NAME |
MEANING |
H |
Himanshu |
Another Name of Chandra |
Himesh |
The snow king |
Himmat |
Courage; making an effort |
Hitendra |
Well-wisher |
Hitesh |
Good Person; Lord of goodness |
Hrishab; Hrishabh; Rishabh |
Morality |
Hrishitaa; Hrishita; Rishita |
Joyful; Who brings happiness; Deep Knowledge; The best |
Hritik; Hrithik |
Name of a Sage; Intelligent Person; From the Heart |
Humayu; Humayun |
Fortunate; the second Mughal Emperor |
Hussain |
Islamic thinker; Islamic Saint |
I |
Ibrahim; Ibraham |
Father of a multitude; a Prophet's name (Abraham); Earth |
Ilaya |
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Inder; Indra |
The god of weather and war; Lord of the devas |
Inderpal |
Protector of Indra; Variant of 'Inder' |
Indra |
Leader of the gods; The God of the atmosphere and sky |
Indrajit |
Conqueror of Indra |
Iqbal |
Prosperity |
Ishwar |
God; the Supreme Being; Another name for Shiva |
J |
Jack; Jackie |
God is gracious; Diminutive of Jack |
Jafar |
Name of 6th Imam of the Shitte Muslims; A river |
Jagadish; Jagadisha |
God; Master of the Universe |
Jagan |
World; Universe |
Jagannath |
Lord Vishnu |
Jagat |
World |
Jagdeep |
Lamp of the world |
Jagdish |
God; Lord of the universe; The ruler of the world |
Jagjit; Jagjeet |
Winner of the world |
Jagmohan |
One who attracts the world |
Jai |
Conqueror; Defeater; The victorious one |
Jaideep |
Light of Victory |
Jaidev |
God of Victory |
Jaipal |
Protector of victors |
Jairam |
Victory of Lord Rama |
Jaishankar |
Victory of Lord Shiva |
Jaiveer |
Victorious |
Jalal |
Greatness |
Jamal |
Handsome; Being fair |
James |
One who supplants; Variant of Jacob |
Jamna |
Variant of 'Yamuna'; A river |
Jamshed |
Shining river; An ancient king of Persia |
Janak |
Father of Sita; Creator |
Janardhan; Janardan |
One who helps people |
Jasbir; Jasveer; Jasvir |
A brave one who sings God's praises |
Jaswant |
Victorious; Famous |
Jatin |
Lord Shiva; Pertaining to saint |
Jatindra |
King of Saints |
Jatindranath |
Another name of Lord Shiva |
Javed |
Immortal; Eternal |
Jawahar |
Jewel |
Jay |
Victory |
Jayanand |
Joy of success; Happy in his victory |
Jayant |
Victorious |
Jayanta |
Victorious |
Jayaram |
Greatness of Lord Rama; Victory of Lord Rama |
Jaydeb |
God of victory |
Jaydev |
God of victory |
Jayendra |
Lord of victory |
Jayraj |
Lord of victory |
Jeet |
Victory |
Jeevan; Jivan |
Life |
Jeram |
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Jhareshwar |
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Jignesh |
Intellectual Curiosity |
Jimmy |
Supplanter; Variant of 'Jacob' |
Jishnu |
Krishna |
Jitendra; Jitender |
One who can conquer Indra; Lord of conqueror; The powerful conqueror |
Jivanlal |
Variant of 'Jeevan' |
John |
Gift of God |
Johny; Johnny |
Variant of 'John' |
Joy |
Happiness; Variant of 'Jai' |
Jugal |
Couple |
K |
Kabeer; Kabir |
Name of a famous poet-saint; A mystic poet or poet sants of India |
Kadir |
Ray of light; Shoot of grass; Green |
Kailash |
Adobe of Lord Shiva; Name of a Himalayan peak |
Kailash Nath |
