---- |
| Harsh |
joy |
| Harshad |
the one who gives joy |
| Harshil |
joyful |
| Harshish |
---- |
| Harshit |
joyful |
| Hemal |
---- |
| Hemant |
name of a season |
| Hemendra |
---- |
| Hesh |
---- |
| Hitendra |
---- |
| Hitesh |
---- |
| Hormaz |
---- |
| Hormazdyaar |
---- |
| Hoshedar (Hoshi) |
---- |
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I
| Name |
Meaning |
| Iravan |
son of Arjuna/Uloopi |
| Indra |
Lord Indra |
| Indrajeet |
---- |
| Indranil |
---- |
| Ishan |
same as Eshan |
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J
| Name |
Meaning |
| Jaidev |
---- |
| Jamshed |
---- |
| Jasmin |
---- |
| Jatin |
---- |
| Jayant |
victorious, a Rudra |
| Jeevan |
life |
| Jimuta |
one of 108 names of the Sun God |
| Jitendra |
---- |
| Jitesh |
---- |
| Jivana |
one of 108 names of the Sun God |
| Junaid |
warrior |
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K
| Name |
Meaning |
| Kailash |
name of a mountain |
| Kalidas |
the poet, musician |
| Kalpanath |
---- |
| Kamadev |
god of love |
| Kamal |
lotus flower |
| Kamalesh |
---- |
| Kanak |
Gold |
| Kapil |
name of a rishi |
| Karan |
eldest son of Kunti |
| Kartik/Karthik |
god; a star in astrology |
| Kartikeya |
Subramanyam, Skanda, son of Shiva and Parvati |
| Kasturi Rangan |
a name of the Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam |
| Kavi |
poet |
| Keegan |
little fiery one |
| Keshav |
Lord Krishna's name |
| Ketan |
---- |
| Ketul |
---- |
| Kirit |
crown, tiara |
| Kishore |
---- |
| Kowstubh/ Koustubh |
an ornament around Lord Vishnu's neck |
| Kripa |
name of a rishi |
| Krishna |
Lord Krishna |
| Kulvir |
---- |
| Kunal |
---- |
| Kusagra |
a king |
| Kush |
son of Rama |
| Kushan |
---- |
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L
| Name |
Meaning |
| Lalit |
---- |
| Leeladhar |
---- |
| Lokesh |
---- |
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M
| Name |
Meaning |
| Madan |
---- |
| Madhav |
Krishna |
| Madhukar |
literally bumble bee, otherwise one who seeks goodness in everything. |
| Madhusudhana |
Krishna |
| Mahabala |
strength |
| Mahavira |
son of Priyavrata |
| Mahesh |
---- |
| Maitreya |
disciple of sage Parasara |
| Manavendra |
---- |
| Mandhatri |
prince |
| Mangesh |
---- |
| Manik |
ruby |
| Manish |
---- |
| Manohar |
beautiful |
| Manoj |
Cupid |
| Manu |
---- |
| Markandeya |
a sage |
| Matanga |
sage, advisor to Devi Lalita |
| Meherwan |
---- |
| Mehul |
A derivative of Mukul |
| Merezban |
---- |
| Mihir |
---- |
| Milind |
name of Lord Krishna |
| Mitesh |
---- |
| Mohan |
charming |
| Mohit |
---- |
| Mukesh |
---- |
| Mukul |
---- |
| Mukunda |
name of Lord Krishna |
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N
| Name |
Meaning |
| Nabendu |
---- |
| Nachik |
A short form of Nachiketa |
| Nachiketa |
---- |
| Nagaraja |
King Cobra |
| Nagarjuna |
---- |
| Nakul |
---- |
| Namdev |
poet, saint |
| Nanda |
---- |
| Nandin |
the delightful, follower of Shiva |
| Narayana |
Vishnu |
| Naresh |
king |
| Narsi |
poet, saint |
