In India naming a child is a very auspicious occasion, it is considered to be a major event in a child’s life. A ceremony called “Namkaran Sanskar” is held for the purpose which is celebrated with much fanfare. Many parents are now are now keen to find beautiful and interesting baby names with ethnic and historical origins. The right name from your own heritage can provide an added source of identity and pride for your child.
Many of the Indian especially hindu names are of Sanskrit origin, each of which has a significant meaning. The names of the God and Goddess are very rich in their meaning and are really pleasant. Not only that, many of them are in the form of mantras which are powerful words. They result in good effect even when uttered without contemplating on its meaning. There are thousands of names synonymous of God and Goddesses and again a thousand with considerable meanings.
Given below are the few examples of hindu names for baby boys and girls along with their meanings in alphabetical order:
Hindu name ideas for a baby girl:
Antara(second para of a song),Asha(hope) Aradhana(worship),Aakansha(desire)
Aarti(worshiping lamp).Aashika(part of aarti a way of taking blessings ),Aashana(same as aashika),Apoorva(incredible),Aditi(sun’s),Aakriti(figure), Aanchal/Anchal (shelter), Abhilasha (wish/ desire), Aishwarya (prosperous), Akanksha (wish), Ananti (gift), Ananya (nanosecond), Angarika (flower), Angha (beauty), Anisha (unobstructed), Anita (full of grace), Anjali (folded palms),Anu(atom).
Brinda (Garden),Beena(a musical instrument),Bakul (flower name), Bala (damsel), Banhi (fire), Banni (maiden), Barkha (rain), Basanti (spring), Bhadra (good), Bhagwanti(lucky), Bhanu (sun), Bhanumati (famous), Bhanuni (charming woman), Bhanupriya (the sun's beloved), Bhavi (emotional), Bhavna (good feelings/ emotions), Bhumika (earth)
Chitrangada( wife of Arjun and daughter of Nagraj),Chapla(active),Chanda(moon),Chameli(a flower) Cauvery (a river),Chaaya/Chhaya (shadow), Chahna (love), Chaitali (a season/ born in the Chaitra month), Chakori (a bird), Chanchal (active), Chandani (moonlight), Chandi (great goddess), Chandra (moon), Charita (good), Charu (beautiful), Charusheela (beautiful jewel), Chavi (reflection)
Diksha(a knid of teaching)Dharma(dutiful)Darshana(pleasant looking),Dayanita (merciful), deena(generous),Deepa (light), Deepti (full of light), Devangi/ Devina/ Devyani (like a goddess), Devanshi (divine), Dhara (earth/ flow), Dhriti (patience), Dhwani (melody/ music), Dhyana (meditation), Disha (way), Divya (divine power)
Ekta(unity),Era(Goddess)Edha (sacred), Eesha (Goddess Parvati/ purity), Eila (the earth), Ekaja (only child), Ekanta (devoted girl), Ekantika (singly focussed),
Falguni (beautiful), Fulki (spark), Fulmala (garland)
Gargi /Gauri(Goddess Parvati), Gayatri (Mother of vedas),Gitika(a song),Gaura(white skinned),Guna (skilled),Gandhali (sweet scent), Gangika (river), Ganika (flower), Geet/ Geeti (melody), Gina (silvery), Gita (holy book), Gitali (melodious), Gitanjali (melodious tribute), Grishma (warmth), Gul (flower), Gulab (rose), Ghungru(bells)
Harshita(joyful),hema ,hemangini ,henna(mehndi) hemlata,hansa(swan)heera (diamond)
Indrani(wife of Indra,God of Rain) Ila, Indu (moon),Iditri (complimentary), Iha (wish), Ihita (desire), Iksha (sight), Indali (powerful), Indira (bestower of wealth), Indulekha (moon), Inu (attractive), Ipsita (desire), Ishita (superior),
Jigyasa(curiosity),Jagriti (awareness),Jayanti (victorious),Janya (life), Jasmine (a flower), Jasum (hibiscus), Jaya (salutation/ victory/ goddess Parvati), Jayashree (victorious woman), Jhalak (glimpse/ spark/ sudden motion), Jigisha (superior), Janya(the bearer)Juhi (flower), Jyoti (light) Jhanvi(Goddess),
Kopal(new leaf),Komal(soft),kuhu(song of cuckoo)Kamakshi (Goddess), Kavita (poetry),Kusum(flower),Kareena(orderly),Katha(story) Kriti(A work of art), Ketaki(a flower),Khushi(happiness)Kirti(Fame),Kalpana (imagination), Kalyani (fortunate), Kamal/ Kamalini (lotus), Kaya(body),Kamini (beautiful woman), Kamya (capable), Kanti (light), Karishma (miracle), kanchan(gold).
