Abhay - fearless
Abhijat - noble, wise
Abhijay - total victory
Abhijit /Abhijeet - one who is victorious, a star
Abhinav - quite new
Abhinandan - congratulation
Abhilash - wish / desire
Abhisar - companion
Abhishek - shower of milk / water over an idol
Achal - stable/ soul
Achalraj - Himalayan mountain
Achintya - beyond comprehension
Achyuta - indestructible, one who is firm
Adarsh - ideal
Aditya - sun
Agastya - a saint in Hindu mythology
Agendra - Himalayan mountain
Agraj - leader, senior
Aghosh - quiet, soundless
Aagney - born from fire
Ajatashatru - without enemies
Ajay - unconquerable, invincible
Ajar - one who is not old
Ajit / Ajeet - unconquerable
Ajitabh - one who has conquered the sky
Akash - sky
Akhilesh - lord of the universe
Akshay - indestructible, immortal
Akshat - uninjurable, one who cannot be harmed
Alok - cry of victory, invisible
Aalok - a ray of light
Amal - bright, clean, pure
Amar - forever, immortal
Ambar - sky, cloth cover
Ambuj - born from water, lotus
Ambud - cloud
Ameya - boundless, magnanimous
Amish - honest
Amit - endless, boundless
Amitabh - one with endless splendor
Amitava - same as Amitabh
Amitesh - infinite god
Amogh - unerring
Amod - happiness
Amol - priceless, valuable
Amrit - nectar
Amulya - priceless
Anand - bliss
Anandmoorti - happiness personified
Anant - infinite
Anantram - eternal god
Anagh - sinless
Angada - bracelet, brother of Wali & Sugreev
Angak - son
Anil -God of wind
Anilkumar - son of wind ( Hanuman )
Animesh - one with big beautiful eyes
Anirudhha - independent, unstoppable
Anish - supreme
Anjan - eye liner
Ankit - conquered
Ankur - sprout
Ankush - control
Anoop / Anup - incomparable, the best
Anuj - later born, younger
Anupam - incomparable
Anurag - attachment, devotion, love
Anshu - ray of light
Anshul - radiant, bright or intelligent person
Anshuman - Sun
Apoorva / Apurva - extraordinary
Arihant - one who has killed his enemies
Arjun - peacock
Arnav - ocean, sea
Arun - sun
Arvind - lotus
Ashish - blessing
Ashok - one without sorrow
Ashutosh - one who becomes happy easily, Shiva
Ashwatthama - fiery tempered
Ashwini - one of the constallations
Ashvin - a cavalier
Atmajyoti - light of soul ( atma)
Atal - stable, unavoidable
Ateet - past
Atul - matchless
Atulya - unweighable, incomparable
Avichal - unmovable
Avinash - indestructible
Avanindra - king of the earth
Avanish - God of the earth
B
Badrinath .... Lord of Mount Badri, Vishnu
Badri prasad .... Gift of Badri
Balraj .... mighty, powerful
Balram .... Lord Krishna's brother
Balveer .... powerful ( Balbeer )
Baldev .... Godlike in power, Balram
Balaaditya .... rising sun
Balachandra .... young moon
Balendu .... young moon
Balakrishna .... young Lord Krishna
Balamani .... young jewel
Balamohan .... one who is good looking, attractive
Balaji .... name of Lord Vishnu
Balashankar .... young Lord Shiva
Bankimchandra .... half moon
Bansi .... flute
Bansilal .... Lord Krishna
Barindra .... ocean
Basant .... season of spring
Basdev .... fire
Bhadrakapil .... Lord Shiva
Bhadrashree .... Sandalwood Tree
Bhadresh .... Lord Shiva
Bhagat .... devotee
Bhagwant .... God / Bhagwan
Bhagesh .... Lord of richness
Bhagirath .... one who brought
Bhairav .... one with frightening voice, Lord Shiva
Bhanu .... sun
Bhanudas .... devotee of the sun
Bhanuprakash .... sun light
Bhanumitra .... friend of sun / Planet Mercury
Bhanuprasad .... gift of sun
Bharat ....
Bharadwaj .... a lucky bird, Planet Mars
Bhargav .... Lord Shiva
Bhaskar .... sun
Bhadrak .... handsome
Bhadraksh .... one with beautiful eyes
Bhavesh .... Lord of the world, Lord Shiva
Bhawanidas .... devotee of Godess Durga
Bhim .... fearful
Bholanath .... Lord Shiva
Bhoumik .... land owner
Bhumindra .... king , lord of the land
Bhupal .... king
Bhupati .... King
Bhupen .... king
Bhupendra .... king
Bhupesh .... king
Bhudev .... Lord of earth
Bhushan .... ornament
Bhuvan .... Palace, one of the three worlds
Bhuvanesh .... Lord of the Earth ( Bhuvaneshwar )
Bindusar .... an excellent pearl
Bipin .... forest
Bhamhaghosh .... chanting or recitation of Vedas
Bhamhanand .... happiness for knowledge
Brijmohan .... Lord Krishna
Brijkishor .... Lord Krishna
Brijnandan .... Lord Krishna
Brijesh .... God of the
Buddhadev
Buddhapriya .... one liked by Buddha
Budhil .... wise person
C
Chaitanya .... knowledge , life
Chakradhar .... one who carries Chakra (
Chakrapani .... Lord Vishnu
Chaman .... a garden
Champak .... Champa ( flower ) , Pagoda ( flower )
Chandra .... moon
Chandrabhushan .... Lord Shiva
Chandradatt .... gift from the moon
Chandradhar .... one who wears moon i.e. Lord Shiva
Chandrahas .... bow of Lord Shiva
Chandraj .... Mercury planet
Chandrak .... peacock feather, moon
Chandrakant .... a gem related to moon, moon
Chandranath .... moon
Chandarmouli .... Lord Shiva
Chandrashekhar .... one who holds moon in his hair knot (Lord Shiva)
Chandranshu .... moon ray, Lord Vishnu
Chandresh .... Lord of the moon
Chandan .... sandalwood
Charan .... feet
Charandas .... servant at the feet of somebody
Charanjit .... one who has won over the Lord ( Charanjeet )
Charudutta .... born of beauty
Chaturanan .... one with four heads i.e. Lord Bramha
Chaturvedi .... one who knows all the 4 Vedas
Chetan .... life, living creature
Chhailbehari .... Lord Krishna
Chidambar .... one whose heart is as grand as the sky
Chidanand .... Lord Bramha
Chinmay .... full of knowledge, happiness
Chintamani .... philosopher's stone, a wishing stone ( gem )
Chintan ... thought
Chirag .... lamp
