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Amit 1 অমিত m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
From Sanskrit अमित (amita) meaning "immeasurable, infinite".

Anjan অঞ্জন m Hindi, Nepali, Bengali, Assamese
Modern masculine form of Anjana.

Anjana অঞ্জনা f & m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Malayalam, Tamil, Hinduism
Means "kohl, collyrium" in Sanskrit, referring to a black powder traditionally used as an eyeliner. This is a transcription from Sanskrit of both the feminine form अञ्जना (long final vowel) and the masculine form अञ्जन (short final vowel). The feminine form appears in the Hindu epic the Ramayana belonging to the mother of Hanuman. The modern masculine form is Anjan.

Basanta বসন্ত m Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Odia, Bengali, Assamese and Nepali form of Vasanta.

Basanti বাসন্তী f Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Odia, Bengali, Assamese and Nepali feminine form of Vasanta.

Chandra চন্দ্ৰ m & f Hinduism, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
Means "moon" in Sanskrit, derived from चन्द (cand) meaning "to shine". This is a transcription of both the masculine form चण्ड (the god of the moon personified) as well as the feminine form चण्डा (spelled with a long final vowel).

Jayanta জয়ন্ত m Hinduism, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit जयन्त (jayanta) meaning "victorious". This is the name of a son of the Hindu god Indra and the goddess Indrani, as well as other legendary figures.

Karuna কৰুণা f & m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu
From Sanskrit करुणा (karuṇā) meaning "compassion, mercy".

Kumar কুমাৰ m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Nepali
Modern form of Kumara.

Madan মদন m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Nepali
Modern form of Madana.

Manas মানস m Bengali, Assamese, Hindi
Means "mind, intellect, spirit" in Sanskrit.

Partha পাৰ্থ m Hinduism, Bengali, Assamese
Means "son of Pritha" in Sanskrit. This is another name for the three elder Pandavas, who were sons of Pritha (another name of Kunti) and Pandu.

Pranab প্ৰণব m Bengali, Assamese
Bengali and Assamese form of Pranav.

Rahul ৰাহুল m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu
Modern form of Rahula.

Santosh সন্তোষ m & f Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Urdu, Malayalam, Telugu
From Sanskrit संतोष (saṃtoṣa) meaning "satisfaction, contentment".

Tapan তপন m Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit तपन (tapana) meaning "warming, burning, heating".

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

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