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

ABHAY   अभय   m   Indian
Means "fearless" in Sanskrit.

ADITYA   आदित्य   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "belonging to ADITI" in Sanskrit... [more]

AGNI   अग्नि   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "fire" in Sanskrit... [more]

AJEET   अजित   m   Indian
Variant transcription of AJIT

AJIT   अजित   m   Indian
Means "he who has not been conquered" or "invincible", from Sanskrit अ (a) "not" and जित (jita) "conquered"... [more]

AJITH   अजित   m   Indian
Variant transcription of AJIT

AKASH   आकाश   m   Indian
Means "open space, sky" in Sanskrit.

AKHIL   अखिल   m   Indian
Means "whole, complete" in Sanskrit.

AMAR   अमर   m   Indian
Means "immortal" in Sanskrit.

AMIT (1)   अमित   m   Indian
Means "immeasurable, infinite" in Sanskrit.

AMRIT   अमृत   m   Indian
Means "immortal" from Sanskrit अ (a) "not" and मृत (mrita) "dead"... [more]

ANAND   आनन्द   m   Indian
Means "happiness" in Sanskrit.

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

ANANTH   अनन्त, अनंत   m   Indian
Modern transcription of ANANTA

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

ANIL   अनिल   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit अनिल (anila) "air, wind"... [more]

ANIRUDDHA   अनिरुद्ध   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "unobstructed, ungovernable" in Sanskrit... [more]

ANISH   अनीश   m   Indian
Means "supreme, paramount" in Sanskrit.

ANKUR   अङ्कुर, अंकुर   m   Indian
Means "sapling, sprout, shoot" in Sanskrit.

ANUJ   अनुज   m   Indian
Means "born later, younger" in Sanskrit... [more]

ANUPAM   अनुपम   m   Indian
Means "incomparable, matchless" in Sanskrit.

ARAVIND   अरविन्द, अरविंद   m   Indian
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit.

ARAVINDA   अरविन्द, अरविंद   m   Indian
Variant transcription of ARAVIND

ARJUN   अर्जुन   m   Indian
Modern transcription of ARJUNA

ARJUNA   अर्जुन   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "white, clear" in Sanskrit... [more]

ARUN   अरुण   m   Indian
Modern transcription of ARUNA

ARUNA   अरुण   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "reddish brown" in Sanskrit... [more]

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

ASEEM   असीम   m   Indian
Variant transcription of ASIM (2)

ASHOK   अशोक   m   Indian
Modern transcription of ASHOKA

ASHOKA   अशोक   m   Indian
Means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit... [more]

ASIM (2)   असीम   m   Indian
Means "boundless, limitless" in Sanskrit.

AVINASH   अविनाश   m   Indian
Means "indestructable" in Sanskrit.

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

BALADEVA   बलदेव   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "god of strength" from Sanskrit बल (bala) "strength" combined with देव (deva) "god"... [more]

BALDEV   बलदेव   m   Indian
Modern transcription of BALADEVA

BASANT   m   Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of VASANTA

BASU   m   Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of VASU

BHARAT   भरत   m   Indian
Modern transcription of BHARATA

BHARATA   भरत   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "being maintained" in Sanskrit... [more]

BHASKAR   भास्कर   m   Indian
Modern transcription of BHASKARA

BHASKARA   भास्कर   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "shining", derived from a combination of Sanskrit भास (bhasa) "light" and कर (kara) "making"... [more]

BIJAY   m   Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of VIJAY

BIJOY   m   Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of VIJAY

BIPIN   m   Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of VIPIN

BISHEN   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of VISHNU

BRAHMA   ब्रह्मा   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "prayer" in Sanskrit... [more]

BRIJESH   बृजेश   m   Indian
Modern transcription of BRIJESHA

BRIJESHA   बृजेश   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "ruler of Brij" in Sanskrit... [more]

BUDDHA   बुद्ध   m   Indian
Means "enlightened" in Sanskrit... [more]

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

CHANDAN   चन्दन   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit चन्दन (chandana) meaning "sandalwood".

