Diccionario

Diccionario de nombres

165 nombres con significado y origen verificados

ADITI

F

Means "boundless, entire" or "freedom, security" in Sanskrit. This is the name of an ancient Hindu goddess of the sky an...

ADITYA

M

Means "belonging to ADITI" in Sanskrit. This is a name for the seven (or eight) Hindu gods who are the children of Aditi...

AGNI

M

Means "fire" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the ancient Hindu fire god, usually depicted as red-skinned with three leg...

ANANTA

M/F

Means "infinite, endless" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form अनन्त / अनंत (an epithet of th...

ANIL

M

Derived from Sanskrit अनिल (anila) "air, wind". This is another name of Vayu, the Hindu god of the wind.

ANIRUDDHA

M

Means "unobstructed, ungovernable" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the grandson of the Hindu god Krishna.

APARNA

F

Means "leafless, not having eaten leaves" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati.

ARJUNA

M

Means "white, clear" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a hero in Hindu texts, the son of the god Indra and the princess K...

ARUNA

M/F

Means "reddish brown" in Sanskrit. The Hindu god Aruna (अरुणा) is the charioteer who drives the sun god Surya across the...

ARUSHI

F

Means "hitting, killing" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of a daughter of Manu.

ARUNDHATI

F

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

BALADEVA

M

Means "god of strength" from Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength" combined with देव (deva) meaning "god". Baladeva (als...

BALA

M/F

Means "young" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form बाल and the feminine form बाला (a minor Hi...

BHARATA

M

Means "being maintained" in Sanskrit. This is one of the names of Agni, the Hindu god of fire, and is also the name of t...

BHUMI

F

Means "earth, soil" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu earth goddess. She is the wife of Varaha, an avatar of Vish...

BHASKARA

M

Means "shining", derived from a combination of Sanskrit भास (bhasa) meaning "light" and कर (kara) meaning "maker". This ...

BHIMA

M

Means "terrible, formidable" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata' this is the name of the second son of Pand...

BRAHMA

M

Means "growth, expansion, creation" in Sanskrit. The Hindu god Brahma is the creator and director of the universe, the b...

BRIJESHA

M

Means "ruler of Brij" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Krishna, Brij being a region associated with hi...

CHANDRA

M/F

Means "moon" in Sanskrit, derived from चन्द (chand) meaning "to shine". This is a transcription of the masculine form चण...

CHANDA

M/F

Means "fierce, hot, passionate" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form चण्ड and the feminine fo...

DAMAYANTI

F

Means "subduing" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata' this is the name of a beautiful princess, the wife of ...

DAMODARA

M

Means "rope around the belly", derived from Sanskrit दाम (dama) meaning "rope" and उदर (udara) meaning "belly". This is ...

DEVARAJA

M

Means "king of gods" from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" and राज (raja) meaning "king". This is another name of the H...

DEVI

F

Derived from Sanskrit देवी (devi) meaning "goddess". Devi is the Hindu mother goddess who manifests herself as all other...

DINESHA

M

Means "day lord" from Sanskrit दिन (dina) meaning "day" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord". In Hindu texts this is used as a n...

DIPAKA

M

Means "inflaming, exciting" in Sanskrit. This is another name of Kama, the Hindu god of love.

DILIPA

M

Means "protector of Delhi" from Sanskrit दिल्ली (see DELHI) combined with प (pa) meaning "protecting". This is the name ...

DRAUPADI

F

Means "daughter of DRUPADA" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata' this is the name of the daughter of king Dr...

DURGA

M/F

Means "unattainable" in Sanskrit. Durga is a Hindu warrior goddess, the fierce, twelve-armed, three-eyed form of the wif...

DRUPADA

M

Means "wooden pillar" or "firm footed" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata' this is the name of a king of Pa...

DUSHYANTA

M

Possibly means "destroyer of evil" in Sanskrit. In Hindu legend this is the name of a king who is the husband of Shakunt...