Lotus-eyed Lord; Lord Shiva |
Kalicharan |
Feet of Goddess Kalicharan |
Kalyan |
Welfare; Fortunate |
Kamal |
Lotus; Perfection; Excellence; Completion |
Kamalakant; Kamalkant |
Lord Vishnu |
Kamalesh; Kamlesh |
The preserver; Lord Vishnu |
Kamaljeet; Kamaljit |
Achiever of perfection; Variant of 'Kamal' |
Kanhaiya |
Lord Krishna |
Kanhaiya Lal |
Lord Krishna |
Kanta |
Radiant |
Kantilal |
Variant of 'Kanti' |
Karan |
A warrior |
Karim; Kareem |
Generous |
Karthik; Kartik |
Name of a month in the Hindu calendar; Bestowing Courage and Pleasure |
Karunanidhi |
Kind Hearted |
Kashi |
a famous Hindu holy city in India; Luminous; Pilgrimage spot |
Kashyap |
Name of a Vedic Sage; The priest of Parasurama and Ramachandra |
Khader |
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Khalil; Khaleel |
Friend |
Kiran |
A ray of light |
Kirpal |
Kind |
Kirti; Keerti |
Fame |
Kishore; Kishor |
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Kishori |
Young one |
Krishan; Kishan; Kisan |
Lord Krishna |
Krishna |
Lord Krishna; Dark; Black |
Krishnakant |
Variant of 'Krishna' |
Krishnam |
Lord Krishna; Variant of 'Krishna' |
Kulbhushan |
Ornament of the family |
Kuldeep; Kuldip |
The Lamp of the family |
Kulwant |
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Kumar |
Prince; A boy or son |
Kunal |
Son of The emperor Ashok; Lotus; Of gold; Golden |
Kundan |
Pure |
Kushal |
Clever; Perfect |
L |
Lakshman; Laxman |
Auspicious |
Lakshmi |
Wealth; Prosperity; Fortune; Variant of 'Lakshmi' |
Lakshmikant |
Husband of Goddess Lakshmi; Lord Vishnu |
Lakshminath |
Consort of Goddess Lakshmi; Lord Vishnu |
Laksman |
Son of King Dasharatha and Sumitra; Lucky; Brother of Lord Ram |
Lal Krishna |
Child Krishna; Variant of Krishna |
Lal; Laal |
Lovely; Beloved; Dear one; Red colour |
Lalit |
Handsome; Beautiful |
Lalji |
Variant of 'Lal' |
Lalu |
Variant of 'Lal' |
Lawrence; Laurence |
Crowned with laurel |
Laxman |
Lord Rama'a youger brother; Son of Dasharatha |
M |
Madan |
God of Love |
Madhav; Madhab |
Relating to the spring; Sweet like honey; Another name of Lord Krishna |
Madhavan |
Lord Krishna |
Madhukar |
Honey Bee; Lover |
Madhur |
Sweet |
Madhvan |
Another name of Lord Krishna |
Mahadev |
Lord Shiva |
Mahak |
Fragrance |
Mahant |
Great |
Mahavir |
The most couragious among men; A Jain prophet |
Mahendra; Mohinder |
The great God Indra (the God of the sky) |
Mahesh |
Lord Shiva; A great ruler |
Maheswar |
God Shankar |
Mahinder |
Glory of God |
Mahindra |
Indra Dev |
Mahipal |
Lord Krishna; A king |
Mahmood; Mahmoud; Mahmud |
Praised one; Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam |
Malik |
Master; King |
Mammooty |
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Man Mohan |
One who wins the heart |
Manas |
Mind |
Mandeep |
Light of the mind |
Mangal |
Auspicious; Fortunate |
Manhar |
Lord Krishna |
Mani |
Gem; A jewel |
Manik; Manikya |
A light pink to blood red gemstone |
Manish |
Wise; A profound thinker |
Manit |
Highly Respected |
Manmohan |
Lord Krishna; Pleasing |
Manohar |
One who steals the heart |
