Abhay .... fearless 
Abhijat .... noble, wise 
Abhijit .... one who is victorious (Abhijeet) 
Abhinav .... quite new 
Abhishek .... shower of milk/water over an idol 
Achintya .... beyond comprehension 
Achyuta .... indestructible 
Aditya .... sun 
Ajatashatru .... without enemies 
Ajay .... unconquerable, invincible 
Ajit .... unconquerable (Ajeet) 
Ajitabh .... one who has conquered the sky 
Akash .... sky 
Akhilesh .... lord of the universe 
Akhilesh .... indestructible, immortal 
Akshat .... uninjurable 
Alok .... cry of victory 
Amal .... bright, clean, pure 
Amar .... forever, immortal 
Ambar .... sky 
Ameya .... boundless, magnanimous 
Amish .... honest 
Amit .... endless, boundless 
Amitabh .... one with boundless splendour 
Amitava .... same as Amitabh 
Amitesh .... infinite god 
Amogh .... unerring 
Amol .... priceless, valuable 
Amrit .... nectar 
Amulya .... priceless 
Anand .... bliss 
Anant .... infinite 
Anantram .... eternal god 
Angada .... bracelet, brother of Wali and Sugreev 
Anil .... god of wind 
Anirudhha .... cooperative 
Anish .... supreme 
Ankit  .... conquered 
Ankur .... sprout 
Anoop .... incomparable, the best 
Anupam .... incomparable 
Anurag .... attachment, devotion, love 
Anshul .... radiant 
Anshuman .... Sun 
Apoorva .... quite new 
Arihant .... one who has killed his enemies 
Arjun .... peacock 
Arnav .... ocean, sea 
Arun .... sun 
Arvind .... lotus 
Ashok .... one without sorrow 
Ashwatthama .... fiery tempered 
Ashwini .... one of the constallations 
Aseem .... boundless, limitless (Asim) 
Ashvin .... a cavalier 
Atmajyoti .... light of soul 
Atul .... matchless 
Atulya .... unweighable, incomparable 
Avinash .... indestructible 
Avanindra .... king of the earth 
Avanish .... god of the earth 

Badrinath .... Lord of Mt.Badri 
Badriprasad .... goft of Badri 
Balram .... Krishna's brother 
Baldev .... godlike in power 
Balaaditya .... young sun 
Balachandra .... young moon 
Balakrishna .... young krishna 
Balamani .... young jewel 
Balamohan .... one who is attractive 
Balaji .... a name of Vishnu 
Bansi .... flute 
Bhagirath .... one who brought Ganga on earth 
Bhanu .... sun 
Bhanuprasad .... gift of sun 
Bharat .... India, universal monarch 
Bharadwaj .... a lucky bird 
Bhaskar .... sun 
Bhadrak .... handsome 
Bhadraksh .... one with beautiful eyes 
Bhavesh .... lord of the world 
Bhim .... fearful 
Bhupen .... king 
Bhupendra .... king of kings 
Bhudev .... lord of the earth 
Bhushan .... ornament 
Bhuvan .... palace, one of the three worlds 
Bhuvanesh .... lord of the worlds 
Bindusar .... an excellent pearl 
Bipin .... forest (Vipin) 
Brijmohan .... Krishna 
Brijesh .... god of the land of Brij 
Buddhadev .... wise person 

Chaitanya .... life, knowledge 
Chaman .... garden 
Chandra .... moon 
Chandrahas .... bow of Shiva 
Chandrak .... peacock feather 
Chandrashekhar .... one who holds moon in his hair knot (Shiva) 
Chandresh .... lord of the moon 
Chandan .... sandalwood 
Chapal .... quick 
Charan .... feet 
Charanjit .... one who has won over the lord (Charanjeet) 
Charudutta .... born of beauty 
Chetan .... life 
Chidambar .... one whose heart is as big as the sky 
Chinmay .... full of knowledge 
Chintamani .... philosopher's stone 
Chirag .... lamp 
Chiranjeev .... longlived 
Chitraksh .... beautiful eyed 
Chittaranjan .... one who pleases the mind 
Chittaswarup .... the supreme spirit 
Chittaprasad .... happiness 
Chudamani .... crest jewel 