GANESHA

M

Means "lord of hordes" from Sanskrit गण (gana) meaning "horde, multitude" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler". This is t...

GARGI

F

Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 7th-century BC Indian philosopher who appears in the Upanishads, which are parts...

GAYATRI

F

From Sanskrit गायत्र (gayatra) which refers to a type of song or hymn with a particular meter. It is also the name of a ...

GAURI

F

Means "white" in Sanskrit. This is a Hindu goddess, another name of Parvati the wife of Shiva, so named because of her f...

GIRISHA

M

Means "lord of the mountain" in Sanskrit. This is a name of the Hindu god Shiva, given because of his abode in the Himal...

GOTAMA

M

Means "the best ox" from Sanskrit गो (go) meaning "ox, cow" and तम (tama) meaning "best". In Hindu texts this is the nam...

GOPALA

M

Means "cow protector" from Sanskrit गो (go) meaning "cow" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector". This is another nam...

GOPINATHA

M

Means "leader of the gopis" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Krishna, acquired because of his associat...

GOVINDA

M

Means "cow finder", derived from Sanskrit गो (go) meaning "cow" combined with विन्द (vinda) meaning "finding". This is a...

HARI

M

Means "brown, yellow, tawny" in Sanskrit, and by extension "monkey, horse, lion". This is another name of the Hindu god ...

HARISHA

M

Means "lord of monkeys" from Sanskrit हरि (hari) meaning "monkey" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord". This is another name of ...

INDRA

M

Means "possessing drops of rain" from Sanskrit इन्दु (indu) meaning "a drop" and र (ra) meaning "acquiring, possessing"....

INDRANI

F

Means "queen of INDRA" in Sanskrit. This is a Hindu goddess of jealousy and beauty, a wife of Indra.

INDIRA

F

Means "beauty" in Sanskrit. This is another name of Lakshmi, the wife of the Hindu god Vishnu. A notable bearer was Indi...

INDRAJIT

M

Means "conqueror of Indra" from the name of the god INDRA combined with Sanskrit जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquerin...

ISHA

M/F

Means "master, lord" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form ईशा and the masculine form ईश (an ep...

JAGADISHA

M

Means "ruler of the world" from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat) meaning "world" and ईश (isha) meaning "ruler". This is another nam...

JAGANNATHA

M

Means "master of the world" from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat) meaning "world" and नाथ (natha) meaning "master". This is a title...

JAYA

M/F

Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory". This is a transcription of both the feminine form जया (an epithet of ...

JAYANTA

M

Derived from Sanskrit जयन्त (jayanta) meaning "victorious". This is the name of a son of the Hindu god Indra, as well as...

JAYANTI

F

Feminine form of JAYANTA. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Durga.

KAMAKSHI

F

From Sanskrit काम (kama) meaning "love, desire" and अक्षि (akshi) meaning "eye". This is the name of a Hindu fertility g...

KARNA

M

Derived from Sanskrit कर्ण (karna) meaning "ear". This is the name of the son of the Hindu sun god Surya and the goddess...

KARTHIKEYAN

M

Tamil form of KARTIKEYA.

KARTIKEYA

M

From Sanskrit कृत्तिका (krittika), the name for the constellation of the Pleiades, ultimately from कृत् (krit) meaning "...

KALI

M/F

Means "the black one" in Sanskrit. The Hindu goddess Kali is the fierce destructive form of the wife of Shiva. She is us...

KALYANI

F

Means "beautiful, lovely, auspicious" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata' this is the name of one of the Kr...

KAMA

M

Means "love, desire" in Sanskrit. Kama is the winged Hindu god of love, the son of Lakshmi.

KAMALA

M/F

Means "lotus" or "pale red" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form कमला and the masculine form क...

KANTI

M/F

Means "beauty" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form कान्ती (another name of the Hindu goddess ...

