A wave, a stream; a river
Names meaning river
Baby names whose dictionary or scripture meaning relates to river, with the source shown on every name.
56 names: 45 for girls and 11 for boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, the Tamil Lexicon and Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon. A few to start: Gangadhar ("bearer of the Ganga"), Lohit ("red") and Sindhu ("river, ocean").
56 names
The Alaknanda, a Himalayan headstream of the Ganga
"Of the family of sage Atri"; also a Bengal river
The king who brought the Ganga to earth; probably "glorious chariot"
The river Ganga, named after King Bhagiratha
The river Beas; Sanskrit vipāśā, "free of fetters"
"Earth" or "stream" in popular use; Sanskrit dhārā, "stream"
The river Ganga; Sanskrit gaṅgā, "swift-goer"
"Bearer of the Ganga", a name of Shiva
"Ganga and Rama", from Gaṅgā and Rāma
"Lord of the Ganga", from Gaṅgā and īśa
"Son of Ganga", a name of Bhishma
"Of Gautama's line"; a name of the Godavari and of Durga
The river Godavari, "giver of water"
"Name of a sacred river"; rich in cattle
Adorned with gold; Sanskrit hemavatī
Born of the moon; a name of the river Narmada
The river Ravi; Sanskrit irāvatī, "full of refreshment"
Stream, small river; Arabic jaʿfar
The river Yamuna
Daughter of Jahnu; a name of the Ganga
"Flowing down"; Hebrew Yarden, the River Jordan
The river Yamuna; also a wife of Krishna
Abundance; al-Kawthar, a river in Paradise (Quran 108:1)
A form of the goddess Durga; also a raga
The sacred Kaveri river of South India
"Ferry"; Bengali kheyā, also a Tagore title
The Krishna river; literally "dark stream" or "dark braid"
Red; Sanskrit lohita, also an old name of the Brahmaputra
"Full of sweetness"
"The heavenly Ganga", a sacred river
"Lovely, charming"
"Estuary, mouth of a river"; Bengali mohanā
"Giver of delight"; the sacred river Narmada
"Pure, holy"; also a name of the Ganga
Name of a sacred lake and river of the Ramayana
The Kaveri river; often read as "golden", from pon, gold
"Place of sacrifice", the sacred confluence; Sanskrit prayāga
"The river Ravi", Sanskrit Irāvatī
"The Narmada river"
"River"; English nature name
Lord of the confluence, Shiva of Kudalasangama
The goddess of learning; Sanskrit sarasvatī, "rich in waters"
The holy river of Ayodhya; Sanskrit sarayū
"River"; Sanskrit sarit
The holy river of Ujjain; Sanskrit siprā
"River"; the Indus, also "the ocean"
A flowing river; Sanskrit sravantī
"Warming"; daughter of the Sun and the Tapti river
"River"; Sanskrit taraṃgiṇī, full of waves
"Confluence of three rivers"; Sanskrit triveṇī, triple braid
The Vaigai, river of Madurai
"Forest dweller" in popular use; Tamil vanathi, the heavenly Ganga
"Versed in the Veda"; Vedavati of the Ramayana
"A braid of hair"; also a stream
The sacred river Yamuna
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