Hindu Baby Names

Hindu Baby Name Meaning

Aakarshan - attraction
Abha - lustrous beauty
Abhay - a son of Dharma
Abhijit - a constellation dear to Hari
Achal - steady, mountainous
Achyuta - a name of Vishnu
Adhira - lightning
Adishree - exalted
Aditi - free and unbounded
Aditya - lord of the sun
Ahimsa - nonviolent virtue
Ajatashatru - a name of Vishnu
Ajay - unconquerable, god
Akaash - sky
Akshay - name of a God
Akuti - princess
Amal - bright, clean, pure; hope, wish, dream
Amandeep - light of peace
Amar - forever
Ambar - sky
Amberley - the sky
Ambika - goddess of destruction
Amit - endless
Amita - without limits
Amrit - nectar
Amrita - immortality
Amulya - priceless
Anand - bliss, happiness
Angada - a son of Lakshmana
Anika - very beautiful, graceful
Anjuman - a party place (mehfil)
Annapurna - one of the Hindu Goddesses
Anniruddha - son of Pradyummna
Anoop - incomparable, the best
Anuradha - a bright star
Anusree - pretty
Aolani - Cloud from Heaven
Aparna - same as Parvati
Arjun - one of the Pandavas
Aruna - radiance
Asha - hope, life
Ashish - blessings
Ashwin - strong horse
Asija - a great sage, brother of Brihaspati
Askini - daughter of Prajapati Virat
Asmita - pride
Asuman - lord of vital breaths
Asvathama - sun of drona
Asvin - (Nasatya and Dasra) gods of medicine
Athalia - God is exalted, the lord is mighty
Atharvan - knower of the Arthara vedas
Atmaja - daughter
Atmajyoti - light of Atma
Atman - the self
Avanti - ancient Malwa
Avasa - independent
Ayushmati - person who has a long life
Baka - crane
Balavan - powerful
Bali - Mighty warrior
Bansari - Bansuri
Bel - sacred wood apple tree
Bhoomi - earth
Bhrigu - a Prajapati
Bhudev - lord of the earth
Bina - a musical instrument, intelligence
Chaitra - aries sign
Chander - moon
Chane - name of a god, dependability
Chhaya - shadow
Chitra - portrait
Dahana - a Rudra
Damini - lightning
Darshan - a god's name
Dattatreya - a son of Atri, a god
Deepika - a little light
Devaki - black, mother of Krishna
Devarsi - sage of the Devas
Devi - resides in heaven
Dhananjay - Arjuna
Dharuna - a rishi
Dhatri - a son of Vishnu, Lakshmi
Dilip - a king, ancestor of Rama
Divya - heavenly, brilliant
Drisana - daughter of the sun
Dristi - sight, a form of the Devi
Duranjaya - a heroic son
Durga - unreachable
Durjaya - difficult to conquer
Ekachakra - son of Kashyapa
Eknath - poet, saint
Elina - pure, intelligent
Falgun - month in the Hindu calendar
Gajendra - elephant king
Ganesa - good luck
Ganesh - a Hindu God
Gauri - yellow
Gayatri - mother of the Vedas
Gopal - Lord Krishna
Harsh - joy
Hastin - elephant
Hema - snow, himalayas
Hinda - female deer
Inayat - kindness
Indira - India
Indra - God of rain and thunder
Indrina - deep
Ira - watchful, descendant
Iravan - son of Arjuna/Uloopi
Isha - one who protects
Ishana - rich
Jafar - little stream
Jaina - good character
Jaya - name of a God, victory
Jayani - a sakti of Ganesha
Jayant - victorious, a Rudra
Jayne - victorious
Jeevan - life
Jimuta - one of 108 names of the Sun God
Jivana - one of 108 names of the Sun God
Jivin - to give life
Jyoti - light
Kajal - eyeliner
Kala - time, black
Kalidas - the poet, musician
Kalkin - tenth incarnation of God Vishnu
Kamadev - god of love
Kamakshi - a Devi, same as Lalita
Kamal - lotus flower, name of a God
Kamna - desire
Kanak - gold
Kanchana - a celestial Apsara, gold
Kantha - name of a God
Kapil - name of a rishi
Karka - crab
Kartikeya - Subramanyam, Skanda, son of Shiva and Parvati
Kaveri - sacred river of India
