Diccionario de nombres
195 nombres con significado y origen verificados
AARTHI
Tamil form of AARTI.
ABHISHEK
Means "anointing" in Sanskrit.
ADITYA
Means "belonging to ADITI" in Sanskrit. This is a name for the seven (or eight) Hindu gods who are the children of Aditi...
AISHWARYA
Means "prosperity, wealth" in Sanskrit. A famous bearer is the Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (1973-).
AJAY
Means "unconquered", from Sanskrit अ (a) meaning "not" and जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest".
AJITH
Southern Indian form of AJIT.
ANAND
Means "happiness, bliss" in Sanskrit.
ANANTHA
Southern Indian form of ANANTA.
ANBU
Means "love" in Tamil.
AMALA
Derived from Sanskrit अमल (amala) meaning "clean, pure".
AMIT (1)
Means "immeasurable, infinite" in Sanskrit.
ANANDA
Variant of ANAND.
ANANTH
Southern Indian form of ANANTA.
ANIL
Derived from Sanskrit अनिल (anila) "air, wind". This is another name of Vayu, the Hindu god of the wind.
ANITA (2)
Feminine form of ANIT.
ANJALI
Means "salutation" in Sanskrit.
APARNA
Means "leafless, not having eaten leaves" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati.
ARUNA
Means "reddish brown" in Sanskrit. The Hindu god Aruna (अरुणा) is the charioteer who drives the sun god Surya across the...
ARAVIND
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit.
ARCHANA
Means "honouring, praising" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu ritual.
ARJUN
Modern form of ARJUNA.
ARUN
Modern form of ARUNA.
ASHOK
Modern form of ASHOKA.
ASHWIN
From Sanskrit अश्विन् (ashvin) meaning "possessed of horses". The Ashvins are twin Hindu gods of the sunrise and sunset.
BALA
Means "young" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form बाल and the feminine form बाला (a minor Hi...
BHARATH
Southern Indian form of BHARATA.
CHANDRA
Means "moon" in Sanskrit, derived from चन्द (chand) meaning "to shine". This is a transcription of the masculine form चण...
DEEPAK
Variant transcription of DIPAK.
DEEPIKA
Variant transcription of DIPIKA.
DEEPA
Variant transcription of DIPA.
DEVI
Derived from Sanskrit देवी (devi) meaning "goddess". Devi is the Hindu mother goddess who manifests herself as all other...
DILEEP
Variant transcription of DILIP.
DILIP
Modern form of DILIPA.
DIPA
Means "light, lamp" in Sanskrit.
DIPIKA
Feminine form of DIPAKA.
DINESH
Modern form of DINESHA.
DIPAK
Modern form of DIPAKA.
DIVYA
Means "divine, heavenly" in Sanskrit.
DURAI
Means "chief, leader" in Tamil.
DURGA
Means "unattainable" in Sanskrit. Durga is a Hindu warrior goddess, the fierce, twelve-armed, three-eyed form of the wif...
EZHIL
Means "beauty" in Tamil.
GANESH
Modern form of GANESHA.
GAYATHRI
South Indian variant of GAYATRI.
GOPAL
Modern form of GOPALA.
GOPINATH
Tamil and Malayalam form of GOPINATHA.
GOWRI
South Indian form of GAURI.
HARI
Means "brown, yellow, tawny" in Sanskrit, and by extension "monkey, horse, lion". This is another name of the Hindu god ...
HARISH
Modern form of HARISHA.
HEMA
Means "golden" in Sanskrit.
INDIRA
Means "beauty" in Sanskrit. This is another name of Lakshmi, the wife of the Hindu god Vishnu. A notable bearer was Indi...
INDUMATHI
From Sanskrit इन्दुमत् (indumat) meaning "full moon".
JAI
Variant transcription of JAY (2) and a Tamil masculine form of JAYA.
JAYANTHI
Southern Indian form of JAYANTI.
JAYA
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory". This is a transcription of both the feminine form जया (an epithet of ...
JOTHI
Tamil form of JYOTI.
KALPANA
Means "imagining, fantasy" in Sanskrit.
KAMAL (2)
Modern masculine form of KAMALA.
KAMATCHI
Tamil form of KAMAKSHI.
KANCHANA
Means "golden" in Sanskrit.
KANNAN
Tamil form of KRISHNA.
KARTHIK
Southern Indian form of KARTIK.
KARTHIKEYAN
Tamil form of KARTIKEYA.
KASI
Southern Indian form of KASHI.
KALA (1)
Means "art form, virtue" in Sanskrit.
