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

ABHA   आभा   f   Indian
Means "splendour, light" in Sanskrit.

ABHILASHA   अभिलाषा   f   Indian
Means "desire, wish" in Sanskrit.

ADITI   अदिती   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "boundless, entire" or "freedom, security" in Sanskrit... [more]

AISHWARYA   ऐश्वर्या   f   Indian
Means "power, wealth" in Sanskrit.

AKANKSHA   आकाङ्क्षा, आकांक्षा   f   Indian
Means "desire, wish" in Sanskrit.

AMALA   अमला   f   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit अमल (amala) meaning "clean, pure".

AMITA   अमिता   f   Indian
Feminine form of AMIT (1)

AMRITA   अमृता   f   Indian
Feminine form of AMRIT

ANANDA   आनन्दा   f   Indian
Feminine form of ANAND

ANANDI   आनन्दी   f   Indian
Feminine form of ANAND

ANANTA   अनन्त, अनंत, अनन्ता, अनंता   m & f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "infinite, endless" in Sanskrit... [more]

ANANTHA   अनन्त, अनंत, अनन्ता, अनंता   m & f   Indian
Variant transcription of ANANTA

ANILA   अनिला   f   Indian
Feminine form of ANIL

ANIMA (1)   अणिमा   f   Indian
Means "minuteness" from Sanskrit अणिमन (animan)... [more]

ANJALI   अञ्जली, अंजली   f   Indian
Means "offering" in Sanskrit.

ANKITA   अङ्किता, अंकिता   f   Indian
Means "marked" in Sanskrit.

ANUJA   अनुजा   f   Indian
Feminine form of ANUJ

ARCHANA   अर्चना   f   Indian
Means "honouring, praising" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu ritual.

ARUNDHATI   अरुन्धती, अरुंधती   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
The name of a star (also called Alcor), which was named after a type of climbing plant, possibly meaning "not restrained" in Sanskrit... [more]

ARYA   आरय, आरया   m & f   Indian
Means "honourable, noble" in Sanskrit... [more]

ASHA (1)   आशा   f   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit आशा (asha) meaning "wish, desire, hope".

AVANI   अवनी   f   Indian
Means "earth" in Sanskrit.

AVANTI   अवन्ती   f   Indian
From the name of an ancient kingdom of central India which had its capital at Ujjain.

BALA   बाल, बाला   m & f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "young" in Sanskrit... [more]

CHANDA   चण्ड, चण्डा   m & f   Indian
Means "fierce, hot, passionate" in Sanskrit... [more]

CHANDANA   चन्दना   f   Indian
Feminine form of CHANDAN

CHANDRA   चन्द्र, चन्द्रा   m & f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "moon" in Sanskrit, derived from चन्द (chand) "to shine"... [more]

CHANDRAKANTA   चन्द्रकान्ता   f   Indian
Feminine form of CHANDRAKANT

CHETANA   चेतना   f   Indian
Feminine form of CHETAN

DAMAYANTI   दमयन्ती, दमयंती   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "subduing" in Sanskrit... [more]

DARSHANA   दर्शना   f   Indian
Means "seeing, understanding, philosophy" in Sanskrit.

DEEPALI   दीपाली   f   Indian
Variant transcription of DIPALI

DEEPTI   दीप्ती   f   Indian
Variant transcription of DIPTI

DEVI   देवी   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit देवी (devi) meaning "goddess"... [more]

DEVIKA   देविका   f   Indian
Means "little goddess" from Sanskrit देवी (devi) "goddess" and क (ka) "little".

DIPALI   दीपाली   f   Indian
Means "row of lamps" in Sanskrit.

DIPIKA   दीपिका   f   Indian
Means "lamp, light" in Sanskrit.

DIPTI   दीप्ती   f   Indian
Means "brightness, light" in Sanskrit.

DIVYA   दिव्या   f   Indian
Means "divine, heavenly" in Sanskrit.

DRAUPADI   द्रौपदी   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "daughter of DRUPADA" in Sanskrit... [more]

DURGA   दुर्गा   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "unattainable" in Sanskrit... [more]

ESHA   एषा   f   Indian
Means "desire, wish" in Sanskrit.

GAURI   गौरी   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "white" in Sanskrit... [more]

GITA   गीता   f   Indian
Means "song" in Sanskrit... [more]

GOWRI   गौरी   f   Indian
Variant transcription of GAURI

ILA   इला   f   Indian
Means "earth" or "speech" in Sanskrit.