Laksmi(godess of wealth),Laboni (graceful), Labuki (musical instrument), Lajita (modest), Laksha (aim), Lali (blushing), Lalima (beauty), Lalita (beautiful woman), Lavanaya (graceful), Lata (creeper), Leela (divine drama), Leena (a devoted one), Lekha (writing), Lolita (ruby).
Manjari(a bud ) Malti (fragnant flower), Matangi(a devi ), Meera(princess devotee of lord krisna)Madhu(honey)Mamta(motherlylove),Medha(intelligent)Madhavi/(honey), Madhuvanthi (one who is sweet like honey), Maulika(novel),Mahima (glorious), Maina (a bird), Malika (flower), Malini (fragrant), Malika (queen), Mandira (melody), Manini (self respected), Manisha (intelligent),Meenakshi,Madhuri,Mehak(fragnance).
Netra(eyes),Naina(eyes), Narmada (same as Gaytri),Neepa (a flower), Neerja (lotus), Neha (loving), Neharika (dew drops), Nidhi (wealth), Nilakshi (blue-eyed), Nilambari (clothed in blue), Nilima (blue), Nina (beautiful eyes), Niharika(Beautiful to look at)Nirali (different), Nirmala (clean)Nirjara(always young), Nitya (eternal), Nivriti (bliss), Niyati (destiny), Nupoor (anklet), Nundani(daughter of nand) Nina(beautiful eyes).
Padma (lotus), Pallavi (bud), Panchali (princess), Pari (fairy), Parijat (flower), Parmita (wisdom), Parvati(Goddess) Poonam (full moon), Prabha (light), Prachi (east), Prakriti (nature/ beautiful), Pramiti (wisdom), Pranali (organisation), Pranjal (honest), Prasheila (ancient time), Pratima (idol), Pratiti (faith),Payal(anklets with bells)
Rudrani (wife of Shiva),Revati (prosperity), Rewa (swift),Rukmini(wife of lord Krishna) Rhea (singer), Riddhi (fortunate), Rashmi(sunbeam), Rita (way of life), Rohini (moon), Romila (heartfelt), Roopa (blessed with beauty), Roshni (light), Ruchika (shining/ beautiful/ desirable), Ruchita (splenderous), Ruhi (soul), Ruhin (spiritual), Rupa (silver),Rati (wife of Kama the cupid),Rajni(night),Ruchi(interest)Roli(red powder used as a part of worship).
Shrishti(the universe),Subhadra(wife of Arjun), Sugandha(fragnant),Saryu (a river in Ramayana), Satyavati(Mother of Vyasa), Saloni (beautiful),Sameera(wind), Samiya (incomparable), Sanchali (movement), Sara (precious),Sanjivani(a life giving herb), Sarojini (in the lotus), Shushsmita (always laughing), Satvi (existence), Satya (truth), Savita (sun), Savitri (mother), Shaila (living in mountain), Shaili (tradition), Shaivi (prosperity), Shalini (modest), Shanti (peace), Shari (arrow), Sharini (earth), Sharmila (shy), Shashi (moon), Sheela (character), Sheetal (cool), Shefali (fragrant), Shila (rock), Shiuli (flower), Shreya (beautiful), Shree(wealth),Soumya(graceful), Shrila (beautiful), Shrimayi (fortunate), Shriya (prosperity), Shushma (fragrant), Smita(light smile),Snigdha(soft) Shikha(on top),Swarnima(of gold),Shobha(beautiful).
