"Peaceful" in popular use; Sanskrit ārava, "sound"
Bengali baby names
Names Bengali families use today, written in Bengali script.
377 names: 172 for girls, 200 for boys and 5 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, the Samsad Bengali–English Dictionary and Platts' Urdu, Hindi and English dictionary. Five are modern names that the dictionaries we use don't list. A few to start: Amrita ("immortal, nectar"), Arpita ("offered") and Sourav ("fragrance").
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116 of 377 names
"Fragrance"; Arabic ʿabīr, a saffron perfume
Victorious; Sanskrit abhijit, also the star Vega
Fearless; Sanskrit a-bhīka
"Anointing, consecration"
"Cloud"; Sanskrit abhra
Boundless, free; the Vedic mother of the gods
The sun; "son of Aditi"
"Born of the mountain", a name of Parvati
"Respected, honoured"
"Illuminating"; from Persian afroz, "kindling, lighting up"
"Shining like fire"; a Sanskrit word for gold
"Dawn" in popular use; Sanskrit ahan, "day"
Dawn, the first light of morning
"Daughter of Indra" in popular use; Bengali dictionary: Vritra's wife
"Belonging to Shiva"; a name of Durga
Divine, of God; Sanskrit aiśika, from īśa, "lord"
Sovereignty, power; also wealth and prosperity
Bengal's festive floor art; often glossed "decoration"
Spotless moon; Sanskrit amala + indu
Of boundless splendour; Sanskrit amitābha
"Unfading, bright"; Sanskrit amlāna
"Immortal"; the nectar of the gods
Unique; no other
"Soldier" in popular use; Sanskrit anīka, "army, array"
"Lord of all" in popular use; Sanskrit aniketa, "homeless"
Unblinking, ever-watchful; Sanskrit animeṣa
"Irreproachable, virtuous"
"Blameless, faultless"; Sanskrit anindya
"Unextinguished"
Unobstructed, unstoppable; Sanskrit aniruddha, Krishna's grandson
Kohl, collyrium; Sanskrit añjana
Drawing, painting; Sanskrit aṅkana, "marking"
Marked, bearing a sign
"Inner, within"; also a section of a song
Incomparable, matchless; Sanskrit anupama
Grace, favour; a Russian pet form of Anna
"Radiance, beauty", from Sanskrit śrī
"Radiant, full of light"; feminine of Anwar, from Arabic nūr
"A quest, a search"
"Unconquered"; a name of Durga
A name of Parvati, who fasted even from leaves
"Incomparably beautiful" (Bengali)
"Lamp of evening worship"
"Brilliant, radiant"; Sanskrit arciṣmat, also a name of fire
An offering of water in honour; Sanskrit arghya
"Conqueror of enemies"
Subduer of enemies; Sanskrit ariṃdama, a name of Shiva
"Navigator" in popular use; Sanskrit aritra, "an oar, rudder"
Bright, white; the archer-hero of the Mahabharata
The sun, a ray of light; Sanskrit arka
Light of the sun; Sanskrit arka + dīpa
The sea, the ocean
Offering, dedication; Sanskrit arpaṇa
"Offered" or "dedicated"
Formless; Sanskrit arūpa
Limitless, boundless; Sanskrit asīma
"Limitless" or "boundless"
"Bodiless", a name of Kamadeva; Sanskrit atanu
"Flax flower"
"Of the family of sage Atri"; also a Bengal river
Avantikā, an old name of Ujjain; popularly "princess of Ujjain"
Path, the sun's course; Sanskrit ayana
Life, long life
"Of Baishakh", the first month of the Bengali year
A great, wide forest
"Spectrum, a row of colours"; Bengali barṇālī
"Given by Indra"; the legendary queen of King Udayana
"Shining, radiant"; a Sanskrit name of the dawn
"She who holds the vina", a name of Saraswati
The river Beas; Sanskrit vipāśā, "free of fetters"
"One who delights the world"; Sanskrit viśva + rañjana
Of every form; Krishna's universal form in the Gita
A canopy or garden bower; Sanskrit vitāna
"One whose essence is wisdom"; the Buddhist bodhisattva
"Creeper, flowering vine"; Sanskrit vratati
"Of the spring month Chaitra"
"Moonlight"
Gathering, choosing; a collection of the best
Pure consciousness; full of knowledge
"Made of pure consciousness"
"Kohl of the gods"; Sanskrit deva + añjana
"Delight of the gods"; Sanskrit devarati
"Offering to the gods"; Sanskrit deva + arghya
"Blessing of the gods"
"Having a divine smile"; Sanskrit devasmitā
Path of the gods; Sanskrit deva + ayana
"One who wins over the gods"; Sanskrit deva + jit
"Garland of the gods"; Sanskrit deva + mālya
"Divine light"; Sanskrit deva + jyotis
"Absorbed in God"; Sanskrit deva + līnā
"Light-maker"; Sanskrit dīpaṃkara, "one who causes light"
"Light of the lamp"; Sanskrit dīpa + jyotis
"Dear to the gods"
"Divine sage"; Sanskrit devarṣi
"Divine beauty" in popular use; Sanskrit deva + śrī
"Vowed to the gods"; the birth name of Bhishma
Daughter of the sage Shukra in the Mahabharata; "leading to the gods"
Wise, intelligent
"Steadfast, resolute"
"Light of the pole star"; Sanskrit dhruva + jyotis
"Firm, constant"; the pole star
"Divine light"; Sanskrit divya + jyotis
"Divine moon"; Sanskrit divya + indu
"Adorned with lamps"; the Bengali name for Diwali night
"Full of light, radiant"
Shining, bright, blazing
"A lamp, light"
"Magpie robin", the songbird of Bengal
"Island-born"; a name of the sage Vyasa
"Bearer of the mace", a name of Krishna and Vishnu
"Wise, scholar" in popular use; Sanskrit gārgī, "descendant of Garga"
"Fair-bodied", a name of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
"Pride, honour" in popular use; Sanskrit gaurava, "dignity, respect"
"Lord of mountains": the Himalaya, and Shiva
A Bengali name built on gīta, "song"; lists give "melodious"
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