Darpak .... Kamdev, god of love 
Daruka .... deodar tree 
Dattatreya .... a son of Atri, a god 
Dakshesh .... Shiva 
Dayanand .... one who likes being merciful 
Deepak .... lamp, kindle 
Deepankar .... one who lights lamps 
Deependra .... lord of light 
Devarsi .... sage of the Devas 
Devdas .... servant of god 
Devadutt .... gift of god 
Devanand .... joy of god 
Devraj .... king of gods 
Debashish .... pleased by gods 
Devesh .... god of gods 
Devang .... part of god 
Devendra .... king of gods 
Devilal .... son of godess 
Deviprasad .... gift of godess 
Dhananjay .... one who wins wealth 
Dhanesh .... lord of wealth 
Dharma .... law (religious) 
Dharmadev .... lord of law 
Dharmesh .... master of religion 
Dharmendra .... king of religion 
Dhiren .... one who is strong 
Dhirendra .... lord of the brave 
Dhruv .... pole star 
Dhaval .... fair complexioned 
Digamber .... nacked 
Dilip .... a king, ancestor of Rama 
Dinesh .... sun, god of the day 
Dinkar .... sun 
Divakar .... sun 
Divyesh .... sun 
Divyendu .... bright moon 
Duranjaya .... a heroic son 
Durjaya .... difficult to conquer 

Ekalinga ....   Shiva 
Ekanga ....   bogyguard 
Eknath ....   poet, saint 

Phalgun ....   A month in Hindu Calander 
Phanishwar ....   king of serpents 
Phaninath ....   lord of serpents 
Phanindra ....   king of gods 
Phoolendu ....   full moon 

Gagan .... sky, heaven 
Gaganvihari .... one who stays in heaven 
Gajanan .... one with elephant face 
Gajendra .... elephant king 
Ganaraj .... lord of the clan 
Gangadhar .... Shiva 
Gangadutt .... gift of Ganga 
Gaurang .... fair complexioned 
Gaurav .... honour, pride, respect 
Geet .... song 
Girish .... god of mountain 
Giriraj .... lord of mountain 
Girilal .... son of mountain 
Giridhar .... one who holds mountain (Krishna) 
Govind .... cowherd 
Gopal .... Krishna, cowherd 
Gopan .... protection 
Gunaratna .... jewel of virtue 
Gulab .... rose 
Guru .... teacher, master, priest 
Gurbachan .... promise of the guru 
Gurdeep .... lamp of the guru 
Gurdayal .... compassionate guru 
Gurcharan .... feet of the guru 
Gurmeet .... friend of the guru 
Gurnam .... name of the guru 
Gursharan .... refuge at the guru 
Gurudas .... servant of the guru 
Gurudutt .... gift of the guru 

Haresh .... Shiva 
Harish .... Vishnu 
Hari .... sun, Vishnu 
Harilal .... son of Hari 
Harihar .... Vishu and Shiva together 
Harsha .... joy, delight 
Harshad .... one who gives pleasure 
Harshul .... deer 
Harshal .... lover 
Harshvardhan .... one who increases joy 
Hemang .... one with shining body 
Hemadri .... mountain of gold 
Hemant .... one of the six seasons 
Hemachandra .... golden moon 
Hemendra .... lord of gold 
Hemaraj .... king of gold 
Heramba .... boastful, name of Ganapati 
Hiranya .... wealth 
Hridaynath .... beloved 
Hridayesh .... king of heart 
Hrishikesh .... one who controls senses 
Hiresh .... king of gems 

Ibhanan .... elephant faced 
Ikshu .... sugarcane 
Ilesh .... lord of earth 
Indeever .... blue lotus 
Indradutt .... gift of Indra 
Indrajit .... conquerer of Indra 
Indraneel .... emerald 
Inesh .... king of kings 
Ishan .... sun 
Ishwar .... powerful, the supreme god 

Jagadhidh .... lord of the world 
Jagadeep .... light of the world 
Jagajeet .... conquerer of the world 
Jagajeevan .... life of the world 
Jagannath .... lord of the world 
Jagmohan .... one who attracts the world 
Jayadeep .... light of victory 
Jaidev .... god of victory 
Janak .... father of Sita, creator 
Janardan .... one who helps people 
Jasraj .... king of fame 
Jasveer .... hero of fame 
Jaswant .... victorious (Yashwant) 
Jawahar .... jewel 
Jayaditya .... victorious sun 
Jayant .... victorious 
Jaysukh .... pleasure of victory 
Jayashekhar .... crest of victory 
Jeevan .... life 
Jitendra .... lord of conquerers 
Jinendra .... lord of life 
Jishnu .... triumphant 
Jnyandeep .... light of knowledge 
Jnyaneshwar .... god of wisdom 