Tulsi (a devi), Tripti(fulfillment) Tamanna (wish), Tanisha (ambition), Tanmaya (dedicated), Tanushri (beautiful), Tanya (of the family), Tara (star), Tarani (boat), Taruni (young girl), , Tiya (a bird), Trayi (intellect), Trisha (wish/ desire), Trishala (trident), Tuhina (dew drop), Tanuja(the youngest)
Uma (wife of Shiva),Usha(Dawn),Udipti (on fire), Udyati (elevated), Ujjawala(bright),Unnati (progress), Upasna (worship), Upma (to compare), Urvashi(fairy dancer in heaven),Urmila (enchantress), Urvi (earth), Ushma (warmth), Utalika (wave), Utpala (filled with lotuses),Uttra(North),
Vaishali(a city), Vanalika (sunflower), Vridhi(development)Vanhi (fire), Vanini (soft spoken), Vanita (graceful lady), Vanshika (flute), Varali (moon), Varsha (rain), , Vasundhra (earth), Vedanti (knower of the vedas), Vidushi (learned), Vina (musical instument), Vinamra (modest), Vinti (request), Vinaya (humble), Vishakha (stars), Vishva (world), Vrishti (rain),Vastavikta(truth).
Yachana (pleading), , Yamini (nocturnal), Yamuna (holy river), Yamya (night), Yashika (success), Yashodhara (glory), , Yochana (thought), Yuvati (young lady) Yojna(plan)
Hindu name ideas for a baby boy:
Amitabh(sun),Abhinav(new),Anant(endless),Akhilesh (lord & master), Akshay (immortal), Aakash(sky),Alok (brightness), Amal (pure), Amalendu (pure like the moon), Aman (peace),Abhishek(crowning ceremony), Amartya (immortal), Aryan(of a pericular race), Ambuj (lotus), Amit (limitless), Amol (priceless), Amrit (nectar), Anshu (atom Anand (joy), Augustya(a monk),Animesh (bright), Anirudh (boundless), Anirvan (undying), Ankur (seedling), Anshuman (sun), Anuj (younger brother), Anupam (unique/ uncomparable), Arjit (earned), Ajay(winner),Arnav (the sea), Arpan (offering), Arshad (heavenly), Arun (sun), Arvind (lotus), , Aseem (boundless), Ashish (blessing), Ashok (without sorrow),Adarsh(model) Ashwin (a star), Atal (unshakeable), Atul (uncomparable), Avinash (inconquerable), Ayushman(long lived),
Bhaskar (sun), Bhuvan(sky),Balbir (full of strength), Baldev (strong), Bhaumik (earthly), Bheru (friend), Bhuman/ Bhumi (earth), Bhupad (firm),Bhupendra(king of earth) , Badal (cloud), Bhushan (adornment), Bijoy (full of joy), Bimal (pure), Bhanu(sun).
Chirag(lamp),Chitranjan(of good mood), Champak (flower), Chanakya (bright), Chandran (moon), , Chetan (perceptive), Chiman (curious), Chinmay (supreme consciousness), Chintan (a thought), Chiranjiv (immortal), Chitran(description in painting)
Diwakar(sun), Daksh (well versed), darpan (mirror), Darshan (paying respect), Dayaram (merciful), Debashish (the Lord's blessing), Debjit (one who has conquered Gods), Deep (light), Deepak (lamp), Dev (divinity), devyanshu(from God), Dheer (patient), Dheeraj (patience), Dhruv (firm), Dinesh (sun), Dalbir(strongest in the group).
Gambheer(serious),Gagan (sky),Gokul(a city),Gopikishan(lord Krishna), Gaurang (white skinned), Gaurav (prestige), Giridhar (mountain holder),
Hari(green), Haripreet (beloved of gods), Harjit (victor), Harsh (joy), Harshad (happy), Harshit (joyful), Hasan (laughter), Hasmukh (full of cheer), Hemant (winter), Hemraj (king of wealth), Hetal (cheerful), Hiresh (king of precious stones), Hitendra (well wisher),
Ikshit(desired), Ikshavaku(a race), Indra( God of rain).