INDERJIT   m & f   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of INDRAJIT

INDIRA   इन्दिरा   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "beauty" in Sanskrit... [more]

INDRANI   इन्द्राणी   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "queen of INDRA" in Sanskrit... [more]

INDU   इन्दु   f   Indian
Means "bright drop" in Sanskrit. This is a name for the moon.

JASWINDER   f   Indian (Sikh)
Means "Indra of the thunderbolt" from the name of the Hindu god INDRA prefixed with Sanskrit jasu, the name of his thunderbolt.

JAYA   जया   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of JAY (2)... [more]

JAYANTI   जयन्ती, जयंती   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of JAYANT... [more]

JAYASHRI   जयशरी   f   Indian
Means "goddess of victory" in Sanskrit.

JYOTI   ज्योति   f   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit ज्योतिः (jyotis) meaning "light".

JYOTSANA   ज्योत्सना   f   Indian
Variant of JYOTSNA

JYOTSNA   ज्योत्स्ना   f   Indian
Means "moonlight" in Sanskrit.

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]

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

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

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.

KARISHMA   f   Indian
Means "miracle" in Sanskrit.

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.

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".

KISHORI   किशोरी   f   Indian
Feminine form of KISHOR

KSHITIJA   क्षितिजा   f   Indian
Feminine form of KSHITIJ

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

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

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.

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.

LOCHANA   लोचना   f   Indian
Feminine form of LOCHAN

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

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

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

MADHURI   माधुरि   f   Indian
Means "sweetness" in Sanskrit.

MALA   माला   f   Indian
Means "necklace" in Sanskrit.

MALATI   मालती   f   Indian
Means "jasmine" 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.

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

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]

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

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

MUKTA   मुक्ता   f   Indian
Means "liberated" 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.

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.

NISHA   निशा   f   Indian
Means "night" in Sanskrit.

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

NITIKA   नीतिका   f   Indian
Means "moral" in Sanskrit.

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

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".

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

POORNIMA   पूर्णिमा   f   Indian
Variant transcription of PURNIMA

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

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

PREETI   प्रीती   f   Indian
Variant transcription of PRITI

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]

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

PUSHPA   पुष्पा   f   Indian
Means "flower" in Sanskrit.

RACHANA   रचना   f   Indian
Means "creation" in Sanskrit.

RACHNA   f   Indian
Variant of RACHANA

RADHA   राधा   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "success" in Sanskrit... [more]

RAJANI   रजनी   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "the dark one" in Sanskrit... [more]

RAJKUMARI   राजकुमारी   f   Indian
Means "princess" in Sanskrit.

RAJNI   राज्ञी   f   Indian
Means "queen" in Sanskrit.

RANI   राणी   f   Indian
Means "queen" in Sanskrit.

RASHMI   रश्मी   f   Indian
Means "ray of sunlight" or "rope" in Sanskrit.

RATI   रति   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "rest, pleasure" in Sanskrit... [more]

RATNA   रत्न, रत्ना   f & m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel"... [more]

RESHMI   रेशमी   f   Indian
Means "silk" in Hindi.

REVA   रेवा   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "one that moves" in Sanskrit... [more]

RINA (3)   रीणा   f   Indian
Means "melted" in Sanskrit.

RITIKA   रीतिका   f   Indian
Means either "movement, stream" or "brass" in Sanskrit.

RIYA   रिया   f   Indian
Means "singer" in Sanskrit.

ROSHAN   m & f   Iranian, Indian
Means "light, bright" in Persian.

RUKMINI   रुक्मिणी   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "adorned with gold" in Sanskrit... [more]

RUPINDER   f   Indian (Sikh)
Means "greatest beauty" from Sanskrit रूप (rupa) "beauty" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "greatest".

SANDHYA   संध्या   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "twilight" in Sanskrit... [more]

SANJANA   संजना   f   Indian
Means "uniter, creator" in Sanskrit.

SARALA   सरला   f   Indian
Feminine form of SARAL

SARASWATI   सरस्वती   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "possessing water" from Sanskrit सरस (saras) "fluid, water, lake" and वती (vati) "possessing"... [more]

SARIKA   सारिका   f   Indian
Means "parrot, myna bird" in Sanskrit.

SARITA (2)   सरिता   f   Indian
Means "flowing" in Sanskrit.