Chiranjeev .... long lived, immortal
Chiranjeet, Chirayu .... immortal
Chitraksh .... beautiful eyed
Chitragupta .... Lord Yama's helper who is records all deeds
Chittaranjan .... one who pleases the mind
Chittaswarup .... the supreme spirit
Chittaprasad .... happiness
Chittesh ... ruler of mind
Chudamani .... the best, crest Jewel
D
Daruka .... deodar tree
Dattatreya .... son of Atri, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Dattey .... Lord Indra
Dakshesh .... Lord Shiva
Damodar .... Lord Krishna
Dasharath .... one with 10 chariots, Lord Ram's father
Daya .... mercy
Dayanand .... one who likes being merciful or kind
Dayanidhi .... kind person
Dayasagar .... extremely kind, sea of mercy
Dayaswarup .... merciful
Deendayal .... one who has mercy on the downtrodden or poor
Deenbabdhu .... brother ( or helper) of poor people
Deepak .... lamp, kindle
Deepankar .... one who lights lamps
Deependra .... Lord of light
Deependu .... moon
Deepesh .... Lord of light , sun
Deeptanshu .... shining light, sun
Deeptendu .... shining moon
Devarsi .... sage of Devas
Devdas .... servant of Lord , a servant of
Devadutt .... gift from God
Devanand .... joy of god
Devguru .... teacher of Gods ( Brihaspati )
Devraj .... king of Gods ( Lord Indra)
Devashish .... blessing of the Gods( Debashish )
Devesh .... God of Gods
Devang .... part of God
Devendra .... king of Gods
Devilal .... son of Godess
Deviprasad .... gift of a Godess
Devkinandan .... son of Devki - (Lord Krishna)
Dhananjay .... one who wins wealth, Lord Arjun, Lord Vishnu.
Dhananad .... pleasure of having wealth
Dhanaraj .... king of wealth ( Kuber )
Dhanesh .... Lord of wealth ( Kuber, Vishnu )
Dhanvantari .... doctor of Gods
Dharesh .... king, Lord of land
Dharma .... law ( religious)
Dharmadev .... Lord of law
Dharmesh .... master of religion
Dharmendra .... king of religion
Dheeraj .... bravery
Dhiren .... one who is strong, powerful
Dhirendra .... Lord of the brave
Dhruv .... pole star, unperturbed
Dhaval .... fair complexioned
Digamber .... nacked, Lord Shiva
Dilip .... King, ancestor of Lord Rama
Dinanath .... saviour of the downtrodden or poor
Dinesh .... sun, God of the day
Dinkar .... sun
Dinpal .... sun
Divakar .... sun
Divyanshu .... divine light, sun
Divyesh .... sun
Divyendu .... bright moon
Duranjaya .... a heroic son
Durgadutt .... gift from Godess Durga
Durgadas .... servant ( a devotee ) of Godess Durga
Durgesh .... Lord of fort
Durjaya .... difficult to conquer, Lord Vishnu
Durvish .... one who cannot be affected by poison (Lord Shiva)
Dwarkanath .... Lord of Dwarka (Lord Krishna)
Dwarkadhish .... ruler of Dwarka (Lord Krishna)
Dwijendra .... moon
Dwijesh .... moon
Ekalinga
Ekanga .... a bodyguard
Eknath .... a famous poet-saint of
Esh .... God
Eshwar .... God
Eshwardutt .... gift of God
F ( Ph)
Phalgun .... A month from our Hindu Calender
Phanibhushan .... one who wears a snake (Lord Shiva)
Phaninath .... lord of serpents (Sheshnag, Vasuki)
Phanindra .... king of Gods ( Sheshnag, Vasuki )
Phanindranath .... Lord Vishnu
Phoolendu .... the full moon
G
Gagan .... the sky, heaven
Gajanan .... one with an elephant face ( Lord Ganesh)
Gajendra .... elephant king (Lord Airavat)
Gajendranath .... owner of Gajendra (Lord Indra)
Ganaraj .... Lord of the clan
Ganesh .... son of Lord Shiva & Parwati , the elephant -headed God
Gandharaj .... king of scent , Sandal - wood
Gandharva .... musicians of Gods
Gangadhar .... one who wears
Gangadutt .... gift of
Gangesh .... Lord Shiva
Gaurang .... fair complexioned
Gaurav .... honor, respect, pride
Gaurikant .... husband of Gauri ( Lord Shiva)
Gaurinandan .... son of Gauri (Lord Ganesh, Kartikeya )
Gaurinath .... Husband of Gauri ( Lord Shiva)
Gaurishankar .... Lord Shiva and Gauri ( Parvati )
Gaurish .... Lord Shiva
Geet .... song
Ghanashyam .... dark cloud, Lord Krishna
Ghanapriya .... lover of clouds ( peacock )
Ghanendra .... lord of clouds (Lord Indra )
Girish .... God of mountain (Lord Shiva)
Giriraj .... Lord of mountain (
Girilal .... son of mountain
Giridhar .... one who holds ( lifts ) mountain (Lord Krishna)
Girijanandan .... son of Girija (Lord Ganesh)
Govind .... cowherd (Lord Krishna)
Gopal .... Lord Krishna, cow herd
Gopan .... protection
Gunaratna .... jewel of virtue
Gulab .... rose
Guru .... master, teacher , one who shows the path
Gurbachan .... promise or words of the guru
Gurdeep .... lamp of the guru
Gurdayal .... compassionate guru
Gurcharan .... feet of the guru
Gurmeet .... friend of the guru
Gurnam .... name of the guru
Gursharan .... refuge at the guru
Gurudas .... servant of the guru
Gurudutt .... gift of the guru
H
HANSARAJ.... king of Swans
Hanuman .... a devotee of Lord Ram, son of Anjani
Haresh .... Lord Shiva
Harish .... Lord Shiva, king of Monkeys ( Sugreev )
Hari .... Lord Vishnu, Monkey
Harilal .... son of Hari
Harihar .... Lord Vishu and Lord Shiva together
Harishankar .... Lord Vishnu and Lord Shankar (Shiva)
Haridutt .... gift of Hari
Harmendra .... moon
Harsha .... delight, Joy
Harshad .... one who gives pleasure
Harshul .... deer
Harshal .... a lover
Harshvardhan .... one who increases joy, happiness
Hemang .... one with shining body
Hemadri .... mountain of gold
Hemant .... one of the 6 seasons ( part of winter )
Hemachandra .... golden moon
Hemaprakash .... golden light
Hemavatinandan .... son of Goddess Parvati ( Ganesh )
Hemendra .... Lord of gold
Hemaraj .... king of gold
Heramba .... boastful, name of Ganapati
Hemendu .... golden moon.