Kavi - poet
Kavindra - mighty poet
Kavita - poem
Kedar - mountain lord, powerful
Kerani - sacred bells
Keshav - Krishna's name
Kimatra - seduce
Kintan - wearing a crown
Kiran - ray
Kirit - crown, tiara
Kirti - fame, a form of the Devi
Kripa - has a twin sister Kripi
Kriti - a work of art
Kshama - forgiveness, patience, a form of the Devi
Kusagra - a king
Kush - son of Rama
Lakshman - brother of Rama
Lakshya - target
Lalasa - love
Lavani - grace
Lolaksi - a sakti of Ganesha
Madhav - Krishna
Madhu - honey
Madhur - sweet
Madhusudhana - Krishna
Mahabala - strength
Mahavira - son of Priyavrata
Maitreya - disciple of sage Parasara
Maitryi - friendship
Malati - small fragrant flower
Maliha - strong, beautiful
Malina - tower, dark
Mamta - mother's love for child, wife of sage Asija
Mandara - mythical tree
Mandeep - light of heart
Mandhatri - prince
Manisha - sharp intellect, genius, sagacity
Marisa - mother of Daksa
Markandeya - a sage
Matanga - sage, advisor to Devi Lalita
Matangi - a Devi
Matrika - mother, name of goddess
Maya - divine creative forse in everything
Mayon - the black God
Medha - intelligence, a form of the Devi
Meena - precious stone
Meghana - raincloud
Mehul - A derivative of Mukul
Mela - religious gathering
Mena - mother of Menaka
Menaka - celestial damsel
Mesha - ram, born under the sign of Aries
Mitali - friend
Mohan - charming
Mohini - most beautiful
Mukta - means a pearl in Telugu
Naina - eyes
Namdev - poet, saint
Nandin - the delightful, follower of Shiva
Narayana - Vishnu
Narmada - name of a river
Narsi - poet, saint
Nartana - makes others dance
Neel - blue
Neelam - sapphire
Neerja - lotus flower
Neha - rain
Nidra - a form of the Devi
Nihar - mist, fog, dew
Niju - Pansophist
Nilini - perpetuator of the Kuru race
Nimai - name of Lord Krishna
Niraj - lotus flower
Niramitra - son of pandava Sahadeva
Nirvana - deep silence, ultimate bliss
Nisha - night
Nishad - the musical note Ni
Nitara - deeply rooted
Nitya - goddess Parvati
NityaSundara - good-looking
Niyati - fate
Padma - Goddess Lakshmi
Pandita - scholar
Pankaj - lotus flower
Paramartha - great entity
Paras - touchstone
Parnika - auspicious Apsara
Parnita - auspicious Apsara
Parth - A name given to Arjun by Lord Krishna
Partha - A name given to Arjun by Lord Krishna
Parthivi - the Goddess Sita
Parvani - full moon
Parvati - the Goddess Sarasvati
Parveen - star
Payal - anklet
Phoolan - flower
Pivari - a wife of Sukha
Piyali - tree
Pooja - prayer
Prabha - lustrous
Prabhakar - cause of lustre
Prabhati - morning
Pradeep - light
Pradeepta - glowing
Pragati - progress
Pragya - wisdom
Prama - knowing truth
Pramada - woman
Pramsu - A scholar
Pranati - prayer
Pranav - OM
Pranay - love, romance
Prapti - gain
Prasata - father of Draupad
Prashanti - peace
Prassana - cheerful
Pratik - symbol
Pratima - image
Praveen - proficient
Preeti - love
Prem - love
Preyasi - beloved
Prita - dear one
Prithu - first Ksatriya, son of Vena
Priti - satisfaction, renowned wife of Pulastya/Sukha
Pritika - beloved
Privrata - son of Satarupa
Priya - loved one, darling
Pundarik - white in colour
Purujit - conqueror of many
Purvaja - elder sister
Pusan - a sage
Pusti - nourishment, a form of the Devi, wife of Ganapati
Radhika - a form of the Devi, 5th Sakti, wife of Krishna
Raivata - a Manu
Rajendra - God
Ram - Lord Rama
Ramanuja - a saint
Ramya - elegant, beautiful
Rani - a queen
Rantidev - devotee of Narayana
Rati - a Devi
Ratri - night
Ravi - benevolent, sun God
