Hindi Origin Names

Seema f Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi सीमा (see Sima 2).

Shanti f Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Means "quiet, peace, tranquility" in Sanskrit.

Sharad m Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
From Sanskrit शरद् (sharad) meaning "autumn".

Sharma m Hindi
Means "protection, comfort, joy" in Sanskrit.

Shashi m & f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu
Traditional name for the moon, it literally means "having a hare" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form शशि and the feminine form शशी (spelled with a long final vowel).

Sheela f Marathi, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil
Alternate transcription of Shila.

Shekhar m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati
Means "crest, peak" in Sanskrit.

Shikha f Hindi
Means "crest, peak" in Sanskrit.

Shobha f Kannada, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit शोभा (shobha) meaning "brilliance".

Shresth m Hindi
Means "most excellent, best" in Sanskrit.

Shreya f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Means "superior, best" in Sanskrit.

Shriram m Hindi, Marathi
From the Sanskrit honorific श्री (shri) meaning "radiance, splendour" combined with the name of the Hindu deity Rama 1.

Shrivatsa m Hindi (Rare)
Means "beloved of Shri" from the name of the Hindu goddess Shri combined with Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa) meaning "beloved, dear". This is the name of a mark on Vishnu's chest.

Shubham m Hindi, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit शुभ (shubha) meaning "splendid, bright, auspicious".

Shweta f Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati
Means "white" in Sanskrit.

Sima 2 f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Means "boundary, limit" in Sanskrit.

Simran f & m Punjabi, Hindi, Marathi
Means "meditation", derived from Sanskrit स्मरण (smarana) meaning "recollection".

Sitaram m Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali
Combination of the names of the Hindu deities Sita and Rama 1.

Sneha f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada
Means "love, tenderness" in Sanskrit.

Sona 1 f Hindi
Means "gold" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarna) meaning literally "good colour".

Sonal f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
From Hindi सोना (sona), Marathi सोन (son) or Gujarati સોનું (sonum) meaning "gold", all derived from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarna) meaning literally "good colour".

Subhash m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
Means "eloquent", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with भाषा (bhasha) meaning "speech".

Sudarshan m Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Means "beautiful, good-looking" in Sanskrit, derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with दर्शन (darshana) meaning "seeing, observing".

Sudarshana f Hindi
Feminine form of Sudarshan.

Sudhir m Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu
Derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good, very" combined with धीर (dhira) meaning "wise, considerate".

Sujata f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Buddhism
Means "well-born", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" and जात (jata) meaning "born, grown". According to Buddhist lore this was the name of the woman who gave Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) a bowl of pudding, ending his period of severe asceticism.

Suman m & f Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Means "well-disposed, good mind", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with मनस् (manas) meaning "mind".

Sumeet m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi सुमित, Bengali সুমিত or Gurmukhi ਸੁਮਿਤ (see Sumit).

Sumit m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
Means "well measured" in Sanskrit.

Sunil m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
From Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good, very" combined with नील (nila) meaning "dark blue".

Suniti f Hindi
Means "good conduct" from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with नीति (niti) meaning "guidance, moral conduct".

Suraj m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali
Means "sun" in several northern Indian languages, derived from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya).

Swapnil m Marathi, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit स्वप्न (svapna) meaning "sleep, dream".

Swarna m & f Telugu, Hindi
Means "good colour" or "golden", a contraction of the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" and वर्ण (varna) meaning "colour". This is a transcription of both the masculine form स्वर्ण and the feminine form स्वर्णा (spelled with a long final vowel).

Swati f Hindi, Marathi
From the Indian name of the fourth brightest star in the night sky, called Arcturus in the western world.

Tamanna f Hindi, Bengali
Means "wish, desire" in Hindi, from Persian تمنّا (tamanna), ultimately from Arabic.

Tanu f Hindi
Means "slender" in Sanskrit.

Tanvi f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Means "slender woman" in Sanskrit.

Tarun m Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit तरुण (taruna) meaning "young, fresh".

Trishna f Hindi
Means "thirst, desire" in Sanskrit.

Tushar m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Means "cold, frost, snow" in Sanskrit.

Upasana f Hindi
Means "worship, devotion" in Sanskrit.

Varsha f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil
Means "rain" in Sanskrit.

Vasuda f Hindi (Rare)
Means "granting wealth" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the earth.

Vasudha f Hindi
Means "producer of wealth" in Sanskrit, used to refer to the earth.

Vasundhara f Hindi, Telugu
Means "possessor of wealth" in Sanskrit, used to refer to the earth.

Vihaan m Hindi
From Sanskrit विहान (vihana) meaning "dawn, morning".

Vimal m Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
Means "clean, pure, spotless" in Sanskrit.

Vinay m Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "leading, guidance, modesty" in Sanskrit.

Vipin m Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam
Means "forest" in Sanskrit.

Vipul m Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi
Means "large, extensive, plenty" in Sanskrit.

Vishal m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali
Means "wide, broad, spacious" in Sanskrit.

Vivek m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali
Means "wisdom, distinction, discrimination" in Sanskrit.

Yash m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada
Derived from Sanskrit यशस् (yashas) meaning "fame, praise, glory".