KAPILA

M

Means "reddish brown" in Sanskrit, derived from कपि (kapi) "monkey". In the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata' this is the nam...

KAUSALYA

F

Means "of the Kosala people" in Sanskrit. Kosala was an ancient Indian kingdom that was at its most powerful in the 6th ...

KRISHNA

M

Means "black, dark" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu god believed to be an incarnation of the god Vishnu. He was...

KUMARA

M

Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, son". In Hindu texts this is an epithet of both the fire god Agni and...

KUMARI

F

Feminine form of KUMARA. In the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata' Kumari is the wife of the warrior Bhima. This is also anoth...

KUNTI

F

Means "spear" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata' this is the name of the mother of the Pandavas.

LAKSHMANA

M

Means "having lucky marks" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the 'Ramayana' he is the trusted companion of the hero Rama, a...

LAKSHMI

M/F

Means "sign, mark" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu goddess of prosperity, good luck, and beauty. She is the w...

LALITA

F

Means "playful, charming, desirable" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the name of one of the playmates of the young ...

MADHAVI

F

Feminine form of MADHAVA. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

MADHAVA

M

Means "vernal, of the springtime" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of several Hindu gods. It was also the name of a 14th-...

MAHESHA

M

Means "great lord" from Sanskrit महा (maha) meaning "great" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler". This is another name of...

MANI (1)

M

Means "jewel" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata' this name is borne by a serpent and an attendant of Skand...

MANOJA

M

Means "born of the mind", from Sanskrit मनस् (manas) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit" and ज (ja) meaning "born". This i...

MANU (1)

M

Means "thinking, wise" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is a title of Svayambhuva, the progenitor of the human race, as...

MAYA (1)

F

Means "illusion" in Sanskrit. In Buddhist tradition this is the name of the mother of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha). T...

MITRA (1)

M/F

Means "friend" in Sanskrit, a cognate of MITHRA. This is a transcription of both the feminine form मित्रा and the mascul...

MINA (2)

F

Means "fish" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the daughter of the Hindu goddess Ushas as well as the daughter of the god...

MINAKSHI

F

From Sanskrit मीन (mina) meaning "fish" and अक्षि (akshi) meaning "eye". This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parva...

MOHINI

F

Means "infatuating" in Sanskrit. This was the name adopted by the Hindu god Vishnu when he took the form of a woman.

MURUGAN

M

Possibly from a Dravidian word meaning "youth". This is the name of a Tamil war god identified with Skanda.

MOHANA

M/F

Means "bewitching, infatuating, charming" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form मोहन (an epith...

MUKESHA

M

Means "ruler of Muka" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Shiva, given to him because he killed Muka, a d...

MURALI

M

Means "flute" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Krishna, given to him because he played the flute.

NAGENDRA

M

Means "lord of snakes" from Sanskrit नाग (naga) meaning "snake" (also "elephant") combined with the name of the Hindu go...

NALA

M

Means "stem" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a king of the Nishadha people in the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata'.

NARAYANA

M

Means "path of man" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the name of the god of creation, later synonymous with the god ...

NANDA

M

Means "joy" in Sanskrit. In Hindu texts this is a name of both Vishnu and the foster-father of Krishna, as well as vario...

PADMA

M/F

Means "lotus" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form पद्मा and the masculine form पद्म. Accordin...

PANKAJA

M

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

PARTHA

M

Means "son of PRITHA" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is another name for the Pandavas, who were sons of Pritha (anoth...

PADMAVATI

F

Means "resembling lotuses", derived from the Sanskrit word पद्म (padma) meaning "lotus" combined with वती (vati) meaning...

PARVATI

F

Means "of the mountains" in Sanskrit. Parvati is a Hindu goddess of love and power, the wife of Shiva and the mother of ...

PITAMBARA

M

Derived from Sanskrit पीत (pita) meaning "yellow" and अम्बर (ambara) meaning "garment". This is another name of the Hind...