Manoj |
Born of the mind; Cupid |
Manpreet |
Happiness of the heart |
Mansukh |
One with peace of mind; Happy one |
Marut |
The wind |
Master |
Perfect one; Excellent |
Mayank |
Moon |
Mayoor |
Peacock |
Mayur |
Peacock |
Mazhar |
Appearance |
Meet |
Friend |
Mehaboob |
Beloved |
Mehul |
Rain |
Mihir |
Sun |
Milan |
Joining; Meeting; Union |
Milind |
Honey Bee |
Mitesh |
One with few desires |
Mithilesh |
King of Mithila; Janak; Father of Sita |
Mithun |
A friend; Couple; A pair |
Mohan |
Beauteous; Attractive; Charming |
Mohanlal |
Variant of 'Mohan' |
Mohd. Abdullah |
Variant of 'Abdullah' |
Mohd. Jamal |
Variant of 'Jamal' |
Mohd. Khaleel |
Variant of 'Khalil' |
Mohd. Mustaffa |
Variant of 'Mustafa' |
Mohd.Ibraham |
Variant of 'Ibrahim' |
Mohit |
Attracted |
Mohnish |
Lord Krishna |
Monty; Monte |
Mountain |
Moti; Motilal |
Pearl |
Mukesh |
Lord Shiva; Cupid |
Mukul |
Bud; Soul; Blossom |
Mukund |
Lord Krishna; Name of Vishnu |
Munish |
Lord Buddha |
Murali |
Flute |
Muralidhar |
Another name of Lord Krishna |
Mustafa; Mustaffa |
The chosen one |
Muthu |
Pearl |
Muthuraman |
Beloved Pearl |
N |
Nagarjuna |
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Nagendra |
Lord of the mountains; King of snakes; Seshnag |
Nagesh |
Lord Shiva |
Nageswara |
Lord Shiva |
Nakul |
One of among five Pandavas; Twin brother of Sahdev |
Nalin |
Lotus |
Nand Kishore |
Lord Krishna |
Nanku |
Well; Safe; Fine |
Narain |
Protector; Variant of 'Narayan' |
Narain Das |
Slave of the protector; Devotee of Lord Vishnu; Variant of 'Narayan' |
Narashimha; Narsimha |
Lion among men |
Narayan |
Lord Vishnu; The son of man |
Narendra; Narinder |
King of men |
Naresh |
King of men |
Nasim |
Breeze; Fresh Air |
Nasir; Naseer |
Defender; Supporter; Success |
Nasser |
Variant of 'Nasir' |
Nataraj |
King of the art of dancing; Lord Shiva |
Nathuram |
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Natwar |
Lord Krishna |
Naveen; Navin |
New |
Navid; Naved |
Messenger of happiness; Good News; Glad tiding |
Navin |
New |
Navjot |
The new light |
Navnit |
Fresh Butter |
Nawab |
The powerful influencer; A governor in India during the Mughal empire |
Nawal; Naval |
Wonder |
Nayan |
Eye |
Nazir |
Observer; Supervisor |
Neel |
Blue |
Neelkamal |
Blue Lotus |
Neeraj |
Lotus |
Nigam |
Treasure |
Nihal |
Happy; Blissful person; Content |
Nikhil |
Complete; Whole; Entire |
Nikunj |
Loving Home; Bower; Arbour; Lord Krishna |
Nilesh |
Another name of Krishna; Blue God |
Niraj |
Lotus |
Niranjan |
Lord Shiva |
Nirbhay |
Fearless |
Nirmal |
Pure; Clean |
Nitesh |
Lord of the law; Master of the right path |
Nitin |
New; Master of the right path |
Nityanand |
Perennially Happy |
O |
Om |
Omkar; Creation; The essence of life |
Om Prakash |
The light of creation; Light of the essence of life |
Omar |
First son; Disciple; Gifted Speaker; Famous; An era; Name of the second Caliph-(Khalifah) |
Omkar |
Beginning of Life; Creator of OM |
P |
Pallav |
Young shoots and leaves; The younger one |
Panduranga |
One with pale white complexion |
Pankaj |
Lotus Flower |
