Hindu mythological baby names

ADITI
Means "boundless, entire" or "freedom, security" in Sanskrit

ADITYA
Means "belonging to ADITI" in Sanskrit

AGNI
Means "fire" in Sanskrit

ANANTA
Means "infinite, endless" in Sanskrit

ANIL
Derived from Sanskrit (anila) "air, wind"

ANIRUDDHA
Means "unobstructed, ungovernable" in Sanskrit

ARJUNA m
Means "white, clear" in Sanskrit

ARUNA m
Means "reddish brown" in Sanskrit

ARUNDHATI f
The name of a star (also called Alcor), which was named after a type of climbing plant, possibly meaning "not restrained" in Sanskrit

ANNIKA f
Goddess Durga

BALA m & f
Means "young" in Sanskrit

BALADEVA m
Means "god of strength" from Sanskrit (bala) "strength" combined with (deva) "god”

BHARATA m
Means "being maintained" in Sanskrit

BHASKARA m
Means "shining", derived from a combination of Sanskrit (bhasa) "light" and (kara) "making”

BRAHMA m
Means "prayer" in Sanskrit

BRIJESHA m
Means "ruler of Brij" in Sanskrit
BHARGAV m
Lord Shiva

CHANDRA m & f
Means "moon" in Sanskrit, derived from (chand) "to shine”

DAMAYANTI f
Means "subduing" in Sanskrit

DAMODARA m
Means "rope around the belly", derived from Sanskrit (dama) "rope" and (udara) "belly”

DAKSHA m & f
The Earth; Wife of Lord Shiva
DAKSHAYANI f
Goddess Durga
DHRUV m
Firm

DEVARAJA m
Means "king of gods" from Sanskrit (deva) "god" and raja) "king”

DEVI f
Derived from Sanskrit (devi) meaning "goddess”

DILIPA m
Means "protector of Dehli" from Sanskrit (Dili) "Dehli" combined with (pa) "protecting”

DIPAKA m
Means "inflaming, exciting" in Sanskrit

DRAUPADI f
Means "daughter of DRUPADA" in Sanskrit

DRUPADA m
Means "wooden pillar" or "firm footed" in Sanskrit

DURGA f
Means "unattainable" in Sanskrit

GANESHA m
Means "lord of hordes" from Sanskrit (gana) "horde" and (isha) "lord,
ruler”

GAURI f
Means "white" in Sanskrit

GIRISHA m
Means "lord of the mountain" in Sanskrit

GOPALA m
Means "cow protector" from Sanskrit (go) "cow" and (pala) "protector”

GOPINATHA m
Means "leader of the gopis" in Sanskrit

GOTAMA m
Means "the best ox" from Sanskrit (go) "ox, cow" and (tama) "best”

GOVINDA m
Means "cow finder", derived from Sanskrit (go) "cow" combined with (vinda) "finding”

HARI m
Means "brown, yellow, tawny" in Sanskrit, and by extension "monkey, horse, lion"

HARISHA m
Means "lord of monkeys" from Sanskrit (hari) "monkey" and (isha) "lord”

INDIRA f
Means "beauty" in Sanskrit

INDRA m
Means "possessing drops of rain" from Sanskrit (indu) "a drop" and (ra) "possessing”

INDRAJIT m
Means "conqueror of Indra" from the name of the god INDRA combined with Sanskrit (jit) "conquering"

INDRANI f
Means "queen of INDRA" in Sanskrit

JAGANNATHA m
Means "master of the world" from Sanskrit जगत (jagat) "world" and नाथ (natha) "master"

JAYA f
Feminine form of JAY (2)

JAHNAVI f
River Ganga

JAYANTI f
Feminine form of JAYANT

KALI f
Means "the black one" in Sanskrit

KALYANI f
Feminine form of KALYAN

KAMA m
Means "love, desire" in Sanskrit

KAMALA f
Feminine form of KAMAL (2)

KANTI f
Means "beauty" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess
Lakshmi.

KAPILA m
Means "reddish brown" in Sanskrit, derived from कपि (kapi) "monkey”

KARNA m
Derived from Sanskrit कर्ण (karna) meaning "ear”

KRISHNA m
Means "black, dark" in Sanskrit

KUMARA m
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, son”

KUMARI f
Feminine form of KUMARA

LAKSHMANA m
Means "having lucky marks" in Sanskrit

LAKSHMI f
Means "sign, mark" in Sanskrit

LALITA f
Feminine form of LALIT

MADHAVA m
Means "vernal, of the springtime" in Sanskrit

MAYRA f
Beloved

MADHAVI f
Feminine form of MADHAVA

MAHESHA m
Means "great lord" from Sanskrit (maha) "great" and (isha) "lord, ruler”

MANI m
Means "jewel" in Sanskrit

MANU m
Means "thinking, wise" in Sanskrit

MAYA (1) f
Means "illusion" in Sanskrit

MINA (2) f
Means "fish" in Sanskrit

MOHANA m & f
Means "bewitching, infatuating, charming" in Sanskrit

MOHINI f
Means "infatuating" in Sanskrit

MUKESHA m
Means "ruler of Muka" in Sanskrit

MURALI m
Means "flute" in Sanskrit

NALA m
Means "stem" in Sanskrit

NANDA m
Means "joy" in Sanskrit

NARAYANA m
Means "path of man" in Sanskrit

NAOMIKA f

NIPEKSHA f

PADMA m & f
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit

PADMAVATI f
Means "possessing lotuses", derived from the Sanskrit word पद्म (padma) "lotus" combined with वती (vati) "possessing”

