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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Hebrew or Indian or Yiddish.
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Brijendra m Indian
Means "ruler of Brij" from the place name ब्रज (Braj), also known as Brij or Brijbhumi, which is a region in Uttar Pradesh, India, considered to be the land of the Hindu god Krishna, combined with the name of the god Indra, used here to mean "lord".
Brinda f Indian
Means "the basil plant" in Sanskrit.
Brinendra m Indian
Brij is the birth place of Lord Shri Krishan.and Indra is the lord of Gods,by Vedic.
Bronnelin f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Bräunle. It was recorded in early 16th-century Frankfurt, Germany.
Brotesh m Indian
Indian origin ... [more]
Brucha f Yiddish
Variant of Bracha.
Bruchy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Brucha and Bracha.
Bruhi f Indian
Name - Bruhi ब्रूहि... [more]
Brumi f Indian
Usage - Hindi, Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhala, Bengali, Sikh, Buddhist, Mauritian, Fijian ... [more]
Bruria f Hebrew, Early Jewish
Allegedly means "pure" in Aramaic. This was the name of a 2nd-century female scholar; she was the wife of Rabbi Meir, one of Rabbi Akiva's disciples. It was also borne by Israeli theoretical physicist Bruria Kaufman (1918-2010).
Brurya f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Bruria.
Bryna f English, Yiddish (Anglicized)
Yiddish ברײַנא from German Bräune "brown(ness)".
Brynaam m Hindi
He who creates/nurtures nature. In some Indian traditions this name is also an alternate name for Lord Vishnu.
Bsora f Hebrew
Means "good news" in Hebrew.
Buddhish m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Nepali
"lord of wisdom " ; "lord of intelligence ". Here बुद्धि means wisdom + ईश means lord
Buna f Yiddish
From French meaning "good".
Bune m Yiddish, Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish
Short form of Bunem and masculine form of Buena.
Bunem m Yiddish
Likely derived from French bon homme "good man".
Buntzia f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Bona
Buzi m Hebrew, Romani, Biblical
From Hebrew בוז (buz), "contempt". This name occurs only once in the Bible. The prophet Ezekiel mentions him as his father.
Calah f Hebrew
Allegedly from Hebrew כַּלָּה (kallah) meaning "bride", a word sometimes used as a metaphor for the Sabbath (hence, "Shabbat bride"), though it is uncertain whether this is truly used as a Jewish name.... [more]
Calman m Yiddish
Variant of Kalman.
Canda f Indian
Indian feminine name meaning "Fierce, impetuous, violent", an epithet of Parvati.
Carmia f Hebrew
Means "garden" or "orchard" in Hebrew... [more]
Carmit f Hebrew
Variant of Carmel.
Carmiya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Possibly means "vineyard of God" (or "God is my vineyard") from Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kérem) "vineyard of" and יָהּ (yah) "Yahweh". Alternatively it may be from the surname of Adolphe Crémieux (1796-1880), a French-Jewish statesman, or from the name of Crémieu, an historic Jewish community in France.
Casiel m Hebrew
Casiel may be a combination of two Hebrew words - Kahsah, meaning cover and El, meaning God, thus giving the meaning "my cover is God".... [more]
Cawbi m & f Manipuri
Means "dear eldest child" in Meitei.
Cawbihan f Manipuri
Means "eldest daughter" in Meitei.
Cawbihel f Manipuri
Means "excellent eldest daughter" in Meitei.
Cawren m Manipuri
Means "winning eldest child" in Meitei.
Ceita f Yiddish
Variant of Tzeitel.
Cesia f Silesian, Yiddish
Yiddish and Silesian short form of Cecylia.
Cessia f Yiddish
Variant of Cesia.
Cfir m Hebrew
Variant transcription of Kfir.
Chaanbiheibi f Manipuri
Means "she who forgives" in Meitei.
Chaba f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Variant transcription of Chava.
Chabonjao m Manipuri
Means "he who drinks ricewater" in Meitei.
Chahna f Hindi
Means "wish, desire, affection" in Hindi.
Chai m Hebrew
Means "alive, living" in Hebrew.
