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Names listed in more than one tradition
How we chose them: the 81 names below are listed in our catalogue under two or more family traditions, going by where the word comes from and the sources on its page. A listing is not a survey of which communities use a name. Some are one word shared across languages; others are different words that happen to be spelled alike, and the name page explains which.
Worth knowing: the same spelling can be said differently from family to family, so check how your own family would say it.
- Aagam Hindu and Jain · Arrival, coming; also a sacred text, from Sanskrit āgama
- Aangi Jain and Hindu · "Adornment of the deity"
- Aatish Hindu and Muslim · Fire; Persian ātish
- Abeer Hindu and Muslim · "Fragrance"; Arabic ʿabīr, a saffron perfume
- Adam Muslim and Christian · The first man; a Quranic and biblical name
- Adinath Hindu and Jain · The first lord; a name of Shiva and the first Tirthankara
- Akashdeep Sikh and Hindu · "Lamp of the sky"
- Aman Hindu, Muslim and Sikh · Peace and safety; from Arabic amān, "security, protection"
- Amar Hindu and Sikh · "Immortal"
- Amarjeet Sikh and Hindu · Immortal victory
- Ambar Hindu and Muslim · "Ambergris, fragrance"; Arabic ʿanbar
- Amrit Hindu and Sikh · Nectar of immortality; immortal
- Arham Muslim and Jain · Most merciful
- Arjav Jain and Hindu · Honesty, sincerity; Sanskrit ārjava, "straightness"
- Atishay Hindu and Jain · Excellence, abundance; Sanskrit atiśaya
- Bahadur Muslim, Sikh and Hindu · "Brave, valiant"; Persian bahādur
- Baldev Hindu and Sikh · Balarama, Krishna's elder brother; literally "god of strength"
- Balraj Sikh and Hindu · "Mighty king"
- Bikramjit Sikh and Hindu · Victory (jit) through valour (bikram, Sanskrit vikrama)
- Chaitya Jain and Hindu · "Place of worship"; also "the individual soul"
- Chandana Hindu and Jain · "Sandalwood"; also Mahavira's first woman disciple
- Dara Muslim and Sikh · "Possessor, sovereign"; Persian dārā
- Darshan Hindu and Sikh · Vision, sight; Sanskrit darśana, "seeing"
- Dilawar Muslim and Sikh · "Brave"; Persian dil-āwar, "stout-hearted"
- Elias Christian and Muslim · Greek form of Elijah, "Yah is God"
- Gulshan Muslim and Hindu · A rose garden; a garden full of flowers
- Harshdeep Sikh and Hindu · "Lamp of joy"
- Heena Hindu and Muslim · Henna, the plant and its dye; from Arabic ḥinnā
- Hemchandra Hindu and Jain · "Golden moon"; name of the Jain scholar Hemachandra
- Hira Hindu and Muslim · Diamond
- Inderjeet Sikh and Hindu · Conqueror of Indra
- Jasraj Sikh and Hindu · "King of fame"; jas, praise or renown, with raj, king
- Jinal Jain and Hindu · "Victorious"; from jina, the Jain spiritual victor
- Jinesh Jain and Hindu · "Lord of the Jinas", a Jain Arhat
- Kabir Muslim and Hindu · Great, in size, rank or dignity
- Kamaljeet Sikh and Hindu · Kamal, "lotus", with jeet, "victory"
- Kanwar Sikh and Hindu · "Prince"
- Karan Hindu and Sikh · From Karna, the Mahabharata hero; Sanskrit karṇa, "ear"
- Mahavir Jain and Hindu · "Great hero", title of the 24th Jain Tirthankara
- Mahir Hindu and Muslim · Skilled, expert
- Mandeep Sikh and Hindu · "Light of the mind"; man, mind, with deep, lamp
- Mehak Hindu, Muslim and Sikh · Fragrance, a sweet scent
- Mehtab Sikh and Muslim · "Moonlight"
- Muskan Hindu and Muslim · A smile
- Naira Hindu and Muslim · "Radiant" in popular use; Arabic nayyir, "shining, bright"
- Navdeep Sikh and Hindu · "New light"; nav, new, with deep, lamp
- Navraj Sikh and Hindu · "New king"; nav, new, with raj, king
- Nehal Hindu and Muslim · "Sapling, young plant", from Persian
- Nihal Sikh and Hindu · "Happy, fulfilled"; in Gurbani, made blissful by God's grace
- Paramjeet Sikh and Hindu · "Supreme victory"; param, highest, with jeet, victory
- Pari Hindu and Muslim · "Fairy"
- Pawandeep Sikh and Hindu · "Lamp of the wind"; pawan, wind, with deep, lamp
- Preksha Jain and Hindu · "Beholding"; also "reflection, contemplation"
- Pushpa Hindu and Jain · "Flower"
- Rajdeep Sikh and Hindu · "King of light" in popular use; raj, king, with deep, lamp
- Rajveer Sikh and Hindu · "Brave king" in popular use; raj + vīr, "foremost warrior"
- Reshma Hindu and Muslim · "Silken", from Persian resham, "silk"
- Rishabh Hindu and Jain · "Bull", and so "the best"; the first Jain Tirthankara
- Roshni Hindu and Muslim · "Light, brightness"
- Ruhani Hindu and Muslim · "Spiritual"
- Ruhi Hindu and Muslim · "Spiritual, soulful"; from Arabic rūḥ, "soul, spirit"
- Sahil Hindu and Muslim · "Shore, coast"; Arabic sāḥil
- Sambhav Hindu and Jain · "Possible"; Sanskrit sambhava, "birth, origin, possibility"
- Sameer Muslim and Hindu · Companion in night-time talk; in Sanskrit, a different word, "breeze"
- Samyak Hindu and Jain · Complete; correct, true
- Sandeep Sikh and Hindu · "Lighted lamp"; from Sanskrit saṃ-dīp, to blaze up, to kindle
- Sara Muslim and Christian · "Princess"
- Satbir Sikh and Hindu · "True warrior"; sat, truth, with bir, brave warrior
- Satpal Sikh and Hindu · "Protector of truth"; sat, truth, with pal, protector
- Shaan Hindu and Muslim · Pride, dignity, glory; from Arabic-Persian shān
- Shamsher Sikh, Hindu and Muslim · "Sword"; from Persian shamsher, a curved sabre
- Shreyansh Hindu and Jain · Share of good fortune; name of the eleventh Jain Tirthankara
- Sofia Christian and Muslim · Wisdom
- Suhana Muslim and Hindu · "Pleasant, charming"; Hindi and Urdu suhānā
- Supreet Sikh and Hindu · "Much loved, very dear"; Sanskrit suprīta
- Tamanna Hindu and Muslim · "Wish, desire"; Persian tamannā
- Tanveer Muslim and Sikh · Illumination, enlightenment; Arabic tanwīr, from nūr, "light"
- Tarana Hindu and Muslim · "Song, melody"; Persian tarāna
- Tirthankar Jain and Hindu · "Ford-maker", a Jain spiritual teacher; Sanskrit tīrthaṃkara
- Yadwinder Sikh and Hindu · "Lord of the Yadavas"; Sanskrit yādavendra, a name of Krishna
- Yuvraj Hindu and Sikh · "Crown prince"