PANKAJA m
Means "born of mud", referring to the lotus flower, derived from Sanskrit पङ्क (panka) "mud" and ज (ja) "born”

PARTHA m
Means "son of PRITHA" in Sanskrit

PARVATI f
Means "daughter of the mountains" in Sanskrit

PITAMBARA m
Means "yellow garments", derived from Sanskrit पीत (pita) "yellow" and अम्बर (ambara) "garment”

PRABHU m
Means "mighty, powerful, master" in Sanskrit

PRAMODA m
Means "joy" in Sanskrit

PRITHA f
Means "the palm of the hand" in Sanskrit

PRIYA f
Means "beloved" in Sanskrit

PURUSHOTTAMA m
Means "the best man" from Sanskrit पुरुष (purusha) "man" and उत्तम
(uttama) "highest”

PRATHAMESH m
Lord Ganesh; Lord of the best

PRATHMESH m
Lord Ganesha

PRATHYUSHA m
Sunrise*

RADHA f
Means "success" in Sanskrit

RAGHU m
Means "swift" in Sanskrit

RAJANI f
Means "the dark one" in Sanskrit

RAMA m
Means "pleasing" in Sanskrit

RAMACHANDRA m
Means "Rama moon", derived from RAMA, another name of Vishnu, combined with Sanskrit (chandra) meaning "moon"

RAMESHA m
Means "ruler of Rama", derived from Sanskrit (Rama), a name of Lakshmi (wife of the god Vishnu), combined with (isha) "ruler"

RITHWIK m
Saint

RATI f
Means "rest, pleasure" in Sanskrit

RAVI m
Means "sun" in Sanskrit

REVA f
Means "one that moves" in Sanskrit

RUKMINI f
Means "adorned with gold" in Sanskrit

SACHIN m
Means "pure" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Shiva.

SANDHYA f
Means "twilight" in Sanskrit

SANJAYA m
Means "completely victorious, triumphant" in Sanskrit

SARASWATI f
Means "possessing water" from Sanskrit (saras) "fluid, water, lake" and (vati) "possessing”

SATI f
Means "truthful" in Sanskrit

SAVITR m
Means "rouser, stimulator" in Sanskrit

SAVITRI f
Means "relating to the sun" in Sanskrit

SHAILAJA f
Means "daughter of the mountain" in Sanskrit, from (shaila) "mountain" and (ja) "born"

SHAKTI शक्ति f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "power" in Sanskrit... [more]

SHANKARA m
Derived from the Sanskrit elements (sham) "auspicious, lucky" and (kara) "making"

SHANTA f
Means "pacified, calm" in Sanskrit

SHANTANU m
Means "wholesome" in Sanskrit

SHIVA m
Derived from Sanskrit शिव (shiva) meaning "benign, kind, auspicious”

SHIVALI f
Means "beloved of SHIVA" in Sanskrit

SHRI f
Means "diffusing light, radiance, beauty" in Sanskrit

SHRIPATI m
Means "husband of Shri" from the name of the Hindu goddess SHRI combined with Sanskrit पति (pati) "husband, lord"

SHYAMA m & f
Derived from Sanskrit श्याम (shyama) meaning "dark, black, blue”

SITA f
Means "furrow" in Sanskrit

SRI f
Variant transcription of SHRI

SUMATI f
Means "wise, good mind", derived from Sanskrit सु (su) "good" and मति (mati) "mind, thought”

SUNDARA m
Derived from Sanskrit सुन्दर (sundara) meaning "beautiful”

SUNITA f
Means "well conducted, polite", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" combined with नीत (nita) "conducted"

SURESHA m
Means "ruler of the gods" from Sanskrit सुर (sura) "god" and ईश (isha) "ruler, lord"

SURYA m
Means "Sun" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of the sun.

SUSHILA f
Feminine form of SUSHIL

SANCHIT m

SADIKSHA f
Good intention*

SAMHIT m

SAMHITA f
Vedic scripture

SHRUTI f
Having knowledge of scriptures

SKANDA m & f
Wife of Lord Shiva; Lord Karthik's name

TARA (2) f
Means "star" in Sanskrit

TAVISHKA f

UMA f
Means "flax" in Sanskrit

USHA f
Means "dawn" in Sanskrit

USHAS f
Variant of USHA

UDDHAV m
Lord Krishna's friend

VALLI f
Means "creeping plant" in Dravidian

VASANTA m
Means "brilliant" or "spring" in Sanskrit

VARANYA f

VARUNIKA f
Goddess of rain

VEDANT m
Hindu philosophy
VYAS m
Sage who wrote Mahabharat

VYOMESH m
Lord of the sky


VASU m
Means "bright, excellent" in Sanskrit

VIDYA f
Means "knowledge, science, learning" in Sanskrit

VIJAYA m & f
Means "victory" in Sanskrit

VIKRAMA m
Means "stride, pace" or "valour" in Sanskrit

VISHNU m
Probably means "all-pervasive" in Sanskrit

YAMA m
Means "reign, curb" in Sanskrit

YAMI f
Means "pair" in Sanskrit

YADUVIR m
Lord Krishna

YAVNA f
Quick; Swift