Rekha - straight line
Reshma - silky
Revati - wife of Balarama
Riddhi - Siddhi will follow
Rina - queen
Rishab - the musical note Re
Rohana - sandalwood
Rohit - red color
Roshni - light
Rudrani - a wife of Shiva
Sachchit - Truth, Consciousness
Sachi - bliss-child; wife of Indra
Sagar - king
Sagara - ocean
Sahadev - prince
Saheli - friend
Sahen - falcon
Sahib - sir
Sahiba - lady
Sahila - guide
Sajili - decorated
Sajni - beloved
Sakti - energy, goodness
Saloni - dear, beautiful
Samir - wind
Sampriti - attachment
Samudra - lord of the ocean
Sanchay - collection
Sandeep - Rishi (Sega of Gods), named after Sandipani Rishi
Sandya - sunset time, name of a God
Sangita - musical
Sanjna - wife of the Sun
Sanjula - beautiful
Sapna - dream
Sarasvati - a Goddess
Sarika - thrush
Sarisha - charming
Sarita - stream, river
Sarmistha - a daughter of Vrsaparvan
Sarngin - name of God Vishnu
Sarojin - lotus-like
Saryu - A river in Ramayana
Satayu - brother of Amavasu and Vivasu
Satruijt - a son of Vatsa
Satyavati - mother of Vyasa
Saunak - boy sage
Savarna - daughter of the ocean
Savita - sun
Savitri - a form of the Devi, 4th Sakti
Seema - symbol
Sesha - serpent who symbolizes time
Sevati - white rose
Sevita - beloved
Shaili - style
Shamita - peacemaker
Shanata - peaceful
Shashi - the moon, moonbeam
Shashwat - ever lasting
Sheetal - cool
Shiv - Lord Shiva
Shreya - auspicious
Shri - lustre
Shrijani - creative
Shruti - hearing
Siddhi - then you must have a Riddhi
Simoni - obedient
Simran - God's Gift
Singh - lion
Smita - smiling
Smriti - recollection, a form of the Devi
Somatra - excelling the moon
Sona - gold
Sonakshi - golden eye
Sonal - golden
Sonika - golden
Sraddha - faith, a wife of Shiva
Subhadra - a wife of Arjuna
Subhaga - a fortunate person
Subhuja - auspicious Apsara
Sudesha - a son of Krishna
Sudeva - good Deva
Sudevi - wife of Krishna
Sukarman - reciter of 1000 Samhitas
Sukumar - tender
Sumadhur - very sweet
Sumantu - Atharva Veda was assigned to him
Sunita - a daughter of Dharma
Suparna - leafy
Suprabha - radiant
Supriya - Su means good and "Priya" means "loved one"
Surabhi - wish-yielding cow
Suravinda - a beautiful Yaksa
Surotama - auspicious Apsara
Surya - the sun
Sushanti - peace
Sushmita - smiling
Susila - wife of Krishna, clever in amorous sciences
Suvrata - a child of Daksa
Swarupa - truth
Taksa - a son of Bharata
Tara - rocky hill, tower
Thaman - name of a god
Trishna - thirst, a form of the Devi
Tulasi - a Devi
Tusti - peace, happiness, a for of the Devi
Uma - nation, mother, horse
Unnati - progress
Upendra - an element
Urjavaha - of the Nimi dynasty
Urmila - wife of Lakshmana
Urvasi - most beautiful of Apsaras
Uttam - 3rd Manu
Uttara - mother of Pariksit
Vairaja - son of Virat
Vaninadh - Husband of Saraswati (the goddess of knowledge)
Variya - excellent one
Varsha - rain
Varun - lord of the waters
Varuni - a goddess
Vasanta - spring
Vasava - Indra
Vasavi - mentaldaughter of the Pitrs
Vasuman - born of fire
Vasumati - apsara of unequalled splendour
Vedanga - vedas
Vidvan - scholar
Vidya - wisdom, knowledge
Vikas - progress
Vikram - glorious king
Vimala - pure, sakti of the Gayatri Devi
Vinata - humble, mother of Garuda
Vinay - good behaviour
Vinaya - good behaviour
Virat - supreme being
Visala - celestial Apsara
Visvajit - one who conquers the universe
Visvakarman - architect, son of Yogasiddha
Visvayu - brother of Amavasuand Satayu
Vivatma - universal soul
Vrinda - virtue and strength
Yaksha - a sister of Daksha
Zev - deer, wolf