Chaitanya m Bengali
Means "consciousness" in Bengali.
Chaithra f Indian
a month in the hindu calender
Chaja f Hebrew (Germanized), Hebrew (Polonized), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
A variant of Chaya used by German and Polish Jews. The name is also occasionally used by non-Jewish Netherlanders.
Chaje f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chaya.
Chak m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Nepali, Sinhalese, Tamil
MEANING - to shine, satiate, to resist... [more]
Chakas m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi
MEANING : Shining, make bright, cause to shine
Chakorak m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi
MEANING : Greek partridge
Chakori f Indian (Rare), Hindi (Rare)
From Sanskrit चकोर (chakora) which refers to a mythological bird in Hinduism, probably based on the chukar partridge. The bird was said to feed on moonbeams as a sign of love for the moon (Chandra).
Chakrayudh m Indian, Hindi
The name of a discus-like weapon, from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra) "wheel, circle, discus" and आयुध (ayudha) "weapon".
Chakthekpa m Manipuri
Means "he who burns" in Meitei.
Chamaikho m Mao
Derived from the Mao ocha meaning "wealth", omai meaning "people" and kho meaning "ask".
Chamelee f Hindi, Indian
From Hindi चमेली (chamelee) meaning "jasmine".
Champa f Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese
Means "frangipani (both plant and flower)" in Hindi, referring to a plant belonging to the Plumeria genus.
Champila f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Kannada
MEANING - a river ... [more]
Chanakya m Indian
a great indian economist, author of arthashastra and a great mastermind.
Chanchala f Indian
The name means "unsteady", or "restless". It is also apparently synonymous with the name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
Chanchan f Manipuri
Means "sweet; young" in Meitei.
Chandi f Hindi
Means "silver" in Hindi.
Chandini f Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from Hindi चाँदनी (cā̃dnī) meaning "moonlight".
Chandni f Indian, Hindi
From Hindi चाँदनी (cā̃dnī) meaning "moonlight".
Chandragupta m Indian (Italianized, Rare)
Chandragupta Maurya (c. 321 - c. 297 BCE), known as Sandrokottos (or Sandrokottos) to the Greeks, was the founder of the Maurya dynasty (4th to 2nd century BCE) and is credited with the setting up of the first (nearly) pan-Indian empire... [more]
Chandrakala f Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "moon".
Chandrakin f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "peacock" in Sanskrit.
Chandrali f Hindi
Means "moonbeam, moonlight" in Hindi.
Chandran m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil form of Chandra.
Chandranan m Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Sindhi
Meaning "Handsome as a Moon" or "Beautiful as a Moon".
Chandrani f Telugu
This is a unique name and the meaning of the name is wife of the moon
Chandraprakash m Hindi, Marathi
Means "moonlight" from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon" and प्रकाश (prakāśa) meaning "light, bright, shining".
Chandrasekharan m Malayalam
Malayalam variant of Chandrasekhar.
Chandrashekar m Indian
Combination of Chandra and Shekhar.
Chandrat m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
MEANING : it was the name of an ancient physician
Chandravadani f Hindi
Feminine form of Chandravadan.
Chandravati f Indian, Hindi
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon" and वती (vati) meaning "having".
Chandrika f & m Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्रिका (chandrika) meaning "moonlight, illumination, splendour". It is sometimes used as a masculine name in India while it is solely feminine in Sri Lanka.
Chanduni f Indian (Muslim)
Meaning: Moonlight
Chang m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Punjabi
MEANING : Handsome, understanding, being judge of... [more]
Chanina f & m Hebrew, Yiddish
Chanina has the same meaning of the name Hannah, from ancient Hebrew through out medieval Yiddish meaning “Gracious, god is gracious.
Chanit f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "spear" in Hebrew, or a variant of Chani which is a common nickname for girls named Channah.
Channa f Hebrew
Variant of Chana.
Chanpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
punjabi name... [more]
Chantira m & f Tamil
Tamil form of Chandra.
Chany f Yiddish
Diminutive of Channah.
