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Indian Unisex Names

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

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

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

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]

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

INDERJIT   m & f   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of INDRAJIT

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

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

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

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

NEELAM   नीलम   m & f   Indian
Variant transcription of NILAM

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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