Parag |
Pollen Grains |
Paramjit |
The perfect winner; Ultimate victorious |
Paresh |
Supreme Spirit |
Parth |
Name given by Lord Krishna to Arjun; The person who never misses his target |
Partho |
Arjun - The hero of Indian epic 'Mahabharat'; Variant of 'Parth' |
Parveen |
Expert; A star |
Pavan |
Air; Wind |
Pawan |
Air |
Piyush |
Nectar; Amrit; Sweet water |
Prabhu |
God |
Pradeep |
Lamp; Light |
Prahlad |
Excess of joy; A great devotee of Vishnu who proved God is everywhere |
Prakash |
Light; Bright |
Pran |
Life; Vital breath |
Pranab |
Sound of Om |
Pranav |
Sound of Om |
Prasad |
Brightness; Blessing |
Prashant |
Very Calm; Peaceful |
Pratap; Partap |
Glory; Vigour; Strength |
Prateek; Pratik |
Symbol |
Praveer |
An excellent warrior; Brave one; Hero |
Prayag |
Confluence of Ganga-Jamuna-Saraswati; A city in India called Allahabad |
Prem |
Love |
Puneet |
Pure |
Purushottam |
The best among men; Lord Rama |
R |
Radheyshyam |
Lord Krishna; Beloved of Radha |
Raghubir; Raghubeer; Raghuvir; Raghuveer |
Lord Rama |
Raheem; Rahim |
Compassionate; Merciful |
Rahul |
Son of Lord Buddha; Efficient; Capable; Conqueror of all miseries/sadness |
Raj |
King; Rule; Kingdom; Monarch |
Raj Kumar |
Prince |
Rajan |
King |
Rajbir; Rajbeer; Rajvir; Rajveer |
Brave king |
Rajeev; Rajiv |
Blue Lotus |
Rajendra |
A mighty king |
Rajesh |
King |
Rajinder |
The emperor; King of Kings |
Rajiv |
Lotus Flower |
Raju |
Prosperity; King |
Rakesh |
Lord of the night; Moon |
Ram |
Lord Rama; The eldest sun of king Dasharatha; The hero of Indian Mythology called 'Ramayana' |
Ram Chandra |
Variant of 'Ram' |
Ram Gopal |
Variant of 'Ram' |
Raman |
Pleasing; Charming; Gratifying; Beloved |
Ramesh |
Ruler of Rama; Lord Vishnu |
Rameshwar |
Lord of Rama |
Ranjan |
Delighting; Enjoyment |
Ranjit; Ranjeet |
The delighted one; Victorious; One who is entertained |
Rasheed; Rashid |
Brave; Thinker: Counselor; Intelligent |
Ratan |
Precious Stone; Gem |
Ravi |
Sun |
Ravinder |
Sun |
Raviraj |
Other Name for Sun God |
Rehaman; Rehman; Rahaman; Rahman |
Merciful |
Ritesh |
Lord of Seasons; Lord of truth |
Rohan |
Ascending; Sandal wood; Healing |
Rohit |
Red; The sun's red light; First rays of the sun |
Roop |
Look |
Roshan |
Splendid One who emanates light |
Rupesh |
Lord of Beauty |
S |
Sachin |
Pure; Lord Shiva; Existence; Essence |
Sadashiv; Sadashiva |
Eternal God; God Shankar |
Sagar |
Sea |
Sahil |
Guide; Shore; River Bank |
Salil |
Water |
Sameer; Samir |
Early morning fragrance; Breeze; Wind; Entertainer |
Samir |
Cool Breeze |
Sandeep; Sandip |
A lighted lamp; Glowing |
Sandesh |
Message |
Sanjay |
Dhritarashtra's charioteer; Triumphant |
Santosh |
Happiness |
Satish |
Ruler of hundreds; Victorious; One who speaks truth; Sati's husband; Lord Shiva; Sunrise |
Satyajeet; Satyajit |
Victory of truth |
Satyen |
Lord of the truth |
Satyendra |
Variant of 'Satyen' |
Saurabh |
Fragrance |
Sawan |
A month of the Hindu Calendar |
Shaan |
Glory |
Shah |
The king |
Shah Nawaz; Shahnawaz |
Brave |
Shakti |
Power; Strength; Goddess Durga |
