Choose Names for Hindu Male Children A
Abhay / Abheek – fearless
Abhijay – victor
Abhiraj – fearless king
Abhishek – ritual
Adhiraj – king
Adil – sincere
Adit – first born
Ajay – unconquered
Akaram – one who is without karma
Akshay – immmortal
Amal – pure / hope / aspiration
Aman – peace
Amar / Amartya – immortal
Amir – rich
Amit – limitless
Amrit – nectar
Anand – joy / bliss
Anantdev – unlimited Lord
Anish – supreme, paramount
Anuj – younger brother
Arav – peaceful, calm
Aravind / Arvind – lotus
Arjun – Lord Krishna's cousin / One of the Pandav brothers
Ashok – without sorrow
Ashwin – a star
B
Balram – brother of Lord Krishna
Bhagvan – Lord Krishna
Bhaskar – sun
Bhim – one of the Pandav brothers
Bhupal – king
Bimal – pure
Birendra – king of warriors
C
Chakradev – Lord Vishnu
Chandran / Chandra – moon
Chandrashekar – Lord Shiva
D
Daman – controller
Damodar – Lord Krishna
Deepak – lamp
Dev / Deva – divinity
Devaj / Devang – from God
Devkumar – son of God
Devraj – king of the Gods
Dhanraj – king of wealth
Dhaval – dazzling white
Dinesh – sun
Divyesh – full of divinity
E
Ekansh – whole
Ekaraj – emperor
G
Gajendra – elephant king
Gandhi – sun
Ganesh – son of Lord Shiva
Ganpati – Lord Ganesh
Gopal – Lord Krishna
Gopinath - Lord Krishna / Lord of the Gopis
Govind/ Govinda – Lord Krishna
Guruprasad – guru's mercy
H
Hardik – full of love
Hari – Lord Krishna
Haridas – one of Lord Chaitanya's associates
Haroon – hope
Hasan – laughter
Hemdev – lord of wealth
Hemraj – king of wealth
Hiresh – king of precious stones
I
Indra – God of Heaven
Indrajit – victor over Indra
Iravan – king of ocean
Ishaan – Lord Shiva
Ishayu – full of strength
J
Jagannath – lord of the universe
Jagadanand – Lord Chaitanya's associate
Jaiman – victorious
Janu – soul / life force
Jawahar – gem
Jay – victory
Jayesh – victor
Jaygopal – victorious Lord Krishna
Jayram – victory of Lord Rama
Jitendra – one who can conquer Indra
Jiva – soul / one of Lord Chaitanya's associates
Jivan – life
Jivaj / Jival – full of life
K
Kairav – white lotus
Kamal – lotus, pale red
Kapoor – saffron
Kartik – month of intense meditation
Kavi – poet
Kaviraj – king of poets
Kavin – handsome / beautiful
Keshav – Lord Krishna
Khushal – happy
Kishan – Lord Krishna
Kishen – Lord Krishna
Kishore – young boy / Lord Krishna
Krishna – Lord Krishna
Kumar – son
Kunsh – shining
Kuval – wisdom
L
Lahar – wave
Lakshan – aim
Lakshman – Lord Ram's brother
M
Madan – delightful / enchanter
Madan Mohan – delightful / enchanter / Lord Krishna
Madhav – Lord Krishna
Madhu – honey
Mahadev – Lord Shiva
Mahendra – Lord Vishnu
Mahesh – Lord Shiva
Mani – gem
Manish – lord of the mind
Manit – highly respected
Manmohan – Lord Krishna
Manu – sage
Mehal – cloud
Mehul – rain
Mihir – sun rays
Mohan – Lord Krishna
Mohit – charming
N
Nadish – ocean
Nagaraj – Lord Shiva
Narayan – Lord Vishnu
Narendra – king of man
Naresh – king
Naruna – leader of men
Navadvip – new island
Navaj – newly born
Naveen / Navin – new
Nihal – content
Nikash – horizon
Nikhil – complete / whole / entire