Kanha .... Krishna 
Kailash .... name of a Himalayan peak, abode of Shiva 
Kalidas .... the poet, dramatist; slave of godess Kali 
Kamadev .... god of love 
Kamal .... lotus flower 
Kamlesh .... god of lotus 
Kanak .... gold 
Kanan .... forest 
Kartik .... name of one of the months 
Kartikeya .... god of war 
Kavi .... a wise man, poet 
Kaushal .... clever, skilled 
Kaushik .... sentiment of love 

Lakshman ....   prosperous, brother of Rama 
Lalit ....   beautiful 
Lalitchandra ....   beautiful moon 
Lalitaditya ....   beautiful sun 
Lalitmohan  ....   beautiful and attractive 
Lokesh ....   king of world 
Loknath ....   lord of all worlds 
Lokprakash ....   light of the world 

Madan ....   Cupid, god of love 
Madhav ....   sweet like honey 
Madhu ....   honey, nectar 
Madhukar ....   honey bee, lover 
Madhusudhana ....   Krishna, one who killed demon Madhu 
Mahabala ....   great strength 
Mahadev ....   most powerful god 
Mahavir ....   most courageous among men 
Mahesh ....   Shiva 
Mahendra ....   Indra 
Maheepati ....   the king 
Maitreya ....   friend 
Makarand ....   bee 
Martand ....   sun 
Manavendra ....   king among men 
Mandar ....   flower 
Mandhatri ....   prince 
Manendra ....   king of mind 
Manik .... gem ....   gem 
Maniram ....   jewel of a person 
Manishankar ....   Shiva 
Manish ....   god of mind 
Manindra ....   diamond 
Mansukh ....   pleasure of mind 
Manprasad ....   mentally calm and cool person 
Manoranjan ....   one who pleases the mind 
Manohar ....   one who wins over mind 
Manoj ....   born of mind 
Manu ....   founder father of human beings 
Markandeya ....   a sage 
Mareechi ....   ray of light 
Matsendra ....   king of the fishes 
Mayank ....   moon 
Mayur ....   peacock 
Meghnad ....   thunder 
Meghdutt ....   gift of clouds 
Mehul ....   rain 
Mihir ....   sun 
Milind ....   honey bee 
Mitesh ....   one with few desires 
Mithil ....   kingdom 
Mithun ....   couple 
Mitul ....   limited 
Mohan ....   charming, fascinating 
Mohit ....   ensnarled by beauty 
Mohin ....   attractive 
Monish ....   lord of mind 
Mukesh ....   lord of the dumb 
Mukul ....   bud 
Mukunda ....   freedom giver 

Nachiketa ....   fire 
Nalin ....   lotus, water 
Namdev ....   poet, saint 
Nanda ....   meritorious, great achiever 
Nandan ....   pleasing, son 
Nandakishor ....   wiz kid 
Nandi ....   one who pleases others 
Narayana ....   Vishnu, refuge of man 
Naresh ....   lord of man 
Narendra ....   king of men 
Narhari ....   man-lion 
Narottam ....   best among men 
Narsimha ....   lion among men 
Nartan ....   dance 
Narmad ....   bringing delight 
Natraj ....   king among actors 
Naveen ....   new 
Navin ....   new 
Navnit ....   fresh butter 
Nayan ....   eye 
Neel ....   blue 
Neeraj ....   lotus 
Neelam ....   emerald 
Neelkanth ....   peacock, Shiva 
Nihar ....   mist, fog, dew 
Nidhish ....   lord of treasure 
Nikhil ....   complete, whole 
Nikunj ....   a bower 
Nilay ....   heaven 
Nilesh ....   Krishna, blue god 
Nirad ....   given by water 
Ninad ....   sound, gentle sound of water 
Niraj ....   lotus flower 
Niramitra ....   son of pandava Sahadeva 
Niranjan ....   simple 
Nirmal ....   clean, pure 
Nirav ....   without sound 
Nityasundar ....   ever good-looking 
Nishad ....   seventh note on Indian musical scale 
Nishit ....   midnight 
Niteesh ....   god of law, one well versed in law 
Nityanand ....   perennially happy 
Nivrutti ....   separation from world 
Nripendra ....   king of kings 

Ojas ....   body strength 
Omanand ....   joy of Om 
Omprakash ....   light of Om 
Oojam ....   enthusiasm 
Oorjit ....   powerful 