Himanshu .... one radiating cool light ( moon )
Hiranya .... wealth
Hridaynath .... beloved
Hridyanshu .... light from heart, moon
Hridayesh .... king of Heart
Hrishikesh .... one who controls senses, Lord Krishna, Lord Vishnu
Hiresh .... king of Gems
I
Ilesh .... Lord of earth
Indeever .... a blue lotus
Indra .... king of Gods, most strong
Indradutt .... gift of Lord Indra
Indrajit .... conquerer of lord Indra ( Meghnad)
Indraneel .... emerald
Indubhushan .... moon, Shiva
Induj .... mercury ( planet )
Indukant .... moon
Indushekhar .... Lord Shiva
Inesh .... king of kings
Iresh .... Lord of earth, Vishnu
Ishan .... sun, Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu
Ishwar .... powerful, the supreme God
J
Jagadeesh .... Lord of the world, Lord Vishnu , God
Jagadeep .... light of the world
Jagajeet .... conquerer Of the world
Jagajeevan .... life of the world, worldly life
Jaganarayan .... God of the world ( Jagatnarayan )
Jagannath .... Lord of the world
Jagamohan .... one who attracts the world ( Jagatmohan )
Jagatkishor .... World child
Jagatprakash .... light of the world
Jagatprabhu .... God of the world
Jagatpal .... caretaker of the world ( God )
Jagatveer .... bravest in the world ( Jagveer )
Jagatbehari .... world traveler ( Jagvihari )
Jayadeep .... light of victory
Jaidev .... God of victory
Jaldev .... God of water (Lord Varun)
Jaldhar .... one who holds water ( meaning cloud)
Jalendu .... reflection of the moon in water
Jalbhushan .... ornament of water ( means wind)
Janak .... father of Sita according to Ramayana, creator
Janakinath .... Lord Rama
Janakibhushan .... ornament of Janki ( Lord Rama)
Janakiraman .... Lord Rama
Janardan .... one who helps people, Lord Vishnu
Janesh .... king
Japendu .... Lord Shiva
Japesh .... Lord Shiva
Jasraj .... king of fame
Jasveer .... hero of fame, victorious
Jaswant .... victorious ( Yashwant )
Jawahar .... jewel
Jay .... victory
Jayachand .... victory moon
Jayaditya .... victorious sun
Jayant .... victorious, Lord Vishnu
Jayapal .... king, Lord Vishnu, Lord Bramha
Jayaprakash .... light of victory
Jaysukh .... pleasure of victory
Jayashekhar .... crest of victory
Jayawant .... victorious
Jeevan .... life
Jeevanprakash .... light of life
Jeevesh .... God
Jitendra, Jeetandra .... conqueror of Lord Indra
Jinendra .... Lord of life
Jishnu .... triumphant, Arjun
Jnyandeep .... light of knowledge
Jnyaneshwar .... the God of wisdom
Jograj .... Yograj, king of Yoga, Lord Krishna
Jogindra .... Lord Shiva
Jyotiprakash .... light of flame
Jyotiranjan .... happy flame
Jyotirdhar .... one who holds the flame, sun
Jwalaprasad .... Gift of flame
K
Kailash .... name of a Himalayan peak, abode of Lord Shiva
Kailasnath, Kailashnath .... Lord of mount Kailash ( i.e Lord Shiva )
Kaladhar .... one who shows different phases ( i.e. the moon)
Kalanath .... moon
Kalanidhi .... moon, Lord Shiva
Kalicharan .... feet of Goddess Kali ( Goddess Durga)
Kalidas .... devotee of Godess Kali, name of a famous poet of
Kalyan .... good, well-being , auspicious,
Kanha .... Lord Krishna
Kamadev .... God of love (lust), Cupid
Kamal .... lotus flower
Kamalbandhu .... Friend or brother of lotus ( sun)
Kamalesh, Kamaleshwar .... God of lotus ( Lord Vishnu) (Kamaleshwar)
Kamalkant .... Lord Vishnu
Kamalakar .... a lake where lotus grows
Kamalnayan .... one with beautiful lotus-type eyes
Kamalnath .... Lord Vishnu
Kamalaksh .... one with beautiful lotus -type eyes
Kamlapati .... Lord Vishnu
Kamboj .... conch shell, elephant
Kanak .... gold
Kanan .... forest
Kanchan .... gold
Kanhaiya .... Lord Krishna
Kanthamani .... necklace jewel
Kapaali .... Lord Shiva
Kapi .... monkey, sun
Kapidhwaj .... one with monkey flag ( Arjun)
Kapirath .... one with monkey or sun on his chariot ( Lord Rama/Arjun)
Kapil .... white, innoccent, Lord Shiva
Kapilashwa .... one with a white horse ( Lord Indra)
Kapindra .... king of monkeys ( Hanuman, Sugreev )
Karna, Karan .... eldest brother of Pandavas, ear
Karnajeet .... conquerer of Karna ( i.e. Arjun)
Karnapriya .... something that is sweet to our ears
Karnabhushan .... ear ring, ear ornament
Kartik .... name of a month from Indian calendar
Kartikeya .... God of war, one born in month of Kartik or Kritika nakshatra
Karunakar .... Very kind
Karunanidhi .... one whose heart is full of kindness
Kashinath .... Lord of Kashi (
Kaushal .... clever, skilled
Kaushik .... sentiment of love, Vishwamitra
Kavi .... wise man, poet
Kedar .... name of a peak in
Kedarnath .... Lord of mount Kedar ( Lord Shiva)
Keshav .... having curly hair, Lord Krishna
Ketan .... mark, sign, dwelling
Keval .... only
Khagendra .... king of birds, eagle ( Garuda)
Khagesh .... God of birds (Garuda )
Kharanshu .... sun
Khushwant .... one full of happiness
Kirit .... crown, tiara
Kiritmani .... jewel in the crown
Kiran .... ray
Kirtan .... song of praise
Kirti .... fame
Kirtibhushan .... one adorned with fame
Kirtivallabh .... aspirant of fame
