Command, instruction; Sanskrit ādeśa
Names meaning leader
Baby names whose dictionary or scripture meaning relates to leader, with the source shown on every name.
393 names: 55 for girls, 324 for boys and 14 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, the Tamil Lexicon and Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon. A few to start: Deborah ("bee"), Maran ("Pandya king") and Sarwar ("leader, chief").
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"Fearless king" in popular use; Sanskrit abhirāj, "reigning everywhere"
"Father of a multitude"; father of many nations (Genesis 17:5)
Emperor, supreme king; Sanskrit adhirāja
Lord, master; Sanskrit adhīśa
Crown; Persian afsar, also the Urdu word for an officer
First-born, elder brother; Sanskrit agraja
Foremost, first; Sanskrit agrima
"Foremost, the leading one"
Invincible lord; Sanskrit ajita + īśa
Greatest; Arabic akbar, as in Allahu akbar
Lord of all; Sanskrit akhila, "whole", + īśa, "lord"
Conqueror of the world; Persian ʿālam-gīr
"Defender of men"; Greek Alexandros
Lord of the gods, Indra; Sanskrit amara + indra
Lord of the gods; a name of Shiva; Sanskrit amareśa
"Immortal king"; amar, immortal, with Inder, Indra
Prince, commander; Arabic amīr
"Princess"; feminine of Arabic amīr, "commander, prince"
"Long-lived" in popular use; Arabic ʿammāra, "a chief's crown"
King of love; Tamil aṉpu, "love", and aracaṉ, "king"
"Queen of love"
Andal, the poet-saint; literally "she who rules"
Supreme, without a superior; Sanskrit anīśa, a name of Vishnu
Elder brother and lord; Tamil aṇṇā and turai
Queen; Tamil araci
King, kingship; Tamil aracu
"Exalted, high"; Arabic arfaʿ, "higher, highest"
"Navigator" in popular use; Sanskrit aritra, "an oar, rudder"
King of good health; honours Our Lady of Good Health
Uncertain; usually linked to Welsh arth, "bear"
Pre-eminent one; Tamil atiyaṉ, from Sanskrit adhika
"Ruler of elves", from Germanic Alberich
"Venerable, majestic"; Latin augustus
"Venerable, majestic", from Latin augustus
Lord of Avadh, the king of Ayodhya; a title of Rama
Lord of the earth, a king; Sanskrit avanīśa
Greatest, supreme; Arabic aʿẓam
"Mighty king"
King of bulls; Kannada basava, Shiva's bull, with rāja
The king who brought the Ganga to earth; probably "glorious chariot"
"Glorious sun", the sun in its majesty
Epic hero's name; also the Indian name for India
"Lord of the world", a name of Shiva
Bountiful, generous; the name of King Bhoja
"King", literally "guardian of the earth"
"Lord of the earth", a king
"King of the earth" in popular use; literally "chief of kings"
"King", lord of the earth
"Lord of the world"
"Lord of the world", a name of Shiva
"Mistress of the world"; a Mahavidya goddess
"Lord of Braj", a name of Krishna
"King of Braj", Krishna
"Bearer of the discus", a name of Vishnu
"Lord of the discus" in popular use; Sanskrit, "world sovereign"
"Protected by the moon"; the founder of the Maurya empire
"Guardian of the moon"
A king of legend; Sanskrit candra, "moon", and senā, "army"
A Chera king, of the ancient Tamil Chera dynasty
"Of beautiful form" in popular use; Sanskrit, "wearing bright armlets"
"Lordly", from Greek kurios, "lord"
"Lord of Daksha"; Sanskrit dakṣa, "able" + īśa, "lord"
"Possessor, sovereign"; Persian dārā
"Ten chariots"; king of Ayodhya and father of Rama
"Judge, ruler"; Arabic dayyān, "one who requites"
"Bee", from Hebrew devorah
"Lord of light"; Sanskrit dīpa + indra
"Chief of the gods"; a name of Indra
"Lord of the gods"
"King of the gods"; a name of Indra
"King of wealth"
"Righteous king"; a name of Yudhishthira
"Lord of justice"; Sanskrit dharma + indra
"Lord of dharma"
"Lord of the brave"; Sanskrit dhīra + indra
King Dilipa, ancestor of Rama; origin uncertain
"King of hearts"
Lord, chief; Tamil turai
"Lord of forts"; Sanskrit durga + īśa
"Royal pearl"; Persian durr-i shāhwār
"Guardian of prosperity"; Old English Eadweard
"Son of Emery"; an English surname now used for girls and boys
"Powerful ruler", from Germanic Amalric
"Eternal ruler" in popular use; Old Norse Eiríkr, "honoured ruler"
"Lord" or "God", from Sanskrit īśvara
"Well-born, noble", from Greek eugenes
King of beauty; Tamil eḻil, "beauty", and aracaṉ, "king"
Queen of beauty; Tamil eḻil, "beauty", and araci, "queen"
"Excellent, surpassing"; feminine of Arabic fāʾiq
"Excellent, magnificent"; feminine of Arabic fākhir
"Pride of women"; Arabic fakhr al-nisāʾ
"Command, decree"; Persian farmān
"Crown, abundance"; Arabic farwa
Pet form of Frederick, "peaceful ruler"
"Peaceful ruler"; Germanic Friedrich, "peace-rule"
"King of elephants", from Sanskrit gajendra
"King of elephants", from Sanskrit gajarāja
King of the ganas, a name of Ganesha
"Lord of the ganas", a name of Ganesha
"Rule of the spear", from Old High German Gerwald
"King of mountains", from Sanskrit girirāj
"Chief of cowherds", a name of Krishna
"Virtuous king" in popular use; Sanskrit guṇa + śekhara, "crown of virtues"
Gur, the Guru, with Inder, Indra or "chief"
"The Guru, the Master"
"Glory of the Guru"
"Crown of the Guru"
King of teachers; Sanskrit guru + rāja
Gur, the Guru, with an ending read as Inder, "chief"
"King of knowledge", from jñāna and indra
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