"Awareness" in popular use; Sanskrit ābhāsa, "splendour, light"
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Indian baby names with meanings
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Command, instruction; Sanskrit ādeśa
The sun
The star Ardra (Tiruvathirai); from Sanskrit ārdrā
"First"; in Sanskrit also a name of the goddess Durga
Beginning, first
Just, fair; one who acts with justice
"First" or "peak" in popular use; a modern name
Good health and well-being; Arabic ʿāfiya, "soundness, safety"
Arrival, coming; also a sacred text, from Sanskrit āgama
Attraction; Sanskrit ākarṣa, "drawing towards oneself"
Musical prelude; Sanskrit ālāpa, "speech, melody"
"High, exalted, lofty"
Worker, doer; Arabic ʿāmil
Living long; also flourishing
"Flourishing, full of life"; feminine of Arabic ʿāmir
"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"
"Respectable, intelligent" in popular use; Arabic ʿāriḍ, "a cloud"
A wave, a stream; a river
Ascent, rising; Sanskrit āroha
Ascending, rising; in music, the rising notes of a raga
"Exalted" in popular use; the Hebrew meaning is uncertain
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
"Fragrant"; from Arabic ʿiṭr, "perfume"
Fire; Persian ātish
A modern name, usually given as "first rays of the sun"
Lion; Arabic ʿabbās, "stern-faced", a name for the lion
Servant of (God); Arabic ʿabd al-, opening compound names
Servant of God
"Fragrance"; Arabic ʿabīr, a saffron perfume
"Breath, vapour", from Hebrew hebel
"Splendour, light"
Fearless; Sanskrit abhaya, "without fear"