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Ajay अजय m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "unconquered", from Sanskrit अ (a) meaning "not" and जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest".

Anjali अंजली f Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali
From Sanskrit अञ्जलि (añjali) meaning "salutation".

Anjana अंजना 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.

Anuja अनुजा f Hindi, Marathi
Feminine form of Anuj.

Dhananjay धनंजय m Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit धनंजय (dhanaṃjaya) meaning "winning wealth".

Jagdish जगदीश m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Modern form of Jagadisha.

Jai 1 जय m Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi जय (see Jay 2), as well as a Tamil masculine form of Jaya.

Jay 2 जय m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Modern (northern Indian) masculine form of Jaya.

Jaya जया f & m Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory". In Sanskrit this is a transcription of both the feminine form जया (long final vowel) and the masculine form जय (short final vowel), both of which are used as names or epithets for several characters in Hindu texts. As a modern personal name, this transcription is both feminine and masculine in southern India, but typically only feminine in the north.

Jayant जयंत m Hindi, Marathi
Modern form of Jayanta.

Jayashri जयश्री f Marathi
Means "goddess of victory", derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory" and the honorific श्री (śrī).

Jayesh जयेश m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Means "lord of victory" from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and ईश (īśa) meaning "lord, ruler".

Jaywant जयवंत m Marathi
Means "possessing victory", derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory" and वन्तृ (vantṛ) meaning "possessor, owner".

Kajal काजल f & m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
From Sanskrit कज्जल (kajjala) meaning "kohl, collyrium", referring to a black powder traditionally used as an eyeliner.

Kshitija क्षितिजा f Marathi, Hindi
Feminine form of Kshitij.

Pooja पूजा f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi/Nepali पूजा, Gujarati પૂજા, Bengali পূজা, Gurmukhi ਪੂਜਾ, Telugu పూజా, Malayalam പൂജ, Tamil பூஜா or Kannada ಪೂಜಾ (see Puja).

Puja पूजा f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā) meaning "honour, worship". This is the name of a Hindu ritual of reverence.

Raja 2 राजा m Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Indonesian
Means "king, ruler", from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

Rajani रजनी f & m Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali
Means "dark, night" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Durga.

Rajaram राजाराम m Hindi, Marathi
Means "king Rama", from Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king" combined with the name Rama 1. This name was borne by a 17th-century ruler of the Maratha Empire.

Sanjana संजना f Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit सञजन (sañjana) meaning "uniting, joining".

Sanjay संजय m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
Modern form of Sanjaya.

Sujata सुजाता f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Buddhism
Means "well-born", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" and जात (jāta) 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.

Sujay सुजय m Bengali, Marathi
Means "great victory", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with जय (jaya) meaning "victory".

Tejal तेजल f Marathi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas) meaning "brilliance, splendour".

Vijay विजय m Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi
Modern masculine form of Vijaya.

Vijaya विजया m & f Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi
Means "victory" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form विजय and the feminine form विजया, both of which occur as names or epithets in Hindu scripture. This was also the name of a semi-legendary 6th-century BC king of Sri Lanka.... [more]

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