Padmanabh ....   one with lotus in his navel i.e. Vishnu 
Pallav ....   young shoots and leaves 
Panduranga ....   one with pale white complexion 
Pankaj ....   lotus flower 
Parag ....   pollen grains 
Paramartha ....   highest truth 
Paramjeet ....   highest success 
Paritosh ....   contentment 
Parees ....   touch stone 
Paresh ....   supreme spirit 
Pariket ....   against desire 
Parindra ....   lion 
Partha ....   Arjun 
Pavan ....   wind 
Pinak ....   Shiva's bow 
Piyush ....   milk 
Prabhat ....   dawn 
Prabhakar ....   sun 
Prabir ....   hero, brave one (Praveer) 
Prabodh ....   sound advice 
Prabodhan ....   knowledge 
Pradeep ....   light, shine 
Prafulla ....   pleasant, cheerful 
Pradnesh ....   lord of wisdom 
Prahlad ....   excess of joy 
Prajeet ....   victorious 
Prakash ....   light 
Pramath ....   horse 
Pramesh ....   master of accurate knowledge 
Pramit ....   consciousness 
Pramod ....   happiness 
Pranav ....   the sacred syllable Om 
Pranay ....   romance 
Pranet ....   leader 
Prasad ....   offering to god during pooja 
Prasata ....   father of Draupad 
Prashant ....   calm and composed 
Prasoon ....   flower 
Prasanna ....   cheerful, pleased 
Pratap ....   dignity, majesty 
Prateek ....   symbol, first word in a sentence 
Pratosh ....   extreme delight 
Praveen ....   expert 
Pravar ....   chief 
Prayag ....   confluence of Ganga-Jamuna-Saraswati 
Preetish ....   god of love 
Prem ....   love 
Premal ....   full of love 
Premanand ....   joy of love 
Pritam ....   lover 
Prithu ....   broad, spacious 
Prithvijaj ....   king of the earth 
Priyaranjan ....   beloved 
Puneet ....   pure 
Pundarik ....   white lotus 
Purumitra ....   friend of city 
Purujit ....   conqueror of city 
Purushottam ....   best among men 
Puskara ....   blue lotus, fountain 

Raj ....   king 
Rajan ....   king 
Rajani ....   night 
Rajanikant ....   sun, lord of night 
Rajkumar ....   prince 
Rajeev ....   blue lotus 
Rajesh ....   god of kings 
Rajiv ....   lotus flower 
Rakesh ....   lord of the night, sun 
Ram ....   Lord Rama, pleasing, charming 
Raman ....   beloved, pleasing 
Ramanuja ....   born after Rama i.e. Lakshman 
Ranjan ....   pleasing 
Ranjeet ....   victor in wars 
Ratnakar ....   mine of jewels, sea 
Ravi ....   sun 
Ravindra ....   sun 
Ravikiran ....   sun ray 
Rishi ....   sage, ray of light 
Rishabh ....   morality 
Rohit ....   red 
Rochan ....   red lotus, bright 
Rupesh ....   lord of beauty 
Rupak ....   sign, feature 
Rupin ....   embodied beauty 
Rujul ....   simple, honest 
Rutajit ....   conquerer of truth 
Rutujit ....   conquerer of seasons 

Sachetan ....   rational 
Sagar ....   sea, ocean 
Sadanand ....   ever joyous 
Samarjit ....   victorious in war 
Samir ....   wind 
Samrat ....   emperor 
Samudra ....   sea 
Sandeep ....   a lighted lamp 
Sanjog ....   coincidence 
Sankara ....   Shiva 
Sapan ....   dream (Swapna) 
Santosh ....   happiness 
Sarasvat ....   learned 
Sarang ....   spotted deer 
Satish ....   ruler of hundreds 
Satyajit ....   victory of truth 
Satyamurty ....   statue of truth 
Satyavrat ....   one who has taken vow of truth 
Satyendra ....   lord of truth (Satyen) 
Saurav ....   divine, celestial 
Saurabh ....   fragrance 
Senajit ....   victory over army 
Shulabh ....   easy 
Shailendra ....   king of mountains, Himalaya 
Shakunt ....   blue jay 
Shalin ....   modest 
Shankar ....   Shiva 
Sharad ....   name of a season 
Shashwat ....   ever lasting, continuous 
Shailesh ....   god of mountain, Himalaya 
Shashee ....   moon 
Shashank ....   moon 
Shashikant ....   moon stone 
Shardul ....   tiger 
Shatrunjay ....   one who overcomes enemies 
Sheil ....   mountain 
Shishir ....   name of a season, cold 
Shiv ....   Lord Shiva, auspicious, lucky 
Shreyas ....   superior 
Shvetang ....   fair complexioned 
Shvetank ....   having a white mark 
Shyam ....   dark blue, black 
Shyamal ....   black, dark blue 
Siddharth ....   white mustard 
Sohan ....   good looking 
Snehal ....   freindly 
Srikant ....   lover of wealth 
Srinivas ....   abode of wealth 
Sriram ....   Lord Rama 
Subodh ....   sound advice, easily understood 
Subhash ....   soft spoken 
Suchir ....   eternal 
Sudarshan ....   good looking 
Sudesha ....   good country 
Sudeva ....   good Deva 
Sudhakar ....   mine of nectar 
Sudama ....   meek 
Sudhanssu ....   moon 
Sudhir ....   resolute, brave 
Sudhish ....   lord of excellent intellect 
Sugriva ....   one with graceful neck 
Sujit ....   victory 
Sukhdev ....   god of happiness 
Sukumar ....   handsome 
Sulalit ....   graceful 
Sumit ....   well measured 
Sundar ....   beautiful 
Sunil ....   dark blue 
Suresh ....   sun 
Surya ....   sun 
Suryakant ....   loved by the sun 
Suvrata ....   strict in religious vows (Subrata) 
Swagat ....   welcome 
Swaraj ....   liberty, freedom 
Swapnil ....   seen in a dream, dreamy 