Charan m & f Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Odia, Thai
Derived from Sanskrit चरण (charana) meaning "foot, pillar, support". It is sometimes used as a feminine name among Sikhs.
Charani f Mao
From the Mao chara meaning "extraordinary".
Charanjeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit चरण (caraṇa) meaning "foot, pillar, support" and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Charanjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਚਰਨਜੀਤ (see Charanjeet).
Charmi f Telugu
The meaning of Charmi is : Charming, Lovely, Lovely, a lovely girl
Charne f Yiddish
Variant of Charna.
Charnke f Yiddish
Diminutive of Charna.
Charu f Indian
Means Beauty (One of the names shri ram) (Charuchandraji)
Charuhasini f Hindi
Feminine form of Charuhas or Charuhaas.
Charukeshi f Hindi
Hindi feminine name meaning "with beautiful hair".
Charunetra f Hindi
Hindi feminine name meaning "with beautiful eyes".
Charvak m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi
MEANING : One who speaks nicely or sweetly, a philosopher
Charvangi f Indian (Rare), Hinduism
Means "beautiful-bodied" in Sanskrit (from चारु (cāru) "beautiful, lovely" and अङ्ग (aṅga) "a limb of the body; the body"), a word used in the Shiva Purana to describe the goddess Kali (called 'Kālī of exquisite body (i.e., cārvaṅgī) and comely appearance').
Chashma f Pakistani (Rare), Punjabi (Rare)
Possibly derived from Persian چشمه (češme) meaning "fountain, spring".
Chasiah f Hebrew
Means "protected by God" in Hebrew.
Chasya f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chasiah.
Chasye f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chasiah.
Chathumi f Indian
Means "visible, conscious, soul" in Sanskrit.
Chathur m Indian
It means 'clever' in sanskrit
Chatzav m & f Hebrew
Means squill (a type of flower)
Chavala f Hebrew, Yiddish
Diminutive of Chava. Chavaleh is a song in the musical Fiddler on the Roof, sung by Tevye about his daughter Chava.
Chavazelet f Hebrew
Means "lily" in Hebrew, presumably taken from the phrase חבצלת השרון (Chavatzelet HaSharon) "rose of Sharon" found in the Old Testament book the Song of Solomon. (In Israel, Solomon's "rose of Sharon" is popularly accepted to have been the sand lily, which grows in the Sharon plain in coastal sands, though technically the flower has not been identified.)
Chavele f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chava.
Chaveleh f Hebrew, Yiddish
Name of Hebrew and Yiddish origin. In musical Fiddler On The Roof, used as alternative name for Chava. Meaning of Chava is "life" so Chaveleh must have a similar meaning.
Chaviva f Hebrew
Means "pleasant, beloved, darling" in Hebrew, making it a cognate of Habiba.
Chavy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chava.
Chayu f Indian
MEANING - "showing awe, showing respect"... [more]
Chaziel f & m Hebrew
Variant of Cassiel.
Cheiche f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chaje.
Cheikaba m Manipuri
Means "lucky" in Meitei.
Cheile f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chaje and variant of Cheiche.
Chelisha f Indian (Rare)
It's the young's name
Chella f & m Indian, Sanskrit
From Sanskrit ceta meaning "servant, slave (to God)".
Chemia m Yiddish
Diminutive of Nechemyah.
Chenab m & f Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit
From Chenab river in Pakistan. The name stands for "river in the moonlight". This name originated from old Indus civilization.
Chengleima f Manipuri
Means "rice goddess" in Meitei.
Chenna m Telugu
Possibly from Chennappa, the name of a Vijayanagara-era rajah after whom the city of Chennai is named. Chennappa Nayaka himself was named after a Telugu deity called Chennakesava Swamy.
Cherchi f Malayalam
Malayalam form of Cher used in central Kerala.
Cherian m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Zechariah used by Malayalam-speaking Syriac Christians in the Indian state of Kerala.
Cheriyan m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Malayalam ചെറിയാൻ (see Cherian).
Cherna f Yiddish
Variant of Charna.