PRABHAKARA

M

Means "light maker", derived from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabha) meaning "light" and कर (kara) meaning "maker". This is a name ...

PRABHU

M

Means "mighty, powerful, master" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of both the Hindu gods Surya and Agni.

PRAMODA

M

Means "joy" in Sanskrit. This is the name of an attendant of the Hindu god Skanda.

PRITHA

F

Means "the palm of the hand" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the legendary Hindu figure Kunti.

PRIYA

F

Means "beloved" in Sanskrit. In Hindu legend this is the name of a daughter of King Daksha.

PURUSHOTTAMA

M

Means "the best man" from Sanskrit पुरुष (purusha) meaning "man" and उत्तम (uttama) meaning "highest". This is another n...

RADHIKA

F

Variant of RADHA.

RAGHU

M

Means "swift" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a heroic king in Hindu epics, the great-grandfather of Rama. It is also m...

RAMA (1)

M

Means "pleasing, beautiful" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the name of an incarnation of the god Vishnu. He is the...

RAMACHANDRA

M

Derived from the name of the Hindu god RAMA (1) combined with Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon". This is another...

RAMESHVARA

M

Means "lord of Rama", derived from the name of the Hindu god RAMA (1) combined with Sanskrit ईश्वर (ishvara) meaning "l...

RADHA

M/F

Means "success" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the favourite consort of the Hindu god Krishna.

RAJANI

F

Means "the dark one" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Kali or Durga.

RAMA (2)

F

Means "wife" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the goddess Lakshmi.

RAMESHA

M

Means "husband of Lakshmi", derived from RAMA (2), a name of Lakshmi, combined with ईश (isha) meaning "ruler, husband"....

RAVI

M

Means "sun" in Sanskrit. Ravi is a Hindu god of the sun, sometimes equated with Surya. A famous bearer was the musician ...

RAVINDRA

M

Means "lord of the sun" from Sanskrit रवि (ravi) meaning "sun" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here ...

REVA

F

Means "one that moves" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Rati.

RATI

F

Means "rest, pleasure" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the wife of the Hindu god of love Kama.

RUKMINI

F

Means "adorned with gold" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the name of a princess who became the wife of Krishna.

SANDHYA

F

Means "twilight" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the daughter of the Hindu god Brahma.

SANJAYA

M

Means "completely victorious, triumphant" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a royal official in the Hindu epic the 'Mahab...

SAVITR

M

Means "rouser, stimulator" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu sun god, sometimes identified with Surya.

SARASWATI

F

Means "possessing water" from Sanskrit सरस् (saras) meaning "fluid, water, lake" and वती (vati) meaning "having". This i...

SATI

F

Means "truthful" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this was the name of a goddess, a wife of Shiva. After her death she was r...

SATISHA

M

Means "lord of Sati" from the name of the Hindu goddess SATI combined with ईश (isha) meaning "ruler". This is another na...

SAVITRI

F

Means "relating to the sun" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a hymn dedicated to Savitr, a Hindu sun god, and it is also...

SHAILAJA

F

Means "daughter of the mountain" in Sanskrit, from शैल (shaila) meaning "mountain" and ज (ja) meaning "born". This is an...

SHAKTI

M/F

Means "power" in Sanskrit. In Hinduism a shakti is the female counterpart of a god. The name Shakti is used in particula...

SHANI (2)

M

From the Sanskrit name of the planet Saturn. This is the name of a celestial Hindu god.

SHANKARA

M

Derived from the Sanskrit elements शम् (sham) meaning "auspicious, lucky" and कर (kara) meaning "maker". This is another...

SHANTA

F

Means "pacified, calm" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the 'Ramayana' this is the name of a daughter of King Dasharatha.

SHANTANU

M

Means "wholesome" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata' this is the name of a king of Hastinapura.