Kishore .... teenager
Kshitij .... horizon
Kshitidhar .... mountain
Kshiraj .... moon, lotus, conch -shell
Kripanidhi .... one with heart full of mercy
Kripasagar .... ocean of mercy
Krishnamoorti .... idol of Lord Krishna
Kulvir .... Hero of the family
Kuldeep .... heir to the family
Kuldev .... family diety
Kundan .... purified gold
Kunjabehari .... one who roams in kunja (i.e Lord Krishna)
Kunwar .... a prince
Kusumakar .... garden, spring season
L
Lakshman .... brother of Lord Rama, Prosperous
Lakshmikant .... husband of Lakshmi ( Lord Vishnu), or a rich person
Lakshminath .... Lord Vishnu
Lakshminarayan .... Lakshmi and Lord Vishnu together
Lakshmipati .... husband of Lakshmi ( Lord Vishnu)
Lakshmiraman .... Lord Vishnu
Lalchand, Lalchandra .... red moon
Lalit .... beautiful
Lalitaditya .... a beautiful sun
Lalitchandra .... a beautiful moon
Lalitesh .... God of beauty, husband of a beautiful wife
Lalitlochan .... one with beautiful eyes
Lalitmohan .... beautiful & attractive
Lohit .... red, made of copper, Mars, Bramhaputra river
Lohitashwa .... one with red horse ( Lord Shiva ), Fire
Lokbhushan .... Ornament of the world
Lokesh .... king of world, Lord Bramha, Lord Indra
Loknath .... lord of all worlds, king
Lokpradeep .... Gautam Budha
Lokprakash .... light of the world
M
Madan .... God of love, cupid, bee
Madangopal .... lovely cowherd ( Lord Krishna )
Madanmohan .... lovely & attractive (Lord Krishna)
Madhav .... sweet like honey,
Madhu .... honey, nectar
Madhughosh .... sweet sounding
Madhukar .... lover, honey bee
Madhukant .... moon
Madhusudhana .... Lord Krishna, one who killed demon Madhu, bee
Mahabahu .... one with strong arms ( Arjun )
Mahabali .... strong, one with great strength
Mahadev .... most powerful God
Mahamati .... one with big brain ( Ganesh )
Mahavir .... most courageous amongst men
Mahesh .... Lord Shiva
Maheshkumar .... son of Lord Shiva (Ganesh, Kartikey)
Maheshwar .... Lord Shiva
Mahendra .... Lord Indra, Vishnu
Maheepati .... the king
Mahish .... ceremoniously crowned king
Mahipal .... king
Mahipati .... king
Maitreya .... friend
Makarand .... honey, nectar
Malhar .... a raga used in Indian music
Martand .... sun
Manavendra .... king amongst men
Mandeep .... lamp of mind
Mandhatri .... prince
Manendra .... king of mind
Mangal .... auspicious, Mars
Mangesh .... Lord Shiva
Mani .... gem
Manibhushan .... an ornament of jewels, very best jewel
Manidhar .... a mythical snake with jewel in its hood
Manik .... gem
Maniram .... jewel of a person
Manishankar .... Lord Shiva
Manish .... intelligent, God of mind
Manindra .... diamond, lord of mind
Manjeet .... winner of mind
Manjughosh .... sweet sounding recitation
Manmohan .... one who attacts mind
Mansukh .... pleasure of mind
Manprasad .... mentally calm & cool person
Manoranjan .... one who pleases the mind
Manohar .... one who wins over mind, attractive
Manoj .... born of mind, Kamdev
Manu .... founder / father of human beings
Manuraj .... Kuber
Markandeya .... a sage
Mareechi .... ray of light, also name of a constallation
Maruti .... Hanuman, Bhimsen
Matsendra .... king of the fishes
Mayank .... moon
Mayur .... peacock
Meghnad .... thunder
Meghdutt .... gift of clouds
Meghraj .... God of clouds (Lord Indra)
Mehul .... rain
Mihir .... sun
Mihirkiran .... sun ray
Milind .... honey bee,
Mitesh .... one with few desires
Mithil .... kingdom
Mithilesh .... Lord of Mithila ( Sita's father )
Mithun .... couple
Mitul .... limited, friend
Mohan .... charming, fascinating, Lord
Mohanish .... attractive God,
Mohit .... enchanted by beauty
Mohin .... attractive
Monish .... Lord of mind
Moti .... pearl
Mrigalochan .... one with eyes like that of a deer
Mrigank .... moon
Mrigankmouli .... one with moon in his hair ( i.e. Lord Shiva )
Mrigankshekhar .... one with moon on his head (i.e.Lord Shiva)
Mrigendra .... Lord of deers (i.e.lion)
Mrigesh .... lion
Mrinal .... lotus
Mrinank .... moon
Mrinendra .... lion
Mrityunjay .... one who has conquered death
Mudit .... happy
Mukesh .... Lord of the dumb, a cloth made of golden and silver threads, Kamdev
Muktanand .... happiness of freedom
Mukul .... bud, body, earth , soul
Mukunda .... freedom giver, mercury ( element ), jewel, Vishnu,
Murali .... a flute
Muralidhar .... one holding a flute (i.e. Lord Krishna)
Murari .... Lord Krishna
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Naagdhar .... one who wears cobra ( Lord Shiva)
Naagendra .... Lord of serpents ( Vaasuki )
Naagesh .... God of serpents ( Sheshnaag )
Naagpal, Nagpal .... saviour of serpents ( the cobras )
Naagpati .... King of serpents ( Vaasuki )
Naagraj .... king of serpents, Sheshnaag
Nabhoj .... born in sky
Nabhomani .... jewel of the sky ( sun)
Nachiketa .... fire
Nadeesh .... God of river (ocean)
Nadeen .... ocean
Nagdhar .... one who adornes mountain (Lord Krishna)
Nagesh .... God of mountain (
Nagendra .... Lord of mountains (
Nakhraj .... moon
Nakul .... mangoos, 4th Pandav
