The names listed here are used in India. See also about Indian names.

KAILASH   कैलास   m   Indian
From the name of a mountain in the Himalayas which is believed to be the paradise of the Hindu god Shiva.

KAJAL   काजल   f   Indian
Means "kohl, medical lotion" in Sanskrit.

KALA (1)   कला   f   Indian
Means "art form, virtue" in Sanskrit.

KALI   काली   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "the black one" in Sanskrit... [more]

KALIDAS   कालिदास   m   Indian
Modern transcription of KALIDASA

KALIDASA   कालिदास   m   Indian
Means "servant of Kali" from the name of the Hindu goddess KALI combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) "servant"... [more]

KALPANA   कल्पना   f   Indian
Means "imagining, fantasy" in Sanskrit.

KALYAN   कल्याण   m   Indian
Means "beautiful, lovely, auspicious" in Sanskrit.

KALYANI   कल्याणी   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of KALYAN... [more]

KAMA   काम   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "love, desire" in Sanskrit... [more]

KAMAL (2)   कमल   m   Indian
Means "lotus" or "pale red" in Sanskrit.

KAMALA   कमला   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of KAMAL (2)... [more]

KANCHANA   कञ्चना   f   Indian
Means "golden" in Sanskrit.

KANTA   कान्ता   f   Indian
Means "desired, beautiful" in Sanskrit.

KANTI   कान्ती   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "beauty" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

KAPIL   कपिल   m   Indian
Modern transcription of KAPILA

KAPILA   कपिल   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "reddish brown" in Sanskrit, derived from कपि (kapi) "monkey"... [more]

KARAN   m   Indian
Variant of KARNA

KARISHMA   f   Indian
Means "miracle" in Sanskrit.

KARNA   कर्ण   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit कर्ण (karna) meaning "ear"... [more]

KASHI   काशी   f   Indian
From the name of a holy city in India, famous for its many temples dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva... [more]

KASI   काशी   f   Indian
Variant transcription of KASHI

KAUR   f   Indian (Sikh)
Means "princess" in Punjabi... [more]

KAUSALYA   कौसल्या   f   Indian
Means "of the Kosala people" in Sanskrit... [more]

KAVERI   कावेरी   f   Indian
From the name of the Kaveri River in southern India.

KAVI   कवि   m   Indian
Means "wise man, sage, poet" in Sanskrit.

KAVITA   कविता   f   Indian
Means "poem" in Sanskrit.

KIRAN   किरण   m & f   Indian
Derived from the Sanskrit word किरण (kirana), which can mean "dust" or "thread" or "sunbeam".

KISHAN   m   Indian
Modern form of KRISHNA

KISHEN   m   Indian
Modern form of KRISHNA

KISHOR   किशोर   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit किशोर (kishora) meaning "colt".

KISHORE   किशोर   m   Indian
Variant transcription of KISHOR

KISHORI   किशोरी   f   Indian
Feminine form of KISHOR

KISTNA   m   Indian
Variant of KRISHNA

KRISHNA   कृष्ण   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "black, dark" in Sanskrit... [more]

KSHITIJ   क्षितिज   m   Indian
Means "born of the earth" or "horizon" in Sanskrit.

KSHITIJA   क्षितिजा   f   Indian
Feminine form of KSHITIJ

KUMAR   कुमार   m   Indian
Modern transcription of KUMARA

KUMARA   कुमार   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, son"... [more]

KUMARI   कुमारी   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of KUMARA... [more]

KUNAL   कुणाल   m   Indian
Modern transcription of KUNALA

KUNALA   कुणाल   m   Indian
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit... [more]

LAKSHMAN   लक्ष्मण   m   Indian
Modern transcription of LAKSHMANA

LAKSHMANA   लक्ष्मण   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "having lucky marks" in Sanskrit... [more]

LAKSHMI   लक्ष्मी   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "sign, mark" in Sanskrit... [more]

LAL   लल   m   Indian
Means "to play, to caress" in Sanskrit.

LALIT   ललित   m   Indian
Means "playful, charming, desirable" in Sanskrit.

LALITA   ललिता   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of LALIT... [more]

LATA   लता   f   Indian
Means "vine, creeping plant" in Sanskrit.

LAVANYA   लावण्या   f   Indian
Means "beauty, grace" in Sanskrit.

LAXMAN   लक्ष्मण   m   Indian
Variant transcription of LAKSHMAN

LAXMI   लक्ष्मी   f   Indian
Variant transcription of LAKSHMI

LEELA   लीला   f   Indian
Variant transcription of LILA

LILA   लीला   f   Indian
Means "play, amusement" in Sanskrit.

LILAVATI   लीलावती   f   Indian
Means "playful, amusing, charming" in Sanskrit... [more]

LINA (3)   लीना   f   Indian
Means "absorbed, united" in Sanskrit.

LOCHAN   लोचन   m   Indian
Means "the eye" in Sanskrit.