KALI
Means "the black one" in Sanskrit. The Hindu goddess Kali is the fierce destructive form of the wife of Shiva. She is us...
KAMALA
Means "lotus" or "pale red" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form कमला and the masculine form क...
KARTHIKA
Southern Indian feminine form of KARTIK.
KAVITHA
South Indian form of KAVITA.
KIRAN
Derived from Sanskrit किरण (kirana) which can mean "dust" or "thread" or "sunbeam".
KISHOR
Derived from Sanskrit किशोर (kishora) meaning "colt".
KISHORE
Variant transcription of KISHOR.
KRISHNA
Means "black, dark" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu god believed to be an incarnation of the god Vishnu. He was...
KUMAR
Modern form of KUMARA.
KUMARAN
Tamil and Malayam variant of KUMARA.
LALITHA
Southern Indian form of LALITA.
LAVANYA
Means "beauty, grace" in Sanskrit.
LAKSHMAN
Modern form of LAKSHMANA.
LAKSHMI
Means "sign, mark" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu goddess of prosperity, good luck, and beauty. She is the w...
LEELA
Variant transcription of LILA (1).
MAHESH
Modern form of MAHESHA.
MADHU
From Sanskrit मधु (madhu) meaning "sweet, honey". This is another name of Chaitra, the first month of the Hindu year (wh...
MANI (1)
Means "jewel" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata' this name is borne by a serpent and an attendant of Skand...
MANISH
From Sanskrit मनीषा (manisha) meaning "thought, wisdom".
MANOJ
Modern form of MANOJA.
MEERA
Variant transcription of MIRA (1).
MEENA
Variant transcription of MINA (2).
MIRA (1)
Means "sea, ocean" in Sanskrit. This was the name of a 16th-century Indian princess who devoted her life to the god Kris...
MINA (2)
Means "fish" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the daughter of the Hindu goddess Ushas as well as the daughter of the god...
MOHAN
Modern form of MOHANA.
MURUGAN
Possibly from a Dravidian word meaning "youth". This is the name of a Tamil war god identified with Skanda.
MURALI
Means "flute" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Krishna, given to him because he played the flute.
NARAYANA
Means "path of man" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the name of the god of creation, later synonymous with the god ...
NAVEEN
Variant transcription of NAVIN.
NAVIN
Means "new" in Sanskrit.
NEELA
Variant transcription of NILA.
NALINI
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit.
NANDA
Means "joy" in Sanskrit. In Hindu texts this is a name of both Vishnu and the foster-father of Krishna, as well as vario...
NARAYANAN
Malayalam and Tamil variant of NARAYANA.
NIKHIL
Means "whole, entire" in Sanskrit.
NILA
Means "dark blue" in Sanskrit.
NIRMALA
Feminine form of NIRMAL.
NISHA
Means "night" in Sanskrit.
NITHYA
Southern Indian form of NITYA.
NIKITHA
Southern Indian variant of NIKITA (2).
NIRMAL
Means "clean, pure" in Sanskrit.
NITHIN
Southern Indian variant of NITIN.
PADMA
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form पद्मा and the masculine form पद्म. Accordin...
PADMINI
Means "a multitude of lotuses", a derivative of Sanskrit पद्म (padma) meaning "lotus".
PALLAVI
Feminine form of PALLAV.
POOJA
Variant transcription of PUJA.
PRABHU
Means "mighty, powerful, master" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of both the Hindu gods Surya and Agni.
PRADIP
Derived from Sanskrit प्रदीप (pradipa) meaning "light, lantern".
PRAKASH
Derived from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakasha) meaning "light, bright, shining".
PRASAD
Means "brightness, clearness, graciousness, offering" in Sanskrit. This is a word referring to an offering of food made ...
PRAVEENA
Variant transcription of PRAVINA.
PRAVINA
Feminine form of PRAVIN.
PREMA
Feminine form of PREM.
PRIYA
Means "beloved" in Sanskrit. In Hindu legend this is the name of a daughter of King Daksha.
PUJA
Means "honour, worship" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu ritual of reverence.
PURNIMA
Means "full moon" in Sanskrit.
POORNIMA
Variant transcription of PURNIMA.
PRABHAKAR
Modern form of PRABHAKARA.
PRADEEP
Variant transcription of PRADIP.
PRASANNA
Means "clear, bright, tranquil" in Sanskrit.
PRAVEEN
Variant transcription of PRAVIN.
PRAVIN
Means "skilled" in Sanskrit.
PREETHI
South Indian form of PRITI.
PREM
Means "love, affection" in Sanskrit.
PRIYANKA
From Sanskrit प्रियंकर (priyankara) meaning "agreeable, amiable".
