Surya सूर्य, సూర్య, ಸೂರ್ಯ, சூர்யா, സൂര്യ m Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, IndonesianMeans
"sun" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of the sun.
Sushila सुशीला, सुशील f & m Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, NepaliMeans
"good-tempered, well-disposed", derived from the Sanskrit prefix
सु (su) meaning "good" combined with
शील (shila) meaning "conduct, disposition". This is a transcription of both the feminine form
सुशीला and the masculine form
सुशील. This name is borne by wives of the Hindu gods
Krishna and
Yama.
Swarna స్వర్ణ, स्वर्ण, स्वर्णा m & f Telugu, HindiMeans
"good colour" or
"golden", a contraction of the Sanskrit prefix
सु (su) meaning "good" and
वर्ण (varna) meaning "colour". This is a transcription of both the masculine form
स्वर्ण and the feminine form
स्वर्णा (spelled with a long final vowel).
Swati स्वाति, स्वाती f Hindi, MarathiFrom the Indian name of the fourth brightest star in the night sky, called
Arcturus in the western world.
Tahmina তাহমিনা f Persian Mythology, Tajik, BengaliDerived from Persian
تهم (tahm) meaning
"brave, valiant". This is the name of a character in the 10th-century Persian epic the
Shahnameh. She is a daughter of the king of Samangan who marries the warrior hero
Rostam and eventually bears him a son, whom they name
Sohrab.
Tamanna तमन्ना, তামান্না f Hindi, BengaliMeans
"wish, desire" in Hindi, from Persian
تمنّا (tamanna), ultimately from Arabic.
Tara 2 तारा f Hinduism, Buddhism, Hindi, NepaliMeans
"star" in Sanskrit. Tara is the name of a Hindu astral goddess, the wife of Brhaspati. She was abducted by
Chandra, the god of the moon, leading to a great war that was only ended when
Brahma intervened and released her. This is also the name of a Buddhist deity (a bodhisattva).
Tariq طارق m Arabic, UrduMeans
"visitor, knocker at the door" in Arabic, from
طرق (taraqa) "to knock". This is the Arabic name of the morning star. Tariq ibn Ziyad was the Islamic general who conquered Spain for the Umayyad Caliphate in the 8th century.
Uma उमा, ఉమ, ಉಮಾ, ഉമ, உமா f Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, HindiMeans
"flax" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess
Parvati. In Hindu texts it is said to derive from the Sanskrit exclamation
उ मा (u ma) meaning "O (child), do not (practice austerities)!", which was addressed to Parvati by her mother.
Umar عمر m Arabic, Urdu, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Indonesian, HausaMeans
"populous, flourishing", derived from Arabic
عمر ('umr) meaning "life". Umar was a companion and strong supporter of the Prophet
Muhammad who became the second caliph of the Muslims. He is considered to be one of the great founders of the Muslim state. The name was also borne by a 12th-century poet from Persia, Umar Khayyam.
Upasana उपासना f HindiMeans
"worship, devotion" in Sanskrit.
Usha उषा, ಉಷಾ, உஷா, ఉష, ఉషా, ഉഷ, ഉഷാ f Hinduism, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, NepaliVariant of
Ushas. In Hindu legend this was the name of a princess who married
Aniruddha.
Uttara उत्तर, उत्तरा m & f Hinduism, MarathiMeans
"north" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form
उत्तर and the feminine form
उत्तरा (spelled with a long final vowel), both of which occur in the Hindu epic the
Mahabharata belonging to the son and daughter of King Virata.
Vaishnavi वैष्णवी, வைஷ்ணவி, వైష్ణవి f Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, MarathiDerived from the name of the Hindu god
Vishnu, meaning "belonging to Vishnu". This is the name of one of the seven Matrika goddesses in Hinduism.
Vasu वसु, ವಾಸು, വാസു, వాసు, வாசு m Hinduism, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, HindiMeans
"bright, excellent" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of several Hindu gods. It also belonged to one of the authors of the
Rigveda.
Vasuda वसुदा f Hindi (Rare)Means
"granting wealth" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the earth.
Vasudha वसुधा f HindiMeans
"producer of wealth" in Sanskrit, used to refer to the earth.
Vasundhara वसुंधरा, वसुन्धरा, వసుంధర f Hindi, TeluguMeans
"possessor of wealth" in Sanskrit, used to refer to the earth.
Venkata వేంకట, ವೆಂಕಟ, வெங்கட, വെങ്കട m Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, MalayalamFrom the name of a sacred hill in Andhra Pradesh in southern India. It is the home of the Venkateswara Temple, a pilgrimage site for Hindus.
Vidya विद्या, ವಿದ್ಯಾ, విద్యా, வித்யா f Hinduism, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, TamilMeans
"knowledge, science, learning" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess
Saraswati.
Vijay विजय, விஜய், ವಿಜಯ್, విజయ్, വിജയ്, ਵਿਜੇ m Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, PunjabiModern masculine form of
Vijaya.
Vijaya विजय, विजया, విజయ, ವಿಜಯ, விஜய, விஜயா, വിജയ m & f Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, HindiMeans
"victory" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form
विजय and the feminine form
विजया, both of which are used frequently in Hindu texts. It is the name of a grandson of
Indra, a son of
Krishna and it is another name of the goddess
Durga. This was also the name of a semi-legendary 6th-century BC king of Sri Lanka.
Vishal विशाल, વિશાલ, ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ, విశాల్, விஷால், ವಿಶಾಲ್, বিশাল m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, BengaliMeans
"wide, broad, spacious" in Sanskrit.
Vishnu विष्णु, വിഷ്ണു, ವಿಷ್ಣು, విష్ణు, விஷ்ணு m Hinduism, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, MarathiProbably means
"all-pervasive" in Sanskrit. The Hindu god Vishnu is the protector and preserver of the universe, usually depicted as four-armed and blue-skinned. By some Hindus he is regarded as the supreme god.
Vivek विवेक, વિવેક, விவேக், ವಿವೇಕ್, వివేక్, വിവേക്, বিবেক m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, BengaliMeans
"wisdom, distinction, discrimination" in Sanskrit.
Yamuna யமுனா, యమున f Tamil, TeluguFrom the name of an Indian river, which is possibly derived from the name of the goddess
Yami.
Yasin یاسین m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, TurkishFrom the Arabic letters
ي (called
ya) and
س (called
sin). These letters begin the 36th chapter of the Quran (surah Ya Sin).
Yasir یاسر m Arabic, UrduMeans
"to be rich", derived from Arabic
يسر (yasira) meaning "to become easy". This was the name of an early Islamic martyr. It was also borne by Yasir Arafat (1929-2004), a leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Zarina زرینہ f Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Urdu, MalayFrom Persian
زرین (zarin) meaning
"golden". According to the 5th-century BC Greek historian Ctesias, this was the name of a Scythian queen.
Zubaida زبیدہ f Arabic, UrduMeans
"elite, prime, cream" in Arabic. This was the name of a 9th-century wife of Harun ar-Rashid, the Abbasid caliph featured in the stories of
The 1001 Nights.
Zubair زبیر m Arabic, UrduDerived from Arabic
زبر (zubar) meaning
"iron". Zubair ibn al-Awwam was a cousin of the Prophet
Muhammad and an early Muslim military commander.
Zulfiqar ذو الفقار m Arabic, UrduFrom Arabic
ذو الفقار (Dhu al-Faqar) interpreted as meaning
"cleaver of the spine", derived from
ذو (dhu) meaning "possessor, holder" and
فقار (faqar) meaning "spine, vertebra". This was the name of the Prophet
Muhammad's sword, also used by his son-in-law
Ali.