Nalin .... lotus
Nalinaksh .... lotus -eyed
Nalinikant .... husband of lotus, ( sun)
Naman .... bow, salute
Namdev .... poet, saint
Namit .... bowed down, modest
Nand .... happy
Nandan .... friend , king, son, one who brings happiness
Nandak .... pleasing
Nandakishor .... wiz-kid, Lord Krishna
Nandakumar .... Lord Krishna
Nandapal .... Lord Krishna
Nandi .... one who pleases others, the divine bull
Nandish .... Lord Shiva (Nandishwar)
Narayana .... Lord Vishnu, refuge of man, god
Naresh .... Lord of men
Narendra .... king of men, king
Narendranath .... king of kings, emperor
Narhari .... man-lion (
Narottam .... best amongst men, Lord Vishnu
Narsimha .... half lion & half man
Nartan .... dance
Narmad .... bringing delight
Nateshwar .... God of drama ( Lord Shiva)
Natraj .... king among actors, Lord Shiva
Naveen, Navin .... new
Navendu .... new moon ( the moon a night after amavasya )
Navinchandra .... same as Navendu
Navneet .... fresh butter, Lord Krishna
Navratan .... nine jewels
Navrang .... beautiful
Nawal .... new, surprise
Nawalkishor .... Lord Krishna
Nayan .... eye
Neel .... blue
Neelabh .... object in the sky ( cloud, moon)
Neelam .... emerald
Neelamani .... blue jewel
Neelambar .... blue-cloth, blue sky
Neelambuj .... blue lotus
Neelgreev .... Lord Shiva
Neelkamal .... blue lotus
Neelkant .... a jewel, Lord Vishnu
Neelkanth .... one with blue neck (e.g. the bird peacock, Lord Shiva)
Neeraj .... born from water (lotus, pearl)
Nibodh .... knowledge
Nihal .... happy, contented
Nihar .... mist, dew, Fog
Nidhish .... lord of treasure (Kuber)
Niketan .... house, abode
Nikhil .... complete, whole
Nikhilesh .... Lord of the universe
Nikunj .... garden
Nilay .... home, abode
Nilesh, Neelesh .... blue God ( Lord Krishna), god of blue sky (i.e. moon)
Nimish .... time for flicker of an eye, moment
Ninad , Ninaad ... sound, the gentle sound of water
Nirad .... given by water, cloud
Niraj .... born from water ( eg lotus flower, pearl )
Niramitra .... son of pandava Sahadeva
Niranjan .... flawless ( without anjan), Lord Shiva
Nirajit .... lighted
Niramay .... pure, flawless
Nirankar .... with no shape (God)
Nirbhay .... fearless
Nirdhar .... one who holds water ( cloud)
Nirish .... free, without any owner
Nirmal .... clean, pure
Nirav .... without sound, silent
Nirupam .... uncomparable
Nitin .... follower of right path
Nitish .... Lord of correct path
Nityanand .... ever happy, eternal happiness
Nityasundar .... ever good-looking
Nishad .... the 7th note on Indian musical scale, one who eats only in the night
Nishakar, Nishikar .... moon (Lord of night)
Nishakant, Nishikant .... husband of night ( moon)
Nishant .... end of night, dawn
Nishar .... warm cloth
Nishchal .... unmovable, unshakable
Nishesh .... God of night (moon)
Nishit .... sharp, pointed
Nishith .... midnight
Nishinath .... Lord of night (moon) ( Nishipati, Nishipal)
Nishok .... one without sorrow, happy
Niteesh .... the God of law, one well versed in law
Nityanand .... always happy
Nivrutti .... separation from world
Nripendra .... the king of kings
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Ojas .... brilliance, shine, glow
Omkar .... sound of
Omkarnath .... Shiva
Omanand .... joy Of
Omprakash .... light Of
Omswarup .... like
Oojam .... enthusiasm
Oorjit .... powerful, strong
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Padmakar .... jewel, Lord Vishnu
Padmakant .... husband of lotus ( sun)
Padmaj .... born from lotus ( Lord Bramha)
Padmadhar .... one who holds a lotus ( Lord Vishnu)
Padmanabh .... one with lotus in his navel ( Lord Vishnu)
Padmapani .... Lord Bramha
Padmabandhu .... friend of lotus ( bee , sun )
Padmalochan .... lotus eyed
Padmakar .... lake with lotuses
Palash .... name of a tree ( Kinshuk )
Pallav .... young shoots & leaves
Panduranga .... one with a pale white complexion
Pankaj .... lotus
Pankajeet .... eagle ( Garuda )
Pannalal .... a jewel
Parag .... pollen grains, sandal Wood
Parantap .... conquerrer
Parmanand .... divine happiness
Paramartha .... highest or divine truth
Paramjeet .... highest success
Paras .... a stone ( mythical stone ) which can turn anything into gold
Parighosh .... loud sound
Parikshit .... tested one, son of Abhimanyu
Paritosh .... contentment
Parees .... touch stone
Paresh .... supreme spirit
Pariket .... against desire
Parindra .... lion
Partha .... Arjun, king
Parthasarathi .... charioteer of Partha ( Lord Krishna)
Parvateshwar .... God of mountains (
Parvatinandan .... son of Parvati ( Ganesh / Kartikeya)
Pashunath .... Lord of animals ( Lord Shiva, lion)
Pashupati .... animal farmer, Lord Shiva
Pavan .... wind
Pavankumar .... Bhim, Hanuman ( son of the wind)
Pavansut, Pavanputra .... son of wind (Bhim, Hanuman)
Pinak .... Bow of Shiva
Pitambar .... yellow cloth, Lord Vishnu
Piyush .... amrit , elixir, drink that makes one immortal
Prabhat .... dawn
Prabhakar .... one which gives light ( eg sun, moon, fire)