CHANDER   m   Indian
Variant of CHANDRA

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

CHANDRAKANT   चन्द्रकान्त   m   Indian
Means "beloved by the moon", derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) "moon" and कान्त (kanta) "beloved"... [more]

CHETAN   चेतन   m   Indian
Means "visible, conscious, soul" in Sanskrit.

CHIRANJEEVI   चिरंजीवी   m   Indian
Variant transcription of CHIRANJIVI

CHIRANJIVI   चिरंजीवी   m   Indian
Means "long-lived, infinite" in Sanskrit.

DAMODAR   दामोदर   m   Indian
Modern transcription of DAMODARA

DAMODARA   दामोदर   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "rope around the belly", derived from Sanskrit दाम (dama) "rope" and उदर (udara) "belly"... [more]

DAYARAM   दयाराम   m   Indian
Means "compassion of Rama" from Sanskrit दया (daya) "compassion" combined with the name of the god RAMA.

DEBDAN   m   Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of DEVDAN

DEEPAK   दीपक   m   Indian
Modern transcription of DIPAKA

DEO   m   Indian
Variant of DEV

DEODAN   m   Indian
Variant of DEVDAN

DEV   देव   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god".

DEVADAS   देवदास   m   Indian
Means "servant of the gods" from Sanskrit देव (deva) "god" and दास (dasa) "servant".

DEVARAJA   देवराज   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "king of gods" from Sanskrit देव (deva) "god" and राज (raja) "king"... [more]

DEVDAN   देवदान   m   Indian
Means "gift of the gods" from Sanskrit देव (deva) "god" and दान (dana) "gift".

DEVDAS   देवदास   m   Indian
Variant transcription of DEVADAS

DEVRAJ   देवराज   m   Indian
Modern transcription of DEVARAJA

DHANANJAY   धनञ्जय   m   Indian
Means "winning wealth" in Sanskrit.

DHAVAL   धवल   m   Indian
Means "dazzling white" in Sanskrit.

DILIP   दिलीप   m   Indian
Modern transcription of DILIPA

DILIPA   दिलीप   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "protector of Dehli" from Sanskrit दिली (Dili) "Dehli" combined with प (pa) "protecting"... [more]

DINESH   दिनेश   m   Indian
Means "day lord" from Sanskrit दिन (dina) "day" and ईश (isha) "lord"... [more]

DIPAK   दीपक   m   Indian
Modern transcription of DIPAKA

DIPAKA   दीपक   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "inflaming, exciting" in Sanskrit... [more]

DRUPADA   द्रुपद   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "wooden pillar" or "firm footed" in Sanskrit... [more]

DULEEP   m   Indian
Variant of DILIP

DURAI   m   Indian (Tamil)
Means "chief, leader" in Tamil.

GANESH   गणेश   m   Indian
Modern transcription of GANESHA

GANESHA   गणेश   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "lord of hordes" from Sanskrit गण (gana) "horde" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler"... [more]

GAUTAM   गौतम   m   Indian
Modern transcription of GAUTAMA

GAUTAMA   गौतम   m   Indian
Variant of GOTAMA, or in the case of Siddhartha Gautama, a patronymic form... [more]

GIRISH   गिरीश   m   Indian
Modern transcription of GIRISHA

GIRISHA   गिरीश   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "lord of the mountain" in Sanskrit... [more]

GOBIND   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of GOVINDA

GOPAL   गोपाल   m   Indian
Modern transcription of GOPALA

GOPALA   गोपाल   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "cow protector" from Sanskrit गो (go) "cow" and पाल (pala) "protector"... [more]

GOPINATH   गोपीनाथ   m   Indian
Modern transcription of GOPINATHA

GOPINATHA   गोपीनाथ   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "leader of the gopis" in Sanskrit... [more]