PUSHPA
Means "flower" in Sanskrit.
RADHIKA
Variant of RADHA.
RAHUL
Possibly means "able, efficient" in Sanskrit. This was the name of a son of Gautama Buddha.
RAJEEV
Variant transcription og of RAJIV.
RAJIV
Means "striped" in Sanskrit. This is used to refer to the blue lotus in Hindu texts.
RAJU
Variant of RAJA (2).
RAMA (1)
Means "pleasing, beautiful" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the name of an incarnation of the god Vishnu. He is the...
RAMESH
Modern transcription of RAMESHA.
RASHMI
Means "ray of sunlight" or "rope" in Sanskrit.
RADHA
Means "success" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the favourite consort of the Hindu god Krishna.
RAJ
Means "empire, royalty", from Sanskrit राज्य (rajya).
RAJA (2)
Means "king, ruler", from Sanskrit राजन् (rajan).
RAJESH
Means "ruler of kings" from Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".
RAKESH
Means "lord of the full moon" from Sanskrit राका (raka) meaning "full moon" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".
RAM (2)
Modern form of RAMA (1).
RATHNA
Southern Indian variant of RATNA.
RAVI
Means "sun" in Sanskrit. Ravi is a Hindu god of the sun, sometimes equated with Surya. A famous bearer was the musician ...
SANDHYA
Means "twilight" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the daughter of the Hindu god Brahma.
SANDEEP
Variant transcription of SANDIP.
SANDIP
Means "blazing" in Sanskrit.
SANJAY
Modern form of SANJAYA.
SARALA
Feminine form of SARAL.
SEETHA
Tamil form of SITA. The name of the mythological figures is சீதை, while சீதா is the spelling used for people.
SEKAR
Tamil form of SHEKHAR.
SHARMILA
Means "protection, comfort, joy" in Sanskrit.
SHIVA (1)
Derived from Sanskrit शिव (shiva) meaning "benign, kind, auspicious". Shiva is the Hindu god of destruction and restorat...
SHANKAR
Modern transcription of SHANKARA.
SHANTHI
Southern Indian form of SHANTI.
SHEELA
Variant transcription of SHILA.
SHYAMALA
Feminine form of SHYAMAL.
SHYAM
Modern masculine form of SHYAMA.
SIVA
Variant transcription of SHIVA (1).
SREE
Variant transcription of SRI.
SRIDEVI
Variant of SHRIDEVI.
SUBRAMANIAM
Tamil variant of SUBRAHMANYA.
SRI
Indonesian and southern Indian form of SHRI.
SRINIVAS
Southern Indian form of SHRINIVAS.
SUBRAMANIAN
Tamil variant of SUBRAHMANYA.
SUDARSHAN
Means "beautiful, good-looking" in Sanskrit, derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with दर्शन...
SUNDAR
Modern form of SUNDARA.
SURIYA
Variant transcription of SURYA.
SWATHI
Southern Indian form of SWATI.
SUNDER
Variant transcription of SUNDAR.
SUNIL
From Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good, very" combined with नील (nila) meaning "dark blue".
SUNITHA
Southern Indian form of SUNITA.
SURESH
Modern form of SURESHA.
SURYA
Means "sun" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of the sun.
THAMARAI
Means "lotus" in Tamil.
USHA
Variant of USHAS.
UMA
Means "flax" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati. In Hindu texts it is said to derive from th...
VASU
Means "bright, excellent" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of several Hindu gods. It also belonged to one of the authors ...
VAISHNAVI
Derived from the name of the Hindu god VISHNU, meaning "belonging to Vishnu". This is the name of one of the seven Matri...
VARSHA
Means "rain" in Sanskrit.
VENKATA
From the name of a sacred hill in southern India.
VIJAYA
Means "victory" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form विजय and the feminine form विजया, both o...
VIMALA
Feminine form of VIMAL.
VINAY
Means "leading, guidance, modesty" in Sanskrit.
VISHAL
Means "wide, broad, spacious" in Sanskrit.
VIVEK
Means "wisdom, distinction, discrimination" in Sanskrit.
VENKAT
Variant of VENKATA.
VIDYA
Means "knowledge, science, learning" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Saraswati.
VIJAY
Modern masculine form of VIJAYA.
VIKRAM
Modern form of VIKRAMA.
VIMAL
Means "clean, pure, spotless" in Sanskrit.
VISHNU
Probably means "all-pervasive" in Sanskrit. The Hindu god Vishnu is the protector and preserver of the universe, usually...
YAMUNA
From the name of an Indian river, which is possibly derived from the name of the goddess YAMI.