| Nartana |
makes others dance |
| Naveen |
new |
| Navin |
same as Naveen |
| Neel |
blue |
| Neeraj |
lotus flower |
| Nehal |
friendship |
| Nihar |
mist, fog, dew |
| Nikhil |
complete, whole |
| Nilesh |
---- |
| Nimai |
Chaitanya |
| Niraj |
lotus flower |
| Niramitra |
son of pandava Sahadeva |
| Niranjan |
---- |
| Nirav |
quiet, peaceful |
| Nishant |
---- |
| Nitesh |
---- |
| Nitin |
---- |
| Nitish |
---- |
| Nitya-Sundara |
good-looking |
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O
| Name |
Meaning |
| Omarjeet |
---- |
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P
| Name |
Meaning |
| Pallab |
---- |
| Pandya |
---- |
| Pankaj |
lotus flower |
| Parag |
pollens in a flower |
| Paramartha |
great entity |
| Partha |
name of Arjuna |
| Pavan/Pawan |
wind |
| Phalgun |
A month in Hindu Calander |
| Piyush |
amrit |
| Prabu |
The Lord |
| Prabhakar |
cause of lustre |
| Prabhu |
The Lord |
| Pradeep |
light |
| Prakash |
light |
| Pramath |
---- |
| Pramod |
joy, happiness |
| Pramsu |
A scholar |
| Pranav |
the word Aum |
| Pranesh |
God of Life |
| Prasanth |
---- |
| Prasata |
father of Draupad |
| Prashant |
---- |
| Prasoon |
---- |
| Prasanna |
cheerful |
| Praveen |
same as Pravin |
| Pravesh |
entry |
| Pravir |
---- |
| Prayag |
---- |
| Preetish |
---- |
| Prem |
love |
| Prithu |
first Ksatriya, son of Vena |
| Privrata |
son of Satarupa |
| Priyank |
---- |
| Pulkit |
---- |
| Pundarik |
white in colour |
| Puranjay |
---- |
| Purujit |
conqueror of many |
| Purvagna |
---- |
| Pusan |
a sage |
| Puskara |
---- |
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R
| Name |
Meaning |
| Raghav |
name of Lord Rama |
| Raghunandan |
name of Lord Rama |
| Rahul |
son of Buddha |
| Raivata |
a Manu |
| Raj |
---- |
| Raja |
king |
| Rajan |
king |
| Rajeev |
lotus flower |
| Rajesh |
king |
| Rajiv |
lotus flower |
| Rajkumar |
prince |
| Rakesh |
---- |
| Ram |
Lord Rama |
| Ramesh |
name of Lord Vishnu |
| Raman |
---- |
| Ramanuja |
a saint |
| Ranjan |
---- |
| Rantidev |
devotee of Narayana |
| Ravi |
sun |
| Ravindra |
---- |
| Rayomand |
---- |
| Ripudaman |
victor over enemies |
| Rish |
---- |
| Rishabh |
Re ,The second tone in the octave. |
| Rishi |
sage |
| Ritvig |
---- |
| Ritvij |
---- |
| Rohan |
sandalwood |
| Rohit |
red color, a large, beautiful fish |
| Roshan |
illuminated |
| Ruchir |
---- |
| Rupesh |
---- |
| Rustom |
---- |
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S
| Name |
Meaning |
| Sachin |
---- |
| Sagar |
sea |
| Sahadev |
prince |
| Sahil |
---- |
| Saket |
---- |
| Saleel |
water |
| Samat |
---- |
| Samir/Sameer |
wind |
| Sampath |
---- |
| Samrat |
king |
| Samudra |
lord of the Ocean |
| Sanat |
ancient |
| Sandeep |
lighted lamp |
| Sandesh |
message |
| Sandy |
---- |
| Sanjay |
---- |
| Sanjeev |
long-lived |
| Sanjiv |
same as Sanjeev |
| Sanjog |
---- |
| Sankara |
---- |
| Santosh |
---- |
| Sapan |
---- |
| Sarang |
---- |
| Sarasvan |
---- |
| Sarat |
---- |
| Saswata |
---- |
| Satayu |