Nilay – haven / house
Nirmal – clean
O
Ohm / Om / Omkar – primordial sound
Omprakash – sacred light
P
Padma – lotus
Panav – prince
Param – ultimate
Prabhakar – sun
Prabhu – God
Prabodh – consciousness
Pradhi – intelligent
Prajit – winning
Prakash – light
Pramod – joy
Prasad – devotional offering
Pratik – symbol or image
Pravin – expert / skilled
Pravit – hero
Prem – love
Premal – loving
Puneet – pure
Punit – holy
R
Radhacharan – lotus feet of Radharani
Radha Raman – Lord Krishna
Rahul – capable bond
Raja – king, prince, ruler
Rajat – courage
Rajeev – lotus
Rajesh – king
Rajit – brilliant
Rajnish / Rakesh – moon
Ram – Lord Rama
Ramchandra – Lord Rama
Ramanuj – younger to Lord Rama
Ramaprasad – Lord Ram's mercy
Rasul – angel
Ravi – sun
Ravindra – sun
Ravish – sun ray / beam of light
Rishi – sage
Rishit – the best
Rohak – rising
Rohan – ascending / one who takes a higher path
Rohini Kumar – Lord Krishna
Rohinish – moon
Rohit / Rohtak – sun
Roshan – illumination
Rudra – Lord Shiva
Ruhan – spiritual
Rushil – charming
S
Saanjh – evening
Sadar – respectful
Sadhil – perfect
Sadhu – saintly person
Safal – succeed
Sagar – ocean
Sahadev – one of the Pandav brothers
Sahasya – mighty
Sahat – strong
Sajiv – lively
Sakash – illumination
Sanjay – victorious
Sanjit – who is always victorious
Sanjiv – vital
Santosh – satisfaction
Sarish – equal
Satvik – virtuous
Satyam – honesty, truth
Savit – sun
Shakti – power
Shanyu – benevolent
Sharat – a season
Shardul – the best
Shashikiran – moonlight
Shekhar – ultimate / peak
Shrey – marvellous
Shri – diffusing light, wealth, beauty, radiance
Shubhra – radiant, pure, pure white
Shyam – dark / Lord Krishna
Shyamal – Lord Krishna
Sohan – handsome
Somdev – lord of the moon
Srivas – one of Lord Chaitanya's associates
Srinivas – one of Lord Chaitanya's associates
Subhash – one who speaks good words
Suday – gift
Sudhir – wise
Sumeet – friendly
Sumit – well measured, supreme, good friend
Suraj – sun
Suresh – ruler of Gods
Surya – Sun God
Sushil – person of good character
Swami – Lord
T
Taj – crown / jewel
Tanish – ambition
Taraksh – mountain
Tarang – wave
Tarendra – prince of stars
Taru – small plant
Tarun – young boy
Trivikram – Lord Vishnu
Tushar – snow / wintery
U
Udant – correct message
Udarsh – brimming
Udu – water
Umapati – Lord Shiva
Umesh – Lord Shiva
Upendra – Lord Vishnu
V
Vaman – Lord Vishnu in a dwarflike incarnation
Vanad – cloud
Vanamali – Lord Krishna with a flower garland
Varadraj – Lord Vishnu
Varun – lord of water
Vasant – a season / spring
Vasudev – Lord Krishna's father
Vatsa – son
Vatsal – love, affection
Vayu – lord of the wind
Vayun – lively
Venkatesh – Lord Vishnu / Lord Krishna
Vibodh – wise
Vidhur – wise one
Vijay – victory
Vikrant – brave
Vimal – clean
Vinay – humility
Vineet – knowledgeable
Vinesh – godly
Vinod – friend
Vishal – huge
Vishnu – Lord Vishnu
Vishvanath – lord of the universe
Vivek – intellect, consciousness
Y
Yadav – Lord Krishna
Yadavendra – Lord Krishna
Yuvraj – prince |
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