Tanmay .... engrossed 
Tarun .... young, youth 
Tapan .... sun, summer 
Tapas .... heat, penance 
Tarak .... star, pupil of eye, protector 
Taran .... raft, heaven 
Tarang .... wave 
Tej .... light, lustrous 
Tejas .... sharpness 
Tilak .... spot of vermillion or sandal wood paste on forehead  
Teerth .... holy place, sacred water 
Timin .... large fish 
Trilochan .... one with three eyes, Shiva 
Trilok .... the three worlds (heaven, earth, hell) 
Tulasidas .... servant of Tulasi (basil plant) 
Tungar .... high, lofty 
Tungesh .... moon 
Tushar .... fine drops of water

Uday ....   to rise 
Udeep ....   flood 
Udit ....   grown, awakened, shining 
Ujesh ....   one who gives light 
Ulhas ....   joy, delight 
Umang ....   enthusiasm 
Unmesh ....   flash, blowing, opening 
Upendra ....   an element 
Uttam ....   best 
Utkarsh ....   prosperity, awakening 
Utpal ....   water lily, fleshless  

Vachaspati .... lord of speech 
Vaninath .... Husband of Saraswati 
Vaibhav .... richness 
Vajramani .... diamond 
Vallabh .... beloved, dear 
Vandan .... salutation 
Varun .... lord of the waters, neptune 
Vasant .... VasanSpring (season) 
Vasava .... Indra 
Vasu .... wealth 
Vasudev .... Krishna's father, god of wealth 
Vasuman .... born of fire 
Ved .... sacred knowledge 
Veer .... brave 
Vidur .... wise 
Vidyacharan .... learned 
Vidyadhar .... demi god 
Vidyaranya .... forest of knowledge 
Vijay .... victory 
Vikas .... development, expanding 
Vikram .... the sun of valour 
Vikramendra .... king of prowess 
Vikrant .... powerful 
Vimal .... pure 
Vinay .... good manners 
Vinod .... happy, full of joy 
Vipan .... sail, petty trade 
Viplav .... drifting about, revolution 
Vipul .... plenty 
Viraj .... resplendent, splendour 
Virochan .... moon, fire 
Virat .... very big, giant proportioned 
Vishal .... huge, broad, great 
Vishnu .... Lord Vishnu, root, to pervade 
Vishvajit .... one who conquers the universe 
Vishvakarma .... architect of the universe 
Vishva .... earth, universe 
Vishwas .... faith, trust 
Viswanath .... god of universe 
Vishwamitra .... friend of the universe 
Vishvatma .... universal soul 
Vivek .... judgement 
Vyomesh .... lord of the sky 

Waman ....   short 

Yash ....   victory, glory 
Yashodhara ....   one who has achieved fame 
Yashodhan ....   rich in fame 
Yashwant ....   one who has achieved glory 
Yashpal ....   protector of fame 
Yatin ....   ascetic 
Yogesh ....   god of Yoga 
Yogendra ....   god of Yoga 
Yudhajit ....   victor in war 
Yuvaraj ....   prince, heir apparent 
Yudhisthir ....   firm in battle 
Yuyutsu ....   eager to fight