"Awareness" in popular use; Sanskrit ābhāsa, "splendour, light"
Hindu baby names
Hindu names with the Sanskrit dictionary sense and the printed page we checked it on.
3,239 names: 1,418 for girls, 1,784 for boys and 37 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Platts' Urdu, Hindi and English dictionary and the Tamil Lexicon. 70 are modern names that the dictionaries we use don't list. A few to start: Daivi ("divine"), Naveen ("new, fresh") and Sukanya ("beautiful girl").
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117 of 3,239 names
Command, instruction; Sanskrit ādeśa
"First"; in Sanskrit also a name of the goddess Durga
Beginning, first
"First" or "peak" in popular use; a modern name
Arrival, coming; also a sacred text, from Sanskrit āgama
Attraction; Sanskrit ākarṣa, "drawing towards oneself"
Musical prelude; Sanskrit ālāpa, "speech, melody"
"The edge of a sari"; figuratively, a mother's shelter
"Adornment of the deity"
"Inexhaustible" or "gracious" in popular use; origin uncertain
"Peaceful" in popular use; Sanskrit ārava, "sound"
"Righteous" in popular use; Sanskrit ārita, "praised"
A wave, a stream; a river
Ascent, rising; Sanskrit āroha
Ascending, rising; in music, the rising notes of a raga
The aarti: lamps waved in worship before a deity
"First ray of the sun" in popular use; Sanskrit aruṣa, "reddish"
"Dawn", the first light of the sun
A modern name, usually given as "peace"
Noble, honourable; a name of Parvati
Intention, the heart's meaning; Sanskrit āśaya
"Smile" or "blessing" in popular use; Sanskrit āśī, "blessing, wish"
"Blessings"; Gujarati āśkā, taking the aarti's blessing
"Beloved" in popular use; Persian āshnā, "friend"
A modern name, usually given as "blessed, victorious"
"Faith, confidence"
"Star"; the Ardra nakshatra, Tamil atirai
Fire; Persian ātish
A modern name, usually given as "first rays of the sun"
"Fragrance"; Arabic ʿabīr, a saffron perfume
"Splendour, light"
Fearless; Sanskrit abhaya, "without fear"
"Fearless"
"Knowledgeable"; Sanskrit abhijña, "knowing, skilful"
Recognition, knowledge; Sanskrit abhijñāna
Noble, well-born; Sanskrit abhijāta
Complete victory; Sanskrit abhijaya
Victorious; Sanskrit abhijit, also the star Vega
Fearless; Sanskrit a-bhīka
Desire, wish; Sanskrit abhilāṣa
"Desire, wish"
"Desire to attain"
Arjuna's son in the Mahabharata; popularly "heroic"
Delight and praise; Sanskrit abhinandana, "gladdening, applauding"
New, fresh, young
Expression, acting; Sanskrit abhinaya
"Expression" through gesture, as in classical dance
"Desire, longing"; from Sanskrit abhīps-, "to wish to obtain"
"Fearless king" in popular use; Sanskrit abhirāj, "reigning everywhere"
Delightful, pleasing; Sanskrit abhirāma, also a name of Shiva
"Delightful, lovely"; the goddess of Thirukkadaiyur
Handsome, pleasing; Sanskrit abhirūpa
"Anointing, consecration"
"Cloud"; Sanskrit abhra
Rising, prosperity; Sanskrit abhyudaya, "sunrise"
The aboli flower, the orange Crossandra of Maharashtra
Immovable, steady; Sanskrit acala, "mountain"
"The earth"; literally "immovable"
Inconceivable, beyond thought; Sanskrit acintya
Imperishable; Sanskrit acyuta, a name of Vishnu and Krishna
"Ideal"; Sanskrit ādarśa, a mirror and "ideal perfection"
"Lightning"
Emperor, supreme king; Sanskrit adhirāja
Lord, master; Sanskrit adhīśa
"Steady" in popular use; Sanskrit adhṛta, a name of Vishnu
The first lord; a name of Shiva and the first Tirthankara
Son of Aditi, the sun; Sanskrit āditeya
Boundless, free; the Vedic mother of the gods
A modern name, usually given as "highest honour"
The sun; "son of Aditi"
"Born of the mountain", a name of Parvati
The name of an apsaras, a celestial nymph of the Mahabharata
Lord of the mountains; Sanskrit adrīśa
"Respected, honoured"
Unique, without a second; non-duality
Unique, without a second; Sanskrit advaya, "not two"
"Unique" in popular use; a modern name with no dictionary source
"Unique" in popular use; a modern name with no dictionary entry
"Unique" in popular use; a modern name related to advitīya
Unique, matchless; Sanskrit advitīya
A celebrated sage; traditionally "mountain-thrower"
"Bright as fire" in popular use; name of an ancient sage-physician
First-born, elder brother; Sanskrit agraja
Foremost, first; Sanskrit agrima
"Foremost, the leading one"
Wife of the sage Gautama in the Ramayana; "flawless"
"Dawn" in popular use; Sanskrit ahan, "day"
Dawn, the first light of morning
"Unity, oneness"
"Of Indra": the goddess who is Indra's consort
"Daughter of Indra" in popular use; Bengali dictionary: Vritra's wife
"Belonging to Shiva"; a name of Durga
Sovereignty, power; also wealth and prosperity
Invincible, unconquered; Sanskrit ajaya
Unconquerable; Sanskrit ajeya
"Invincible"
Unconquered, invincible; Sanskrit ajita, a name of Vishnu
"Unconquered, invincible"
Invincible lord; Sanskrit ajita + īśa
"Desire, wish"
The sky; open space
"Lamp of the sky"
Whole, unbroken; Sanskrit akhaṇḍa
Whole, complete; Sanskrit akhila, "without a gap"
"Complete, whole"
Lord of all; Sanskrit akhila, "whole", + īśa, "lord"
"Form, shape"
"Eye" in popular use; Sanskrit akṣa, "axis; eye"
A name of Vishnu; Sanskrit akṣaja, "diamond, thunderbolt"
Imperishable; also "letter, syllable"; Sanskrit akṣara
Imperishable; a letter, a syllable
Unbroken, whole; Sanskrit akṣata
"Unbroken, whole"; the sacred rice of Hindu worship
"Imperishable, undecaying"
"Imperishable, undecaying"
"Eye"
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