LOCHANA   लोचना   f   Indian
Feminine form of LOCHAN

MADHAV   माधव   m   Indian
Modern transcription of MADHAVA

MADHAVA   माधव   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "vernal, of the springtime" in Sanskrit... [more]

MADHAVI   माधवी   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of MADHAVA... [more]

MADHU   मधु   f & m   Indian
From Sanskrit मधु (madhu) meaning "sweet, honey"... [more]

MADHUKAR   मधुकर   m   Indian
Means "bee, honey-maker" in Sanskrit.

MADHUR   मधुर   f & m   Indian
Means "sweet" in Sanskrit.

MADHURI   माधुरि   f   Indian
Means "sweetness" in Sanskrit.

MAHAVIR   महावीर   m   Indian
Modern transcription of MAHAVIRA

MAHAVIRA   महावीर   m   Indian
Means "great hero" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and वीर (vira) "hero"... [more]

MAHENDRA   महेन्द्र, महेंद्र   m   Indian
Means "great Indra" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA.

MAHESH   महेश   m   Indian
Modern transcription of MAHESHA

MAHESHA   महेश   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "great lord" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler"... [more]

MAHINDER   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of MAHENDRA

MALA   माला   f   Indian
Means "necklace" in Sanskrit.

MALATI   मालती   f   Indian
Means "jasmine" in Sanskrit.

MANDEEP   m   Indian (Sikh)
Means "lamp of the mind" in Sanskrit.

MANI   मणि   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "jewel" in Sanskrit... [more]

MANINDER   m   Indian (Sikh)
Means "lord of the mind", derived from Sanskrit माणि (mani) "mind" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".

MANISH   मनीश   m   Indian
Means "lord of the mind" in Sanskrit.

MANISHA   मनीषा   f   Indian
Means "thought, wisdom" in Sanskrit.

MANJU   मञ्जु   f   Indian
Means "lovely, beautiful" in Sanskrit.

MANJULA   मञ्जुला   f   Indian
Means "lovely, beautiful" in Sanskrit.

MANJUSHA   मञ्जूषा   f   Indian
Means "small box, small chest" in Sanskrit.

MANU   मनु   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "thinking, wise" in Sanskrit... [more]

MAYA (1)   माया   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "illusion" in Sanskrit... [more]

MAYUR   मयूर   m   Indian
Means "peacock" in Sanskrit.

MEENA   मीना   f   Indian
Variant transcription of MINA (2)

MEERA   मीरा   f   Indian
Variant transcription of MIRA (1)

MINA (2)   मीना   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "fish" in Sanskrit... [more]

MINALI   मीनाली   f   Indian
Means "fish catcher" in Sanskrit.

MIRA (1)   मीरा   f   Indian
Means "sea, ocean" in Sanskrit... [more]

MITUL   मितुल   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit मित (mita) "measured".

MOHAN   मोहन   m   Indian
Modern transcription of MOHANA

MOHANA   मोहन, मोहना   m & f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "bewitching, infatuating, charming" in Sanskrit... [more]

MOHANDAS   मोहनदास   m   Indian
Means "servant of Mohana" from the name of the Hindu god MOHANA combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) "servant"... [more]

MOHINDER   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of MAHENDRA

MOHINI   मोहिनी   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "infatuating" in Sanskrit... [more]

MUKESH   मुकेश   m   Indian
Modern transcription of MUKESHA

MUKESHA   मुकेश   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "ruler of Muka" in Sanskrit... [more]

MUKTA   मुक्ता   f   Indian
Means "liberated" in Sanskrit.

MUKUL   मुकुल   m   Indian
Means "bud, blossom" in Sanskrit.

MURALI   मुरली   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "flute" in Sanskrit... [more]

NAGENDRA   नागेन्द्र, नागेंद्र   m   Indian
Means "lord of snakes" from Sanskrit नाग (naga) meaning "snake" (also "elephant") combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord"... [more]

NALA   नल   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "stem" in Sanskrit... [more]

NANDA   नन्द   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "joy" in Sanskrit... [more]

NARAYAN   नारायण   m   Indian
Modern transcription of NARAYANA

NARAYANA   नारायण   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "path of man" in Sanskrit... [more]

NARENDRA   नरेन्द्र, नरेंद्र   m   Indian
Means "lord of men" from Sanskrit नर (nara) "man" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".

NARINDER   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of NARENDRA

NAVEEN   नवीन   m   Indian
Variant transcription of NAVIN

NAVIN   नवीन   m   Indian
Means "new" in Sanskrit.

NEELA   नीला   f   Indian
Variant transcription of NILA

NEELAM   नीलम   m & f   Indian
Variant transcription of NILAM

NEHA   नेहा   f   Indian
Means "loving" in Sanskrit.

NIKHIL   निखिल   m   Indian
Means "whole, entire" in Sanskrit.

NIKHILA   निखिला   f   Indian
Feminine form of NIKHIL

NILA   नीला   f   Indian
Means "dark blue" in Sanskrit.

NILAM   नीलम   m & f   Indian
Means "sapphire" in Sanskrit.

NINAD   निनाद   m   Indian
Means "sound, hum" in Sanskrit.

NIRAJ   नीराज   m   Indian
Means "illuminate" in Sanskrit.