brother of Amavasu and Vivasu |
| Satrujit |
a son of Vatsa |
| Satvik |
compassionate |
| Satyaki |
Pandava's uncle |
| Satyavrat |
king |
| Satyen |
---- |
| Saunak |
boy sage |
| Saurabh |
wind |
| Senajit |
---- |
| Shailesh |
name of Lord Shiva |
| Shailendra |
name of Lord Shiva |
| Shaival |
related to Lord Shiva |
| Shalabh |
---- |
| Shalin |
---- |
| Shankar |
Lord Shiva |
| Shantanu |
name of a king |
| Sharad |
name of a season |
| Sharan |
protection |
| Shashank |
the Moon |
| Shashwat |
ever lasting |
| Shirish |
---- |
| Shishir |
indian name of Winter season |
| Shiv |
Lord Shiva |
| Shreyas |
better |
| Shvetank |
---- |
| Siddhant |
a principle |
| Siddharth |
a name of Buddha |
| Sohum |
god is in me |
| Sridhar |
god; Lord Krishna |
| Srikant |
god |
| Srinath |
god |
| Srinivas |
god; Lord Vishnu |
| Sriram |
god; Lord Rama |
| Subhash |
one who speaks nice |
| Subodh |
---- |
| Sudarshan |
same as Sudarsana |
| Sudesh |
a son of Krishna |
| Sudeva |
good Deva |
| Sudhansu |
moon |
| Sudhir |
---- |
| Sugriva |
name of a King in Ramayana |
| Sukarman |
reciter of 1000 Samhitas |
| Sukumar |
tender |
| Sumantu |
Atharva Veda was assigned to him |
| Sumit |
---- |
| Sundar |
beautiful |
| Sunil |
---- |
| Surendra |
name of God |
| Suresh |
name of God |
| Surya |
the sun |
| Suryakant |
---- |
| Suvrata |
---- |
| Swagat |
welcome |
| Swpnil |
one who lives in a dreamworld |
| Swayam |
god Himself |
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T
| Name |
Meaning |
| Taksa |
a son of Bharata |
| Tapan |
---- |
| Tapesh |
---- |
| Tarang |
ripple |
| Tarun |
young |
| Tehmul |
---- |
| Tej |
---- |
| Tilak |
---- |
| Trisanu |
---- |
| Tushar |
a droplet |
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U
| Name |
Meaning |
| Udit |
---- |
| Ulhas |
joy, happiness |
| Upendra |
an element |
| Urjavaha |
of the Nimi dynasty |
| Uttam |
3rd Manu |
| Uttanka |
---- |
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V
| Name |
Meaning |
| Vairaja |
son of Virat |
| Vaninadh |
Husband of Saraswati (the goddess of knowledge) |
| Variya |
excellent one |
| Varun |
lord of the waters |
| Vasant |
The Spring season |
| Vasava |
Indra |
| Vaspan (Vaspaan) |
---- |
| Vasu |
---- |
| Vasudev |
Lord Vishnu |
| Vasuman |
born of fire |
| Vedanga |
vedas |
| Veer |
brave |
| Vidvan |
scholar |
| Vijay |
success |
| Vikas |
growth |
| Vikram |
glorious king |
| Vikrant |
---- |
| Vimal |
---- |
| Vinay |
good behavior |
| Vineet |
---- |
| Vinod |
---- |
| Vipin |
---- |
| Vipul |
---- |
| Viraj |
---- |
| Virasana |
---- |
| Virat |
supreme being |
| Vishal |
huge |
| Vishnu |
Lord Vishnu |
| Visvajit |
one who conquers the universe |
| Visvakarman |
architect, son of Yogasiddha |
| Visvayu |
brother of Amavasu and Satayu |
| Viswanath |
---- |
| Vishvatma |
universal soul |
| Vivek |
---- |
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W
| Name |
Meaning |
| Waman |
name of an incarnation of Lord Vishnu |
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