Prabhanjan .... dust storm
Prabhas .... brilliance, light
Prabhav .... creation, Lord Vishnu
Prabir .... hero, brave one ( Praveer )
Prabodh .... sound advice, awake
Prabodhan .... knowledge
Prabuddha .... knowledgeable
Pradarsh .... appearance, order
Pradeep .... light, lamp
Pradhyot .... ray of light
Prafulla .... pleasant, cheerful, in full bloom
Pradnesh .... lord of wisdom
Prahlad .... extreme joy, son of Hiranyakashyap
Prajapati .... king, Bramha
Prajin .... kind hearted
Prajit .... kind hearted
Prajesh .... Rohini constallation, v Bramha
Prakash .... light
Pramath .... horse
Pramesh .... master of accurate knowledge
Pramit .... enlightened one, consciousness, definite
Pramod .... happiness
Pran .... life
Pranad .... loud sound, reverberation
Pranal .... waterway
Pranav .... sacred syllable
Pranay .... romance
Praneet .... requested
Pranet .... leader
Prannath .... Lord of life ( most beloved person), husband
Pranshu .... tall, Lord Vishnu
Pranesh .... Lord of life (husband, master)
Praney .... obedient
Prasad .... offering to God during pooja
Prasata .... father of Draupad
Prashant .... calm and composed, cool
Prasoon .... flower
Prasanna .... cheerful, pleased
Pratap .... bravery, dignity, majesty
Prateek .... symbol, first word in a sentence
Prateet .... well known, clear
Prateep .... opposite
Pratosh .... extreme delight
Pratyush .... sun
Praveen .... expert, skilled
Praveer .... an excellent warrior, king
Pravar .... chief
Pravan .... bowed down, modest
Prayag .... confluence of Ganga-Jamuna-Saraswati
Preetam .... beloved, husband
Preetish .... God of love
Preetidutt .... gifted with love
Preetiwardhan .... one who increases love
Prem .... love
Premal .... full of love
Premanand .... joy of love
Pritam .... lover
Prithu .... broad, spacious
Prithvijaj .... king of the earth
Priyadarshan .... nice to look at, handsome
Prayadarshi .... one who is liked by all
Priyanvad .... sweet talking person
Priyaranjan .... beloved
Pukhraj .... a yellow jewel
Puneet .... pure, holy
Pundarik .... white lotus
Purandar .... Lord Indra, Lord Vishnu
Purumitra .... friend of city
Purujit .... conqueror of city
Purushottam .... best amongst men, Lord Rama
Pushkara .... blue lotus, fountain,
Pushpaj .... born from a flower
Pushpad .... who who gives flowers
Pushpaketu .... Kamdev, cupid
Pushpakar .... the Spring season (Vasant ), flower season
Purnendu .... full moon
Pyarelal .... Lord Krishna
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Radhakrishna .... Radha & Lord Krishna
Radheya .... son of Radha .i e Karna
Raghav .... born in Raghu Clan ( Rama)
Raghuveer/vir .... brave man of the Raghu clan (Rama)
Rahul .... son of Gautam Buddha
Raj .... king
Rajan .... king
Rajat .... silver
Rajanikant .... lord of night ( the moon)
Rajaneesh, Rajnish .... God of night (moon)
Rajkumar .... prince
Rajeev, Rajiv .... a blue lotus
Rajendra .... emperor, king of kings
Rajesh .... God of kings, emperor
Rajiv .... lotus flower
Rakesh .... lord of the night ( moon )
Raktakamal .... a red lotus
Ram .... Lord Rama, charming
Ramakant .... husband of Rama (i.e. Lord Vishnu)
Ramakrishna .... Rama & Krishna
Raman .... pleasing, beloved, Kamdev
Ramdas .... devotee (a servant) of Rama, Hanuman
Ramesh .... God of Rama (i.e. Lord Vishnu)
Ramanuja .... born after Lord Rama i.e. Lakshman
Randheer .... one who shows bravery & boldness in war
Ranganath .... Lord Vishnu
Ranjan .... pleasing act
Ranjeet .... victor in wars
Rasraj .... king of liquids ( mercury -element ), romance ( Shringar ras)
Rateesh .... God of Ratee, husband of Ratee ( Kamdev)
Ratnakar .... mine of jewels, Kuber, sea
Ratnesh .... G od of jewels ( Kuber)
Ravinandan .... son of sun ( Karna )
Ravindra .... sun
Ravindranath .... Lord Vishnu
Ravinshu .... Kamdev ( Cupid )
Ravikiran .... sun ray
Ripudaman .... one who defeats his enemies
Rishi .... sage, ray of light
Rishabh .... morality
Rohan .... climbing or ascending something, developing, increasing
Rohit .... red, sun, red flower
Rohitashwa .... one with red horse, fire
Rochan .... red lotus, bright
Rudra .... angry, Lord Shiva
Rupesh .... Lord of beauty
Rupak .... sign, feature, acting
Rupin .... embodied beauty
Rujul .... simple, honest
Rutajit .... conquerer of truth
Ritujeet, Rutujit .... conquerer of seasons
Sachetan
Sachin .... Lord Indra
Sagar .... ocean, sea
Sagardutt .... gift of ocean
Sadanand .... always joyous, Lord Vishnu
Sadashiv .... one who always does good, Lord Shiva
Sahastrabahu .... one with thousand arms, Lord Shiva
Sahastrajit .... victor of thousands, thousand times victorious, Lord Krishna, Lord Vishnu
Salaj .... water which flows from melted ice from mountain
Salil .... water
Samarendra .... Lord of war, Lord Vishnu
Samarjit .... victorious in war, Lord Vishnu
Sambodh .... complete knowledge
Samir / sameer .... breeze
Sampat .... well to do
Samrat .... emperor
Samudra .... sea
Sanat .... Lord Bramha
Sandeep .... lighted lamp, to lighten up