GOTAM   गोतम   m   Indian
Modern transcription of GOTAMA

GOTAMA   गोतम   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "the best ox" from Sanskrit गो (go) "ox, cow" and तम (tama) "best"... [more]

GOVIND   गोविन्द   m   Indian
Modern transcription of GOVINDA

GOVINDA   गोविन्द   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "cow finder", derived from Sanskrit गो (go) "cow" combined with विन्द (vinda) "finding"... [more]

HARENDRA   हरेन्द्र, हरेंद्र   m   Indian
Combination of the names of the Hindu gods HARI (referring to Vishnu) and INDRA.

HARI   हरि   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "brown, yellow, tawny" in Sanskrit, and by extension "monkey, horse, lion"... [more]

HARINDER   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of HARENDRA

HARISH   हरीश   m   Indian
Modern transcription of HARISHA

HARISHA   हरीश   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "lord of monkeys" from Sanskrit हरि (hari) "monkey" and ईश (isha) "lord"... [more]

HARSHA   हर्श   m   Indian
Means "happiness" in Sanskrit... [more]

HARSHAD   हर्शद   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit हर्श (harsha) meaning "happiness".

HARSHAL   हर्शल   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit हर्श (harsha) meaning "happiness".

INDERJIT   m & f   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of INDRAJIT

INDERPAL   m   Indian (Sikh)
Means "protector of Indra" from the name of the god INDRA combined with Sanskrit पाल (pala) "protector".

INDRA   इन्द्र, इंद्र   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "possessing drops of rain" from Sanskrit इन्दु (indu) "a drop" and र (ra) "possessing"... [more]

INDRAJIT   इन्द्रजित, इंद्रजित   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "conqueror of Indra" from the name of the god INDRA combined with Sanskrit जित (jit) "conquering"... [more]

ISHA   ईश   m   Indian
Means "master, lord" in Sanskrit... [more]

JAGANNATH   जगन्नाथ   m   Indian
Modern transcription of JAGANNATHA

JAGANNATHA   जगन्नाथ   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "master of the world" from Sanskrit जगत (jagat) "world" and नाथ (natha) "master"... [more]

JAGDISH   जगदीश   m   Indian
Means "ruler of the world" from Sanskrit जगत (jagat) "world" and ईश (isha) "ruler".

JAGJIT   जगजीत   m   Indian (Sikh)
Means "conqueror of the world", composed of the elements जगत (jagat) "world" and जित (jit) "conquering".

JAI   जै   m   Indian
Variant of JAY (2)

JAIDEV   जयदेव   m   Indian
Means "divine victory" from Sanskrit जय (jaya) "victory" and देव (deva) "a god".

JAY (2)   जय   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory".

JAYANT   जयन्त, जयंत   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit जयन्त (jayanta) meaning "victorious".

JAYENDRA   जयेन्द्र, जयेंद्र   m   Indian
Means "lord of victory" from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory" combined with the name of the god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".

JAYWANT   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit jayavanta meaning "possessing victory".

JEETENDRA   जितेन्द्र, जितेंद्र   m   Indian
Variant transcription of JITENDRA

JITENDER   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of JITENDRA

JITENDRA   जितेन्द्र, जितेंद्र   m   Indian
Means "conqueror of Indra" from Sanskrit जित (jita) "conquered" combined with the name of the god INDRA.

JITINDER   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of JITENDRA

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.

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]

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

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

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

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

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

KAVI   कवि   m   Indian
Means "wise man, sage, poet" 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

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.

KUMAR   कुमार   m   Indian
Modern transcription of KUMARA

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

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

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

LAXMAN   लक्ष्मण   m   Indian
Variant transcription of LAKSHMAN

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

MADHAV   माधव   m   Indian
Modern transcription of MADHAVA

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

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

MANDEEP   m & f   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.

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

MAYUR   मयूर   m   Indian
Means "peacock" in Sanskrit.