Indian Submitted Names

Indian names are used in India and in Indian communities throughout the world. See also about Indian names.
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Yesha येशा, યેશા f Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Possibly from Sanskrit यशस् (yashas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" or यास (yasha) meaning "camelthorn" (a type of plant).
Yeshwant m Bengali (Hindu)
Hindu Bengali name originating from Northern India. Derives from Bengali meaning " quite the one ". Alternatively can also be seen as " One whose achieved glory ". Possibly a Bengali variant of the Biblical Hebrew " Yeshu ".
Yeshwardhan m Indian
mathlogy names
Yesmin یسمین, ইয়াসমিন f Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, Bengali
Bengali form of Yasmin, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic يسمين, Hebrew יסמין, or Urdu یسمین (see Yasmin).
Yogananda m & f Indian
Yogananda is a Sanskrit title meaning "divine union with God through yoga". Yogananda was the name given to the Indian yogi and guru, Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952) who introduced the Western world to yoga and meditation through his writings and public appearances.
Yogendra योगेन्द्र m Indian, Hindi
From Sanskrit योग (yóga) meaning "joining, attaching" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.
Yogesh योगेश, ਯੋਗੇਸ਼ m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit योगेश (yogesha) meaning "master of yoga", from योग (yoga) meaning "yoga (a group of spiritual, mental and physical disciplines in Hinduism)" combined with ईश (isha) meaning "lord"... [more]
Yogeshwar योगेश्वर m Indian
Yogi योगी m Indian, Hindi, Indonesian
From a word denoting a practitioner of yoga, a set of Hindu and Buddhist disciplines centred around spiritual insight and tranquility. The word itself is ultimately from Sanskrit योग (yoga) meaning "yoking, joining, attaching".
Yoginampati യൊഗിനമ്പതി m Malayalam
Means "lord of the yogis" in Malayalam. A yogi is a devotee or adherent of yoga.
Yogita योगित f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "enchanted, wild" in Sanskrit.
Yogyasri യോഗശ്രീ m Malayalam
Meaning "Good".
Yohanan യോഹന്നാൻ m Ancient Aramaic, Assyrian, Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Syriac, Aramaic and Malayalam form of John.
Yohannan m Assyrian, Indian (Christian)
Syriac form of John. This was the name of several patriarchs of the Church of the East.
Yoihenba m Manipuri
Means "humble" in Meitei.
Yonan യോനാൻ m Assyrian, Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Syriac form of John, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians in the Indian state of Kerala.
Yooni यूनी f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian, Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi
MEANING- Youthful woman, young, strong, healthy
Yoonus യൂനുസ് m Indian (Muslim), Dhivehi, Sinhalese
Form of Yunus.
Yosha f Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit योषा (yóṣā) meaning "girl, young woman".
Yoshita योषिता f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit योषित् (yoṣít) meaning "young woman, girl".
Younis یونس m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Yunus.
Yousuf یوسف, ইউসুফ m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Arabic variant transcription and Urdu and Bengali form of Yusuf.
Ysamotika m Indian (Parsi)
From the Scythian *Zamapatika meaning “landlord”.
Yudhishthir युधिष्ठिर, যুধিষ্ঠির m Hindi, Bengali
Modern form of Yudhishthira.
Yug युग m Indian
The word yug means "linking or joining something together" in Sanskrit. The word yug in hindi means "world." There are 4 yugs according to Hinduism. it is derived from the word yugam.
Yukta f Indian
Meaning unknown.
Yumbalkhangbi f Manipuri
Means "she who knows how to look after the home" in Meitei.
Yumna يمنى f Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
From the Arabic adjective يمنى (yumnā) meaning "right-handed, lucky", the feminine form of Ayman. Also compare Yomna and Yamina.
Yuni यूनी, यूनि f Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Indian, Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada
Means "connection, union" or "young woman" in Sanskrit.
Yuva युवा, ಯುವ, યુવા, യുവ, యువ m & f Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit yuvā (युवा) meaning "youth, young."
Yuvan யுவன் m Indian, Tamil (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
From Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan) meaning “young, youthful, healthy”.
Yuvaraj युवराज m Indian
Modern variant transcription of Yuvaraja.
Yuvarajyi युवराज्ञी f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian
Means "crown princess" (referring to the wife of a prince) in Sanskrit.
Yuvashi युवशी f Indian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit युवश (yuvaśa) meaning "young, youthful".
Yuvika युविका f Hindi
Yuvraj युवराज, ਯੁਵਰਾਜ m Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit युवराज (yuvaraja) meaning "heir apparent, crown prince" (literally "young king"), from युवन् (yuvan) meaning "young" and राज (raja) meaning "king".
Zâbel f Konkani
Konkani form of Isabel.
Zabel जाबेल f Konkani, Indian (Christian)
Konkani form of Elizabeth, borrowed from Portuguese Isabel and used by Konkani Catholics.
Zafarullah ظفر اللہ, ज़फ़रुल्लाह m Arabic, Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Means "victory of God" from Arabic ظَفَر (ẓafar) meaning "success, victory" combined with Allah.
Zafran زعفران m Urdu, Malay, Indonesian
From Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān) meaning "saffron".
Zaheed m Indian
Variant transcription of Zahid.
Zaheeda زاہدہ f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zahida.
Zaheen ذہین m & f Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
From Urdu ذہین (zahīn) meaning "intellectual, sagacious, clever".
