"Knowledgeable"; Sanskrit abhijña, "knowing, skilful"
Names meaning wisdom
Baby names whose dictionary or scripture meaning relates to wisdom, with the source shown on every name.
298 names: 91 for girls, 202 for boys and 5 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon and the Tamil Lexicon. A few to start: Dakshinamurthy ("Shiva as the teacher"), Manimegalai ("jewelled girdle") and Solomon ("peaceful").
120 of 298 names
Recognition, knowledge; Sanskrit abhijñāna
Unique, without a second; non-duality
Unique, without a second; Sanskrit advaya, "not two"
A celebrated sage; traditionally "mountain-thrower"
Learned, all-knowing; Arabic ʿalīm
"Learned, knowing"; feminine of Arabic ʿalīm
Pet form of Alfred, "elf counsel" or "wise counsel"
"Elf counsel" or "wise counsel"; Old English Ælfræd
Experience; Sanskrit anubhava, "perception, understanding"
"Experience, perception"
Wise, intelligent; from Arabic ʿaql, "intellect"
"Wise" in popular use; Arabic ʿaqīla, "a noble woman"
Clever, sagacious; Arabic arīb
"Intelligent, wise, skilful"
"Knowing, wise"; feminine of Arabic ʿārif
Wise and handsome; Tamil aṟivu, "knowledge", and aḻakaṉ
Knowledge, wisdom
Most rightly guided; Arabic arshad
Solomon's wise minister; a byword for a wise counsellor
"Forgiveness" in popular use; name of Solomon's wise minister, Āṣaf
Feminine of Asif, after Solomon's wise minister Āṣaf; "storm" in popular use
Name of the Greek goddess of wisdom; its root is unknown
Descendant of the sage Atri; Sanskrit ātreya
The Vedic sage Atri; Sanskrit atri
A liberated sage; Sanskrit avadhūta, "one who has shaken off"
"Elf counsel", from Alfred; "ruler of elves" in popular use
"Deeply learned"; Arabic bāqir, "one who opens up knowledge"
"Perceptive, discerning"; Arabic baṣīr, "seeing"
"Insight, perception"; Arabic baṣīra
"Clarity, eloquent speech"; Arabic bayān
"Vision, insight"; Persian bīnish
The Vedic sage Bharadvaja; Sanskrit, "bearing strength"
"Descendant of Bhrigu", a name of Parashurama
The Vedic seer Bhrigu, ancestor of the Bhargavas
"Enlightenment", the awakened mind
"One whose essence is wisdom"; the Buddhist bodhisattva
Saraswati, goddess of speech
"Consciousness", the living spirit
A beautiful woman; also splendour and moonlight
Conscious, intelligent; the soul, the mind
Mind, consciousness, heart
Consciousness, awareness, understanding
Chidambaram, Nataraja's shrine; Sanskrit cit + ambara, "sky of consciousness"
"Bliss of consciousness"
Pure consciousness; full of knowledge
"Made of pure consciousness"
"Reflection", deep thought
Able, skilled, clever
"Skilful, able"; Sanskrit dakṣā also means "the earth"
"Skill, ability"; Sanskrit dakṣatā
Shiva as the south-facing teacher; Sanskrit dakṣiṇāmūrti
Knowledge, learning, wisdom
Vision, sight; Sanskrit darśana, "seeing"
"Vision, sight"
"One who sees"; Sanskrit darśin, "seeing, knowing"
"Divine sage"; Sanskrit devarṣi
"Steady, brave and calm"
"Intelligent, wise"
"Steady, brave"; short for Dhirendra
Giver of knowledge; Sanskrit jñānadā
"Lord of knowledge"; the Marathi saint Dnyaneshwar
"Mistress of knowledge"; the Marathi Gita of Sant Dnyaneshwar
"Vision" or "sight"
"Island-born"; a name of the sage Vyasa
"Focused", from Sanskrit ekāgra, "one-pointed"
"Intelligent"; Arabic fahīm, "of great understanding"
"Intelligent, perceptive"; feminine of Arabic fahīm
"Intelligent"; Urdu fahmīda, "understood, wise"
"One who tells truth from falsehood"; Arabic fārūq
"Wise, learned"; Persian farzān
Wise, learned, intelligent
"Learned, wise"; Persian farzīn, also the chess queen
"Eloquent"; Arabic faṣīḥ
"Eloquent"; feminine of Arabic faṣīḥ
"Intelligent"; Arabic faṭīn
"Excellent, learned"; Arabic fāḍil
"Virtuous, excellent"; feminine of Arabic fāḍil
"Criterion, proof"; Arabic furqān, a name of the Quran
Lord of the gaṇas, the god Ganesha; Sanskrit gaṇeśa
"Wise, scholar" in popular use; Sanskrit gārgī, "descendant of Garga"
"Dispeller of darkness" in popular use; the Buddha's clan name, from Gotama
Light of wisdom; ñāṉam, "wisdom", and pirakācam, "radiance"
United with divine wisdom; after the saint Gnanasambandar
Crown of wisdom; jñāna, "wisdom", and śekhara, "crest"
Spear of wisdom, Murugan's vel; ñāṉam + vēl
Cowherd, guardian of cows; the yogi Gorakhnath
"Watchful, vigilant", from Greek gregoreo
"The Guru's word"
"The word of the Guru"
"One who faces the Guru", a follower of the Guru's way
"Embodiment of the guru", from guru and mūrti
"Lord and teacher", from guru and nātha
King of teachers; Sanskrit guru + rāja
"Knowledge", from Sanskrit jñāna
"King of knowledge", from jñāna and indra
"Lord of knowledge", from jñāna and īśa
"Lord of knowledge", the name of the saint Dnyaneshwar
Guide; Arabic hādī, "one who guides"
Wise; also a physician; al-Hakim is one of the names of God
Noble, respected; also "reckoner", a name of God
Judge, decisive; famous through generous Hatim Tai
Skilful, clever; Arabic ḥādhiq, "expert"
Guidance; Arabic hidāya
"Bright-minded"; Old High German Hugubert
"Guidance"; Arabic hudā
"Son of Hudd", a medieval pet form of Hugh, "heart, mind"
"Heart, mind"; the Latin form of Hugh
Sight, vision; Sanskrit īkṣā
Seen, beheld; Sanskrit īkṣita
"Inspiration"; Arabic ilhām
"Knowledge"; from Arabic ʿilm
Guidance; Arabic irshād, "guiding aright"
"Secrets" in popular use; Arabic isrār, "keeping a secret"
Awake, watchful; from Sanskrit jāgṛ, "to be awake"
"Victorious" in popular use; after the sage Jaimini
"Talk, discussion"
Father, creator; King Janaka, father of Sita
"Curiosity, the desire to know"
Conqueror of the senses; Sanskrit jita, "conquered"
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