Shambhu |
Abode of Joy; God Shankar |
Shankar |
Lord Shiva; God Shankar; He who gives happiness |
Shantanu |
Whole; A king of Hastinapura in the epic of 'Mahabharata'; Father of Bhishma; Peace loving |
Shashi |
Moon |
Shekhar; Sekar |
Ultimate; Crest; Peak; The crown of divine knowlege |
Shishir; Shisheer; Sisir |
Winter |
Shiv |
God Shiva |
Shridhar |
Lord Vishnu |
Shyam |
Lord Krishna |
Siddarth |
One who has accomplished his goal; A name of the Buddha |
Siddharth |
Variant of 'Siddarth' |
Sita Ram |
Lord Rama; Beloved of Rama |
Sohel; Sohail |
Moon Light |
Som Nath |
Lord of the moon; God Shiva |
Som; Somu |
The moon |
Somdutt |
Variant of 'Som' |
Somnath |
Lord of the moon; God Shiva |
Sonu |
Familiar with gold; Beloved |
Sriram; Shriram |
God Rama |
Subhash |
Soft Spoken |
Subodh |
Sound Advice; Spiritual Intelligence |
Sudhanshu |
Moon |
Sudhir |
Resolute; Brave |
Sudip; Sudeep |
Bright; Good Looking |
Sunil; Suneel |
Dark blue; Sapphire |
Sunny |
Sunshine; Cheerful |
Suraj |
Sun |
Suresh |
The ruler of the gods; Lord Indra |
Surya |
The sun |
Suryakant; Suryakanta |
Loved by the sun; Glowing; Good Looking; A jewel |
Sushil; Susheel |
Good charactered man; Well-behaved |
Swami |
Lord; Master |
Swapnil |
Dream like; Seen in a dream; Dreamy |
T |
Tarun |
Young; Tender |
Tej |
Light; Lustrous; Radiant |
Tej Bahadur |
Radiant one who is brave also |
Trilochan |
Lord Shankar |
Trilok |
Three worlds |
Trilokesh |
Lord of Universe; Lord Shiva; Lord Vishnu |
Triloki; Triloki Nath; Trilokanath |
Lord Shiva |
Tushar |
Snow; Winter |
U |
Udai |
The rising; To rise |
Udit |
Shining; Grown |
Ujjawal; Ujjwal |
Bright; Clear; Splendorous |
Umanath |
Lord Shankar |
Umang |
Happiness; Enthusiastic |
Umapati |
Consort of Uma |
Umar |
Flourishing; Variant of 'Omar' |
Umesh |
Lord Shankar |
Upendra |
Lord Vishnu |
Upendranath |
Variant of 'Upendra' |
Usman |
Variant of 'Uthman'; Servant of God |
Utpal |
Beginning; A water lily; Blue Lotus |
Uttam |
Best |
V |
Vaibhav |
Prosperity |
Vajramani |
Diamond |
Varun |
Lord of water |
Vasu |
Property |
Vasudev |
Father of Krishna |
Veer |
Brave |
Vidhya |
Wisdom; Relevant to Goddess Durga/Saraswati |
Vidur; Vidhur |
Skilful; Expert; Wise; The wisest minister of King Dhrutarashtra's cabinet in great Indian Epic |
Vijay |
Victory; Strong and victorious |
Vikas |
Progress; Development |
Vikram |
Bravery |
Vikrant |
Powerful; Courageous; Conqurer of the World; Victorious; Fearless |
Vimal |
Pure |
Vinay |
Polite |
Vinod; Binod |
Pleasing; Happiness; Joy |
Virendar; Virender |
Variant of 'Virendra' |
Vishal |
Big; Giant |
Vishnu; Bishnu |
The protector; An important Hindu God |
Vishwa |
The whole world |
Vivek |
Conscience; Intelligence; True Knowledge; Judgement |
W |
Wahid |
Singular; Exclusive; Unique |
Y |
Yash |
Victory; Prosperity |
Yashpal |
Successful; Famous; Lord Krishna; Protector of fame |
Yashwant |
One who has achieved glory; Success |
Yogendra; Yoginder |
God of Yoga; Another name for Lord Shiva |
Yogesh |
Lord of Yoga |
Yudhishtar |
Eldest among the Pandavas Brothers |