Zahie مشابہ m Urdu
From مشابہ, meaning "Similar"
Zahiruddin জহিরউদ্দিন m Arabic, Malay, Bengali
Variant transcription of Zahir al-Din.
Zahoor ظہور m Urdu
Derived from Arabic ظهور (zuhur) meaning "rise, emergence, appearance".
Zaib زیب f & m Pashto, Urdu
Means "beauty" in Pashto and "ornament" in Urdu ultimately from Persian زیب zib.
Zainul জয়নুল m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Zainal as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant and a Bengali form.
Zakatuddin زَكَاة الدين m Indonesian, Indian (Muslim)
Combination of Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh) meaning "purification" and Arabic الدين (ad-din) meaning “the faith”.
Zakatullah زَكَاة الدين m Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Pashto
Combination of Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh) meaning "purification" and Allah
Zakia জাকিয়া, زکیہ f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Bengali and Urdu form.
Zakir ذاكر, জাকির m Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Tatar
From Arabic ذَاكَرَ (ḏākara) meaning "to memorise, to remember, to study".
Zaraq زرق m Urdu
"dark blue" in Urdu
Zareena زرینہ f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zarina.
Zarin জারিন f Bengali, Indian (Parsi), Indian (Muslim), Malay
Variant transcription of Zareen.
Zarin জারিন, زرین f Bengali, Urdu
Bengali transcription of Zareen as well as an alternate Urdu transcription.
Zarine ज़रीन f Persian, Indian
Variant of Zareen.
Zarlish f Urdu
Means "bar of gold" in Urdu.
Zarna f Indian
A small stream of sweet water
Zarona f Dogri
Means "lake of water" in Dogri.
Zebunnissa زیب النساء f Urdu, Indian (Muslim), History
Means "beauty of women", from Persian zeb meaning "beauty" combined with Arabic nissa meaning "women". This name was borne by Zeb-un-Nissa (1638-1702), an Mughal princess who was also a poet.
Zeel f Indian
Name means waterfall
Zeeshan ذیشان m Urdu
From Arabic ذُو (ḏū) meaning "possessor of, owner of" and شَأْن (šaʾn) meaning "honour, dignity, rank".
Zeest زیست f Persian (Rare), Urdu (Rare)
Means “life” in Persian.
Zenab زینب f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) as well as an Urdu form.
Zeshan ذیشان m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zeeshan.
Zhaleo m Mao
Meaning Unknown.
Zian ഷിഅന് m Malayalam
Meaning "Life Strong".
Ziaul জিয়াউল m Bengali
From the first part of compound Arabic names beginning with ضياء ال (diya al) meaning "splendour of the" (such as Ziya ad-Din).
Zimbo जिम्बो m Popular Culture, Hindi
Zimbo is the name of a Tarzan influenced titular character in the eponymous Zimbo Trilogy (1958-66) of Bollywood films by John Cawas and the Wadia Brothers, although the character first appeared 2 decades earlier, in Toofani Tarzan (1937).
Ziwildite जिविल्डाइट f & m Indian (Christian)
It is a mixture of a local dialects Kurmali and Magahi, meaning," Meaning "
Ziyauddin ضیاء الدین, ज़ियाउद्दीन m Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
Arabic alternate transcription of Ziya al-Din as well as the Indian form.
Zofsha f Pakistani, Indian
Most probably Hindi or Urdu
Zoha زوہا f Urdu
Means "light" in Urdu.
Zoon زون f Kashmiri
Means "moon" in Kashmiri.... [more]
Zorawar m Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Means "brave" in Punjabi.
Zoyna f Indian (Muslim, Rare)
Variant transcription of Zaina.
Zoysa f & m Bodo
Meaning "Unique".
Zoze जोजे m Konkani, Indian (Christian)
Konkani form of Joseph, borrowed from Portuguese José. Used by Konkani Catholics.
Zuanv m Konkani
Konkani form of John, borrowed from Portuguese João. Used by Konkani Catholics.
Zubeen f Dogri, Kashmiri
Means "someone who touches the sky" in Dogri and Kashmiri.
Zuber m Arabic, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Punjabi form and variant transcription of Zubair.
Zuha زہ f Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Malay
Derived from Arabic ضُحَى (ḍaḥḥā) meaning "sacrifice, immolate" or "morning, forenoon".
Zulaikha زلیخا f Arabic (Rare), Urdu, Malay, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Arabic alternate transcription of Zulaykha as well as the form used in several languages.
Zulfiqarkhan ذوالفقارخَان‎ m Urdu
Combination of Zulfiqar and Khan
Zulfiqaruddin ذو الفقارالدين m Indian (Muslim), Indonesian, Arabic
Combination of Zulfiqar and الدين (al-din) meaning “the religion” in Arabic. A notable bearer of this name is Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin, an Indian association football player who played for the India national football team in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Zulikha زلیخا f Urdu
Urdu form of Zuleika.
Zulqarnain ذوالقرنین m Urdu, Malay
Urdu and Malay form of Dhu al-Qarnayn.
Zunair زونیر m Pakistani, Urdu
Means "moonlight, shine of the moon" in Urdu.
Zunaira زنیرہ f Urdu, Punjabi
Feminine form of Zunair.
Zunairah زنیرہ f Urdu, Malay, Indonesian (Rare)
Urdu alternate transcription of Zunaira as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Zunera f Urdu
Means "guiding light"or "flower in paradise" in Urdu.
Zuni زونی f Kashmiri
Variation of the word 'Zoon' which means moon in Kashmiri
Zveha ज़्वेह f & m Hindi
Meaning Unknown.