Cheshika f Telugu
Faith and Trust
Chetanjeet m & f Punjabi (Rare), Indian (Sikh, Rare)
From Sanskrit चेतन (cetana) meaning "visible, conscious, soul" and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Chevi f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
MEANING : Name of a raagini (in music), female personification of music
Chha m Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Odia
Meaning "Nice", "Beloved".
Chhandom m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian
Name: Chhandom छन्दोम... [more]
Chhata f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi
Name: Chhata छटा ... [more]
Chhaya f Indian
Means "shadow" or "shade" in Sanskrit. Chhaya is the Hindu personification of the goddess of a shadow.
Chhek m Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu, Hinduism, Indian
MEANING : "clever", shrewd, domesticated, bee
Chheka f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Hindi
MEANING : "clever", shrewd, domesticated
Chhewang m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Tshewang.
Chiel m Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish short form of Jechiel.
Chiela f Yiddish (Rare)
Feminine form of Chiel.
Chinglai m Manipuri
Means "dragon" in Meitei.
Chinglai Ngamba m Manipuri
Means "stronger than a dragon" in Meitei.
Chinglembi f Manipuri
Means "gentle one" or "solemn one" in Meitei.
Chingurei f Manipuri
Means "flower of god" in Meitei.
Chinmay m Indian, Marathi
Means "pure intelligence" or "pure knowledge" in Sanskrit. Chinmay Ganadhish near Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India, is the site of the tallest statue of the Hindu god Ganesha.
Chinshu m Bodo
Meaning "Calm Prefecture".
Chintan m Indian
Said to mean "deep meditation", from Sankskrit चिन्तन (cintana) meaning "thinking" (related to चिनता (cintā) "thought, care").
Chinya m Santali, Ho
Means "sing" in Santali and Ho.
Chiragdeep m Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From Persian چراغ (cherāgh) and Sanskrit दीप (dīpa), both of which mean "lamp, light".
Chirantan m Bengali (Hindu)
Meaning-Immortal
Chirjot m & f Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit चिर (cirá) meaning "long-lasting, existing from ancient times; after a long time" and ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".
Chisüzhüo m Mao
From the Mao chisû meaning "wisdom" and zhü meaning "good".
Chita m Odia
Meaning "Mind Conception" or "Meditation".
Chithra f Indian, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu
South Indian form of Chitra.
Chitra f Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Odia, Thai
Means "bright, clear" or "jewel, ornament, picture" in Sanskrit.
Chitramukha f Santali
Means "beautiful" in Santali.
Chitrangda f Indian
ethereal/out of this world... [more]
Chitrasen m Ho
Means "brightness".
Chittal f Indian
gujarati word-it is one of the species of deer
Chiyva m & f Hindi, Indian
The meaning of the name Chiyva is linked with destruction.
Chofesh m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
means "freedom, liberty" and can be also "vacation".
Chokhamela m Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit चोक्ष (cokṣa) "faultless, honest" and मेधा (medhā́) "wisdom, intelligence". This was the name of a Hindu saint in Maharashtra, India in the 14th century.
Chokhoni f Mao
From the Mao chokho meaning "feeble".
Chongjon m Manipuri
Means "tall son" in Meitei.
Chooya f Indian
Variant of Chuyia.
Chosk m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati
MEANING - an Indus horse, a horse of particular & good breed... [more]
Chosphel m Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Chophel.
Chull m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
MEANING - blear-eyed, a blear eye, a fireplace, chimney... [more]
Chumi f Odia
Meaning "Bead".
Chumlen m Manipuri
Means "the greatest truth" in Meitei.
Chumthanganbi f Manipuri
Means "rainbow" in Meitei.
Chuya m & f Indian
Variant of Chuyia.
Chuyia f & m Indian
Means "mouse, rat" probably a variant of the Hindi word चूहा chooha (or chuha) with the same meaning.... [more]
Chuzche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Cisa f Yiddish
Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Cochava f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Kochava.
Coussiel m Yiddish (Archaic), Judeo-French
Archaic French-Yiddish and Judeo-French form of Kusel.
Creine f Yiddish
Variant transcription of Kreine (which may be a Yiddish form of Keren).
