Indian baby names
Handpicked for families who want names with roots: the beloved classics, what parents in the culture choose today, and the cool discoveries most US name sites never surface.
Aadhya the first power; another name for the goddess Lakshmi
Aarav peaceful, wise
Aditya the sun (a Vedic solar deity)
Advait unique, non-dual (a key concept in Hindu philosophy)
Advika unique, one of a kind
Amara eternal, immortal
Ananya unique, without equal
Anaya caring, compassionate
Anika grace; sweet-faced
Arjun bright, shining (hero of the Mahabharata)
Arnav ocean, sea
Asha hope
Avani the earth
Chandra moon (the Hindu moon deity)
Dev god, deity
Diya lamp, light
Ganesh lord of the hosts (the elephant-headed deity, remover of obstacles)
Hari one of the names of the god Vishnu
Ila earth (a Vedic goddess)
Indira beauty, splendor (an epithet of the goddess Lakshmi)
Ira goddess of speech and devotion (a Vedic deity); also earth
Ishaan the sun; another name for the god Shiva
Jaya victory (a name associated with the goddess Durga)
Kabir great, powerful (also the name of the 15th-century mystic poet)
Kamala lotus
Kavya poetry
Kiaan grace of god (a modern coinage)
Krishna dark, black (name of the Hindu deity Krishna, avatar of Vishnu)
Lakshmi one of the names of the goddess Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and fortune
Meera devotee (after the mystic poet-saint Meera Bai)
Myra admirable, sweet
Nalini lotus
Nirvaan liberation, enlightenment
Ojas vitality, inner strength
Pari fairy, angel
Priya beloved
Radhika successful; beloved of the god Krishna
Rajesh king of kings, ruler
Rani queen
Ravi sun (the Hindu sun deity)
Reyansh a ray of light; part of the divine
Riya singer; graceful
Rudra a fierce, storm form of the god Shiva
Saanvi goddess Lakshmi
Sarojini lotus (name of the poet and activist Sarojini Naidu)
Shiv auspicious one (the Hindu deity Shiva)
Sita furrow (heroine of the Ramayana, wife of Rama)
Surya the sun (Vedic solar deity)
Tejas brilliance, splendor
Uma tranquility (another name for the goddess Parvati)
Usha dawn (the Vedic goddess of dawn)
Vedant the essence and end of the Vedas (a philosophical school)
Vihaan dawn, morning
Vikram valor, prowess (name of the legendary king Vikramaditya)
Vivaan full of life
Yuvan young, youthful
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