Sanjay .... victory, Lord Shiva, Dhritarashtra's minister
Sanjeev .... one who can bring back the dead to life, life, love
Sanjog .... coincidence
Sankara, Shankar .... Lord Shiva
Sapan .... dream ( Swapna )
Santosh .... happiness
Sarasvat .... learned
Sarang .... spotted deer, moon, sun, Lord Krishna
Sarvesh .... master of all, God, king
Satish .... god of truth
Satya .... truth
Satyadarshi .... one who can see the truth
Satyajit .... victory of truth
Satyamurty .... statue of truth
Satyanarayan .... Lord Vishnu
Satyaprakash .... light of truth
Satyavan .... one who speaks truth
Satyavrat .... one who has taken the vow of truth
Satyendra .... Lord of truth ( Satyen), elixir , amrit
Saurav .... divine, celestial
Saurabh .... fragrance, mango, saffron
Savitendra .... sun
Senajit .... conquerer of an army
Shailendra .... king of mountains,
Shakunt .... blue jay
Shalin .... modest
Shambhu .... Lord Shiva
Shankar .... Lord Shiva, auspicious
Shankhdhar .... one who carries a conch shell ( Lord Vishnu)
Shankhapani .... same as Shankhadhar
Shankhi .... ocean, Lord Vishnu
Shaktidhar .... powerful one, Kartikeya
Sharad .... name of a season
Sharatchandra .... moon in Sharad season
Sharvarish .... moon
Shailesh .... God of mountain,
Shami .... fire, name of a tree
Shashee .... moon
Shashank .... moon
Shashibhushan .... one who wears moon as ornament (Lord Shiva)
Shashidhar .... one who carries moon (Lord Shiva)
Shashikant .... moon stone
Shashikar .... moon ray
Shashipushpa .... lotus
Shashishekhar .... one with moon at the top of head - Lord Shiva
Shashwat .... ever lasting, continuous
Shardul .... tiger
Shatrughna .... destroyer of enemies, Lord Rama's brother
Shatrunjay .... one who defeats enemies
Shail .... mountain
Shailesh .... God of mountain (
Shailendra .... God of mountain (
Shaildhar .... one who holds mountain ( Lord Krishna)
Shekhar .... mountain peak
Sheshdhar .... one who holds Shesha (snake) - Lord Shiva
Shikhar .... mountain peak
Shirish .... name of a tree
Shishir .... name of a season, cold
Shiv .... Lord Shiva, auspicious, lucky
Shivanand .... one who is happy in Lord Shiva's thoughts or Shiva's worship
Shivkumar .... son of Lord Shiva (Ganesh, Kartikeya) ( Shivanandan )
Shivshekhar .... one at the top of Shiva (moon)
Shree .... Mr, God
Shreedhar .... husband of Lakshmi ( Lord Vishnu)
Shreekant .... husband of Shree(Lakshmi) ( Lord Vishnu ), beautiful
Shreekanth, shrikanth .... Shiva
Shreekumar , shrikumar .... beautiful
Shreekrishna , shrikrishna ....
Shreenivas , shrinivas .... abode of Lakshmi (vaikunth, Vishnu)
Shreyas .... superior
Shubhranshu .... moon, camphor
Shvetang .... fair complexioned
Shvetank .... having a white mark
Shwetbhanu .... moon
Shwetambar .... one who wearswhite clothes, Lord Shiva
Shwetanshu .... moon
Shyam .... dark blue, black
Shyamal .... black, dark blue
Shyamsundar .... dark and handsome, Lord Krishna
Siddharth .... the blessed one, Buddha, white mustard
Siddhanath .... Mahadev (Lord Shiva)
Sitaram .... Sita & Lord Rama
Sohan .... good looking
Somanshu .... moon ray
Somnath .... lord of moon (Lord Shiva)
Somkar .... moon light
Somprakash .... moon light
Snehal .... friendly
Srikant .... lover of wealth
Srinivas .... abode of wealth
Sriram .... Lord Rama
Sridhar .... wealthy person
Subodh .... sound advice, easily understood
Subhadr .... gentleman
Subhas .... shining
Subhash .... soft spoken
Suchir .... eternal
Sudarshan , sudarsh .... good looking
Sudeep .... bright
Sudeepta .... bright
Sudesha .... good country
Sudeva .... good Deva
Sudhakar .... mine of nectar, moon
Sudama .... meek or humble person, Lord Krishna's pauper friend
Sudhanshu .... moon, camphor
Sudhindra .... God of wisdom
Sudhir .... resolute, brave
Sudhish .... Lord of excellent intellect
Sughosh .... one with melodious voice
Sugriva .... one with graceful neck, king of monkeys
Suhas .... one with beautiful smile/ laughter
Sujat .... belonging to a good clan
Sujan .... a good person
Sujit .... victory
Sukanth .... one with a sweet voice, one with graceful neck
Sukarma .... one who does good deeds
Sukhdev .... god of happiness
Sukhwant .... full of happiness, pleasant
Sukrant .... extremely beautiful
Sukumar .... handsome, soft, tender
Sulabh .... easy to get
Sulalit .... graceful
Sumant .... king's minister, intelligent person
Sumanyu .... heaven
Sumit .... well measured
Sumitr .... good friend
Sumitranandan .... sons of Sumitra (Lakshman & Shatrughna)
Sunam .... good name ( fame)
Sunandan .... happy
Sunay .... best neeti, best path of life
Sundar .... beautiful, pleasant to the eyes/ears
Sunil .... dark blue, red lotus, pomegranate tree
Suparn .... one with nice feathers ( Garud)
Suraj .... sun (Surya)
Suresh .... godof suras (Lord Indra)
Surendra .... lord of suras (Lord Indra)
Surjeet .... conquerer of the suras ( sur - god, opposite of Asur(demon) )
Surnath .... Lord Indra, lord of suras
Surya .... sun
Suryabhan .... sun