SHIVA (1)

M

Derived from Sanskrit शिव (shiva) meaning "benign, kind, auspicious". Shiva is the Hindu god of destruction and restorat...

SHIVALI

F

Means "beloved of SHIVA (1)" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati.

SHRIDEVI

F

From the name of the Hindu goddess SHRI combined with Sanskrit देवी (devi) meaning "goddess". This is another name of La...

SHRIPATI

M

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

SHAKUNTALA

F

Derived from Sanskrit शकुन्त (shakunta) meaning "bird". This is the name of a character in Hindu legend, her story adapt...

SHRI

F

Means "diffusing light, radiance, beauty" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. This word is a...

SHYAMA

M/F

Derived from Sanskrit श्याम (shyama) meaning "dark, black, blue". This is a transcription of the masculine form श्याम, w...

SKANDA

M

Means "hopping, spurting, spilling" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the name of the god of war, also known as Karti...

SITA

F

Means "furrow" in Sanskrit. Sita is the name of the Hindu goddess of the harvest in the 'Rigveda'. This is also the name...

SUMATI

F

Means "wise, good mind", derived from Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good" and मति (mati) meaning "mind, thought". In the Hin...

SUBRAHMANYA

M

From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" and ब्रह्मन् (brahman) meaning "transcendent reality, eternal truth". Th...

SUNITA

F

Means "well conducted, wise", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with नीत (nita) meaning "...

SURENDRA

M

Means "lord of gods" from Sanskrit सुर (sura) meaning "god" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to ...

SURESHA

M

Means "ruler of the gods" from Sanskrit सुर (sura) meaning "god" and ईश (isha) meaning "ruler, lord". This is another na...

SUSHILA

M/F

Means "good-tempered, well-disposed", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with शील (shila) ...

SUNDARA

M

Derived from Sanskrit सुन्दर (sundara) meaning "beautiful". This is the name of several minor characters in Hindu texts,...

SURYA

M

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

TARA (2)

F

Means "star" in Sanskrit. Tara is the name of a Hindu astral goddess, the wife of Brhaspati. She was abducted by Soma, a...

USHA

F

Variant of USHAS.

UMA

F

Means "flax" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati. In Hindu texts it is said to derive from th...

USHAS

F

Means "dawn" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu goddess of the dawn, considered the daughter of heaven.

UTTARA

M/F

Means "north" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form उत्तर (also written Uttar) and the feminin...

VALLI

F

Means "creeping plant" in Dravidian. In Dravidian mythology the goddess Valli was the wife of Murunga.

VASANTA

M

Means "brilliant" or "spring" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu personification of the spring.

VASU

M

Means "bright, excellent" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of several Hindu gods. It also belonged to one of the authors ...

VAISHNAVI

F

Derived from the name of the Hindu god VISHNU, meaning "belonging to Vishnu". This is the name of one of the seven Matri...

VARUNA

M

Probably from a Sanskrit word meaning "to surround". In Hindu mythology Varuna is a god of water and the celestial ocean...

VAYU

M

Means "air, wind" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of the air and wind, one of the five elements.

VENA

M

Derived from Sanskrit वेन (vena) meaning "yearning". This is the name of an evil king in Hindu mythology.

VIJAYA

M/F

Means "victory" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form विजय and the feminine form विजया, both o...

VIKRAMA

M

Means "stride, pace" or "valour" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu. This was also the name of a ...

VIDYA

F

Means "knowledge, science, learning" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Saraswati.

VIRAJA

M

Means "ruling, sovereign" in Sanskrit. This is the name of an offspring of Brahma in Hindu belief.

VISHNU

M

Probably means "all-pervasive" in Sanskrit. The Hindu god Vishnu is the protector and preserver of the universe, usually...

YAMA (1)

M

Means "twin" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of death. He is also regarded as the first mortal being, or ...

YAMI

F

Means "twin, pair" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the name of the first woman, the twin sister of the first man Ya...

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