NIRAV   नीरव   m   Indian
Means "quiet, calm" in Sanskrit.

NISHA   निशा   f   Indian
Means "night" in Sanskrit.

NISHANT   निशान्त   m   Indian
Means "night's end, dawn" in Sanskrit.

NITHYA   नित्य, नित्या   m & f   Indian
Variant transcription of NITYA

NITIKA   नीतिका   f   Indian
Means "moral" in Sanskrit.

NITIN   नीतिन   m   Indian
Means "ethical, moral" in Sanskrit.

NITYA   नित्य, नित्या   m & f   Indian
Means "always, eternal" in Sanskrit... [more]

OM   ओम, ओं   m   Indian
From the Sanskrit ओम (om), considered to be a sacred syllable because it represents the range of sounds that can be made by the human voice.

PADMA   पद्म, पद्मा   m & f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit... [more]

PADMAVATI   पद्मावती   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "possessing lotuses", derived from the Sanskrit word पद्म (padma) "lotus" combined with वती (vati) "possessing"... [more]

PADMINI   पद्मिनी   f   Indian
Means "full of lotuses" from the Sanskrit word पद्म (padma) "lotus" combined with इनी (ini) "having".

PALLAB   m   Indian
Variant of PALLAV

PALLAV   पल्लव   m   Indian
Means "budding leaf, shoot" in Sanskrit.

PANKAJ   पङ्कज   m   Indian
Modern transcription of PANKAJA

PANKAJA   पङ्कज   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "born of mud", referring to the lotus flower, derived from Sanskrit पङ्क (panka) "mud" and ज (ja) "born"... [more]

PARTH   पार्थ   m   Indian
Modern transcription of PARTHA

PARTHA   पार्थ   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "son of PRITHA" in Sanskrit... [more]

PARVATI   पार्वती   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "daughter of the mountains" in Sanskrit... [more]

PITAMBAR   पीताम्बर   m   Indian
Modern transcription of PITAMBARA

PITAMBARA   पीताम्बर   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "yellow garments", derived from Sanskrit पीत (pita) "yellow" and अम्बर (ambara) "garment"... [more]

POORNIMA   पूर्णिमा   f   Indian
Variant transcription of PURNIMA

PRABHAKAR   प्रभाकर   m   Indian
Modern transcription of PRABHAKARA

PRABHAKARA   प्रभाकर   m   Indian
Means "light maker", derived from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabha) "light" and कर (kara) "maker"... [more]

PRABHAT   प्रभात   m   Indian
Means "shining forth, morning" in Sanskrit.

PRABHU   प्रभु   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "mighty, powerful, master" in Sanskrit... [more]

PRABODH   प्रबोध   m   Indian
Means "awakening" in Sanskrit.

PRADEEP   प्रदीप   m   Indian
Variant transcription of PRADIP

PRADIP   प्रदीप   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit प्रदीप (pradipa) meaning "light, lantern".

PRAKASH   प्रकाश   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakasha) meaning "light".

PRAMOD   प्रमोद   m   Indian
Modern transcription of PRAMODA

PRAMODA   प्रमोद   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "joy" in Sanskrit... [more]

PRAN   प्राण   m   Indian
Means "breath" in Sanskrit.

PRANAV   प्रणव   m   Indian
This is the Sanskrit word referring to ओम (om), the Hindu sacred syllable.

PRANAY   प्रणय   m   Indian
Means "leader, guidance, love" in Sanskrit.

PRASAD   प्रसाद   m   Indian
Means "brightness, clearness" in Sanskrit.

PRASANNA   प्रसन्न   m   Indian
Means "clear, bright, tranquil" in Sanskrit.

PRATAP   प्रताप   m   Indian
Means "heat, splendour, glory" in Sanskrit.

PRATIBHA   प्रतिभा   f   Indian
Means "light, splendour, intelligence" in Sanskrit.

PRATIMA   प्रतिमा   f   Indian
Means "image, likeness, reflection" in Sanskrit.

PRAVIN   प्रवीण   m   Indian
Means "skilled" in Sanskrit.

PREETI   प्रीती   f   Indian
Variant transcription of PRITI

PREM   प्रेम   m   Indian
Means "love, affection" in Sanskrit.

PREMA   प्रेमा   f   Indian
Feminine form of PREM

PRITHA   पृथा   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "the palm of the hand" in Sanskrit... [more]

PRITI   प्रीती   f   Indian
Means "pleasure, joy, love" in Sanskrit.

PRIYA   प्रिया   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "beloved" in Sanskrit... [more]

PUNIT   पुनीत   m   Indian
Means "cleaned, purified" in Sanskrit.

PURNIMA   पूर्णिमा   f   Indian
Means "the night or day of the full moon" in Sanskrit.

PURUSHOTTAM   पुरुषोत्तम   m   Indian
Modern transcription of PURUSHOTTAMA

PURUSHOTTAMA   पुरुषोत्तम   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "the best man" from Sanskrit पुरुष (purusha) "man" and उत्तम (uttama) "highest"... [more]

PUSHPA   पुष्पा   f   Indian
Means "flower" in Sanskrit.