Suryakant .... loved by the sun, a shining crystal
Suryaprakash .... sunlight
Sushant .... quiet, peaceful person
Sushil .... virtuous
Sutosh .... one who becomes happy easily
Suvrata .... strict in religious vows (Subrata)
Suyash .... good result, victory
Swagat .... welcome
Swaraj .... liberty, freedom
Swarup .... figure
Swapnesh .... king of dreams
Swapnil .... seen in a dream, dreamy
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Tanay .... son
Tanmay .... engrossed
Tarun .... youth , young
Tapan .... summer, the sun
Tapas .... heat, penance
Tapendra .... Lord of heat (sun)
Taporaj .... moon
Tamish .... God of darkness (moon)
Tarachandra .... star & moon
Tarak .... pupil of eye, protector, star
Tarkesh .... God of stars ( moon)
Tarkeshwar .... Lord Shiva
Taran .... raft, heaven
Tarani .... boat, sun
Tarang .... wave
Taresh .... God of the stars ( moon)
Tarun .... youthful
Tathagat .... Buddha
Tatharaj .... Buddha
Tej .... light, lustrous
Tejas .... sharpness
Tijil .... moon
Tilak .... spot of vermillion or sandal wood paste on forehead
Teerth .... holy place, sacred water
Timin .... large fish
Tridev .... hindu Trinity ( Bramha, Vishnu & Mahesh - the creator, sustainer, destroyer)
Trilochan .... one with three eyes ( Lord Shiva)
Trilok .... the 3 worlds ( heaven, earth, hell)
Trilokchand .... moon of the three worlds
Tulasidas .... servant of Tulsi ( basil )
Tungar .... high, lofty
Tungesh .... moon
Tushar .... mist, fine drops of water
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Uday .... to rise
Udayan .... up rising
Udbhav .... creation, to arise from
Uddhav .... a festival, Sacrificial ( Yagya ) fire,
Udeep .... flood
Udit .... grown, shining, awakened
Ujesh .... one who bestows light
Ujjwal .... bright, clear
Ulhas .... delight, joy
Umachandra .... Uma ( Goddess Parvati) and Lord Shiva
Umakant .... husband of Uma ( Lord Shiva)
Umang .... enthusiasm
Umesh .... God of Uma ( Lord Shiva)
Unmesh .... blowing, opening, flash
Upanshu .... chanting of hymns or mantras in low tone
Upendra .... an element
Ushapati .... husband of dawn (sun)
Uttam .... best
Utkarsh .... prosperity, awakening
Utpal .... a water lily, fleshless
V
Vagish .... God of speech ( Lord Brahma)
Vaninath .... Husband of Goddess Saraswati
Vaibhav .... richness
Vajramani .... diamond
Vallabh .... dear, beloved
Vaman .... short
Vandan .... salutation
Varun .... God of the water, neptune
Vasant .... Spring season
Vasava .... Lord Indra
Vasu .... wealth, Lord Vishnu
Vasudev .... Lord Krishna's father, the God of wealth
Vasupati .... rich man
Vasuman .... born of fire
Ved .... sacred knowledge
Vedprakash .... light of Vedic knowledge
Vedbhushan .... one adorned with knowledge of the Vedas
Veer .... brave
Veerbhadra .... the Ashwamedha horse
Veerendra .... Lord of the brave
Vibhakar .... one emitting light ( eg sun, fire)
Vibhas .... luminous
Vidur .... wise, uncle of the Pandavas
Vidyacharan .... learned
Vidyadhar .... demi - god
Vidyaranya .... forest of knowledge
Vidyasagar .... ocean of knowledge
Vijay .... victory
Vijayant .... victorious, Lord Indra
Vijayketu .... flag of victory
Vikas .... development, expanding
Vikram .... praiseworthy act, record, the sun of valor
Vikramendra .... king of prowess
Vikrant .... powerful,
Vilas .... acts leading to happiness
Vimal .... pure
Vimaladitya .... clean sun
Vimalmani .... pure jewel (crystal)
Vinay .... good manners, modesty
Vinayak .... Ganesh, Buddha
Vineet .... modest
Vinod .... happy, full of joy
Vipan .... sail, small trade
Vipin .... forest, woods
Vipinbehari .... forest wanderer
Viplav .... drifting about, revolution
Vipul .... plenty
Viraj .... resplendent, splendour
Virat .... very big
Virochan .... moon, fire
Virat .... very big, giant proportioned
Vishal .... huge, broad, great
Vishnu .... Lord Vishnu, the preserver
Vishnudutt .... gift of Lord Vishnu
Vishwa .... earth, universe
Vishwajit .... one who conquers the universe
Vishwakarma .... architect of the universe
Vishwalochan .... eyes of the universe (sun, moon)
Vishwambhar .... all pervading one, Lord Vishnu
Vishwanath .... God of universe, Lord Vishnu
Vishwankar .... creator of the universe
Vishwamitra .... friend of the universe
Vishwas .... faith, trust
Vishwatma .... universal soul
Vittanath .... owner of money ( Kuber )
Vivek .... judgement, ability to distinguish between good & bad
Vivekanand .... joy of discrimination
Vyomesh .... Lord of the sky, cloud & water
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Waman ... short
Y
Yadunand, yadunandan .... Lord Krishna
Yadunath .... Lord Krishna
Yamir .... moon
Yash .... glory, victory
Yashodhar .... one who has gained fame
Yashodhan .... rich in fame
Yashwant .... one who has achieved glory
Yashpal .... protector of fame
Yatin .... ascetic
Yogesh .... God of Yoga
Yogendra .... again, God of Yoga
Yudhajit .... victor in war
Yuvaraj .... prince, heir apparent
Yudhisthir .... firm in battle
Yuyutsu .... eager to fight
