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# INDIAN NAMES

INDIAN BABYNAMES
Boys Names
Girls Names

Name plays an important role in everyones life, specially among Indians. When a child is born the pandits here prepare a horoscope of the child through its date, day and exact time of birth of the child. A suitable name is selected, as a special name giving ceremony is held known as namkaran in which all relatives and friends are called to meet and bless the child.

Some people attach special importance to the names and select names having either religious or astrological significance. Some people associate a persons name with their religion. But now a days educative class select children name according to its mea ning, not through their association with religion.Indian names are most often derived from Sanskrit, the ancient Indo-European language of India. Some Arabic and Persian names are also in use, though mainly among Indian Muslims. Hindu names tend to be from the Sanskrit language, the sacred texts of Hinduism being an important source. Most children are given three names, one of those usually taken from a name of a Hindu god or goddess. Examples of this are Krishna, Ajit, Shiva and Indra for males, and Lakshmi and Sita for females. Sanskrit vocabulary words are also used as names, such as Gita- "song" and Anand -"happiness".

Indian Boy Names
Names
Meaning
Haresh
Shiva
Harish
Vishnu
Hari
sun, Vishnu
Harilal
son of Hari
Harihar
Vishu and Shiva together
Harsha
joy, delight
Harshad
one who gives pleasure
Harshul
deer
Harshal
lover
Harshvardhan
one who increases joy
Hemang
one with shining body
Hemadri
mountain of gold
Hemant
one of the six seasons
Hemachandra
golden moon
Hemendra
lord of gold
Hemaraj
king of gold
Heramba
boastful, name of Ganapati
Hiranya
wealth
Hridaynath
beloved
Hridayesh
king of heart
Hrishikesh
one who controls senses
Hiresh
king of gems
Ibhanan
elephant faced
Ikshu
sugarcane
Ilesh
lord of earth
Indeever
blue lotus
Indradutt
gift of Indra
Indrajit
conquerer of Indra
Indraneel
emerald
Inesh
king of kings
Ishan
sun
Ishwar
powerful, the supreme god
Jagadhidh
lord of the world
Jagadeep
light of the world
Jagajeet
conquerer of the world
Jagajeevan
life of the world
Jagannath
lord of the world
Jagmohan
one who attracts the world
Jayadeep
light of victory
Jaidev
god of victory
Janak
father of Sita, creator
Janardan
one who helps people
Jasraj
king of fame
Jasveer
hero of fame
Jaswant
victorious (Yashwant)
Jawahar
jewel
Jayaditya
victorious sun
Jayant
victorious
Jaysukh
pleasure of victory
Jayashekhar
crest of victory
Jeevan
life
Jitendra
lord of conquerers
Jnyaneshwar
god of wisdom
Kanha
Krishna
Kartik
name of one of the months
Kavi
a wise man, poet
Lalitaditya
beautiful sun
Loknath
lord of all worlds
Madhu
honey, nectar
Mahendra
Indra
Manavendra
king among men
Manendra
king of mind
Manoj
born of mind
Matsendra
king of the fishes
Mehul
rain
Mitesh
one with few desires
Mohan
charming, fascinating
Mukunda
freedom giver
Nanda
happiness, a daughter
Neelam
sapphire
Nisha
night
Omprakash
light of Om
Paresh
supreme spirit
Pradeep
light, shine
Prahlad
excess of joy
Prasata
father of Draupad
Prasanna
cheerful, pleased
Prayag
confluence of Ganga-Jamuna-Saraswati
Premanand
joy of love
Puneet
pure
Purujit
conqueror of city

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• Male Names for Babies

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• Alphabetical Lists of baby names

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