Jatin(nurturing),Jagdeep (light of the universe), Jaideep (victory to the light), Jaiveer (victorious), Jaswant (victorious), Jawahar (gem), Jai (victory), Jayesh (victor), Jignesh (intellectual curiosity), Jitendra (one who can conquer Indra), Jivan (full of life), Jyotiendra(full of light)
Krishna(an incarnation of lord Vishnu),Kamal (lotus), Kalyan (fortunate), Kunvar (prince), Kapil (sage ), Kewal (only), Khushal (happy), Kirit (crown), Kirtin (celebrated), Kovidh (wise), Kripal (compassionate), Kumar (son), Kunsh (shining), Kshanu (fire).
Laksman(brother of Ram in Ramayana),luv(somn of Ram in Ramayana)
Mohan(lord Krishna),Mohit(enchanted) , Manas (powers), Manav (man), Mani (gem), Manik (ruby), Manish (lord of the mind), Manit (highly respected), Mannan (thought), Martandya (sun), Maulik (novel), Mayur (peacock), Mihir (sun rays),
Neeraj(lotus),Nabhendu (new moon), Nadish (ocean), Naman (renowned), Narendra (king of man), Naresh (king), Navin (new), Navrang (colourful), Nayan (eye), Nibodh (wisdom), Nihal (content), Nikhil (complete), Nilay (house), Nimesh (momentary), Nipun (expert), Nirad (cloud), Nirav (silent), Nirbhay (fearless), Nirmal (clean), , Nishith (night), Nitin (new),
Omprakash (sacred light)
Prakash(light),Panchul(flower),Palash (tree), Parikshit (proven), Parmeet (wisdom), Patag (sun), Prabal (strong), Prabhakar (sun), Prabhu (god), Prabodh (consciousness), Prahalad (bliss), Pramod (joy), Pran (life) Prasad (devotional offering), Pravin (expert) Prem (love).
Rajnish (moon), Randhir (brave), Ranjit (victor), Ranjiv (victorious),Rasik (elegance), Ravi (sun), Rishabh (superior), Rishi (sage), Rohan (moon), Rohit(moon) Romi(interesting), Raunak (celebration), Roshan (illumination),
Shantanu(peaceful),Shishir(winter),Suresh(beautiful), Sadashiv (pure), Salil (water), Sanchay (collection), Sanjay (victorious), Sanjit (who is always victorious), Sanjiv (vital), Sanshray (aim), Santosh (satisfaction), Saptajit (conqueror of 7 elements), Saptanshu (fire), Sarish (equal),Shereesh(a tree) Satyajit (victory of truth), Satyavan (honest), Satyam (honesty), Shamak (makes peace), Shantanu (whole), Shanyu (benevolent), Sharad (a season), Shardul (the best), Saurav (bear), Shaurya (bravery), Shikhar (ultimate),Shrey (marevellous),
Taksheel (someone with a strong character), Tanak (prize), Tanav (flute), Tanay (of the family), Tanish (ambition), Tanvir (strong), Taraksh (mountain), Tarang (wave), Tarendra (prince of stars), Taru (small plant), Tarun (boy), Turag (a thought), Tushar (winter)
Udant (correct message), Udarsh (brimming), Udbal (mighty), Uddunath (lord of stars), Udu (water), Udyam (action), Udyan (garden), Umed (wish), Unmesh (eternal happiness/ joy), Unnabh (highest), Utkarsh (high quality),
Vaibhav (glorious/ powerful/ born of the moon), Vanad (cloud), Vasant (season/ spring), Vasur (precious), Vatsa (son), Vatsal (love/ affection), Vayun (lively), Vibodh (wise), Vidyut (brilliant/ lightening), Vihaan (morning/ dawn), Vijay (victory), Vijval (intelligent), Vikrant (brave), Vilas (coolness), Vimal (clean), Vinay (humility), Vineet (knowledgeable), Vinesh (godly), Vir (brave), Viraj (sun), Viral (precious), Virat (massive), Vishal (huge), Vishesh (special), Vivash (bright), Vrishab (excellent)
Yash (success), Yashaswi (famous), Yogi (devotee) Yatin(moon)