Curtel f Yiddish
Polish spelling of Tzurtel
Cwi m Hebrew (Polonized)
A Polonized spelling of Zvi
Cypa f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish short form of Cypojra.
Cypojra f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish form of Tziporah.
Cywia f Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish version of Zivia. A notable bearer was Cywia Lubetkin who was a Warsaw Ghetto underground leader.
Czarna f Yiddish (Polonized, Rare)
Polonised spelling of Charna.
Daanish m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu دانش (see Danish).
Daggubati m Telugu
Meaning Unknown.
Daia f Pakistani, Indian (Rare)
Pakistani version of Daya. Also Indian because some people translate their names as "Daia".
Daim m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay
Means "lasting, enduring, eternal" in Arabic.
Daivyan m Indian (Rare)
"Miracle of Lord Krishna"
Daksh m Indian
Hindu name meaning "Son of Brahma".
Dakshayani f Hinduism, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada
Means "daughter of Daksha" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Sati.
Dalien m Hebrew (Rare)
Meaning unknown at this point in time.
Dalita f Hebrew, Armenian
Probably a variant form of Dalit. Also compare Dalida, which is a similar but unrelated name.... [more]
Daliyah f Hebrew
Variant of Dalya.
Daljeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit दल (dala) meaning "division, portion, troops" combined with जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Daljit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਦਲਜੀਤ (see Daljeet).
Daman f & m Indian
Means "ruler, controller, subjugator" in Hindi (दमन).
Damanjeet m Punjabi
Meaning "Victory".
Damaruki f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil
MEANING : a sort of drum... [more]
Damyanti f Tamil
Meaning "Beautiful".
Danali f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Dana 1, a feminine form of Dan 1 which means "(he) judged"... [more]
Danit f Hebrew
Feminine form of Dan 1.
Daniyaal m Urdu (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Danyal.
Danor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Dan 1 means "(he) judges" and the name Or means "light", used as first name and as last name.
Danveer m Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi दानवीर (see Danvir).
Danvir m Hindi
From Hindi दान (dān) meaning "gift" and वीर (vīr) meaning "heroic, brave", thus "brave gift".
Daood m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu داؤد (see Daud).
Daphna f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Dafna.
Dara f & m Hebrew
Means "heart of wisdom" in Hebrew.
Darel m & f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
In Hebrew it’s a combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl, nacre" and El, reference to God. In English it’s used as variant of Darell.
Darsameen f Urdu (Rare)
Possibly means "pearl of great price" from Arabic دُرّ‎ (durr) "pearl" (compare Durr) and ثَمِين‎ (ṯamīn) "valuable, precious" (compare Sameen).
Darsh m Indian
Means "Lord Krishna".
Darsha f Indian
Diminutive of Darshana.
Darya f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl" with the letters יה (ya) (which are part of the name of God) means "Pearl of God" in Hebrew.
Das m & f Indian
Means "servent, slave" in Sanskrit.
Dasi f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of names like Hadas and Hadasa.
Datiel m Hebrew
Means "what God knows".
Datya f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "God's religion" in Hebrew, from דָּת (dat) meaning "religion" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.
Davan m Indian
Transferred from the surname "Davan".
Daven m African, Tamil
Pronunciation: Dayven (pronounced as in "Dave" with an n)... [more]
Davrusha f Yiddish
Allegedly a Yiddish form of Deborah.
Daya m & f Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit दया (dayā) meaning "compassion, mercy".
Daya f Malayalam
Meaning "Kindness" in Malayalam
Dayanita f Indian, Hindi
Name allegedly meaning “tender” or “kind”.
Deachan f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dechen.
Deachen f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dechen.
Debashis m Indian, Bengali
Bengali form of Devashish.
Debashree f Indian
debashree "devi" means goddess "shree" means beautiful the whole is debashree is most beautiful among all the goddess in the heaven.
Dechan f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dechen.
Deeba f Sindhi
Means "silk, or eye of a mistress" in Sindhi. Also In the case of Pakistani film actress Deeba (1947-) and Indian-Muslim writer Deeba Salim Irfan (1969-).