SASHI   शशि, शशी   m & f   Indian
Variant transcription of SHASHI

SATI   सती   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "truthful" in Sanskrit... [more]

SAVITRI   सावित्री   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "relating to the sun" in Sanskrit... [more]

SEEMA   सीमा   f   Indian
Variant transcription of SIMA

SEETA   सीता   f   Indian
Variant transcription of SITA

SEETHA   सीता   f   Indian
Variant transcription of SITA

SHAILAJA   शैलजा   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "daughter of the mountain" in Sanskrit, from शैल (shaila) "mountain" and ज (ja) "born"... [more]

SHAKTI   शक्ति   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "power" in Sanskrit... [more]

SHAKUNTALA   शकुन्तला   f   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit शकुन्त (shakunta) meaning "bird"... [more]

SHANTA   शान्ता   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "pacified, calm" in Sanskrit... [more]

SHANTI   शान्ती   f   Indian
Means "quiet, peace, tranquility" in Sanskrit.

SHARMILA   शर्मिला   f   Indian
Means "protection, comfort, joy" in Sanskrit.

SHASHI   शशि, शशी   m & f   Indian
Traditional name for the moon, it literally means "having a hare" in Sanskrit... [more]

SHEELA   शीला   f   Indian
Variant transcription of SHILA

SHILA   शीला   f   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit शील (shila) meaning "character, conduct".

SHIVALI   शिवाली   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "beloved of SHIVA" in Sanskrit... [more]

SHOBHA   शोभा   f   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit शोभा (shobha) meaning "brilliance".

SHREYA   श्रेया   f   Indian
Means "auspicious, lucky" in Sanskrit.

SHRI   श्री   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "diffusing light, radiance, beauty" in Sanskrit... [more]

SHWETA   श्वेता   f   Indian
Means "white" in Sanskrit.

SHYAMA   श्याम, श्यामा   m & f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit श्याम (shyama) meaning "dark, black, blue"... [more]

SHYAMALA   श्यामला   f   Indian
Feminine form of SHYAMAL

SIMA   सीमा   f   Indian
Means "boundary, limit" in Sanskrit.

SITA   सीता   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "furrow" in Sanskrit... [more]

SITARA   सितारा   f   Indian
Means "star" in Hindi.

SONAL   f   Indian
Means "golden" in Hindi.

SRI   श्री   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Variant transcription of SHRI

SUDARSHANA   सुदर्शना   f   Indian
Feminine form of SUDARSHAN

SULABHA   सुलभा   f   Indian
Means "easy, simple, natural" in Sanskrit.

SUMATI   सुमती   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "wise, good mind", derived from Sanskrit सु (su) "good" and मति (mati) "mind, thought"... [more]

SUNITA   सुनीता   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "well conducted, polite", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" combined with नीत (nita) "conducted"... [more]

SUNITHA   सुनीथा   f   Indian
Means "good guidance, righteous" from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" combined with नीथ (nitha) "way, mode".

SUNITI   सुनीती   f   Indian
Means "good conduct" from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" combined with नीति (niti) "conduct, guidance".

SUSHEELA   सुशीला   f   Indian
Variant transcription of SUSHILA

SUSHILA   सुशीला   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of SUSHIL... [more]

SWAPNA   स्वप्न, स्वप्ना   m & f   Indian
Means "dream, sleep" in Sanskrit... [more]

SWARNA   स्वर्ण, स्वर्णा   m & f   Indian
Means "good colour" or "golden", a contraction of the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" and वर्ण (varna) "colour"... [more]

SWATI   स्वति   f   Indian
From the Indian name of the third brightest star in the night sky, called Arcturus in the western world.

TARA (2)   तारा   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "star" in Sanskrit... [more]

TRISHNA   तृष्णा   f   Indian
Means "thirst, desire" in Sanskrit.

UMA   उमा   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "flax" in Sanskrit... [more]

USHA   उषा   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "dawn" in Sanskrit... [more]

USHAS   उषः   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Variant of USHA

VASANTI   वसन्ती   f   Indian
Feminine form of VASANTA

VASUDA   वसुदा   f   Indian
Means "granting wealth" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the earth.

VEDA   वेदा   f   Indian
Means "knowledge" in Sanskrit.

VENA   वेणा   f   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit वेन (vena) meaning "yearning".

VIDYA   विद्या   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "knowledge, science, learning" in Sanskrit... [more]

VIJAYA   विजय, विजया   m & f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "victory" in Sanskrit... [more]

VIMALA   विमला   f   Indian
Feminine form of VIMAL

VINA   वीणा   f   Indian
Means "lute" in Sanskrit.

YAMI   यमी   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "pair" in Sanskrit... [more]

YAMUNA   यमुना   f   Indian
From the name of an Indian river, which is possibly derived from the name of the goddess YAMI.