Hindi Names
Hindi names are used in India by speakers of Hindi. See also about Indian names.
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Hindi
573Tanvi is a feminine given name of Sanskrit origin, derived from tanu (तनु), meaning "slender" or "delicate". It directly translates as "slender-bodied maiden" or "slender woman".Etymology and Cultural SignificanceThe nam...
Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, Tārā) is a name of Indian origin, deeply rooted in Hindu and Buddhist traditions. In Sanskrit, the name means "star." It is the name of several significant figures in Hindu mythology and holds a pro...
Tarun is a masculine given name of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit word taruna (तरुण), meaning "young" or "fresh." The name reflects youthfulness, vitality, and renewal, and is widely used in Bengali, Punjabi, H...
Trishna is a feminine given name of Sanskrit origin that means "thirst" or "desire" in the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit. The name carries deep philosophical connotations, particularly in Hindu and Buddhist traditi...
Tushar is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, used in several South Asian languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, and Marathi. It derives directly from the Sanskrit word tuṣāra (तुषार), meaning "cold," "fros...
Uma is a feminine given name with roots in Sanskrit, where it means "flax." In Hinduism, it is an epithet of the goddess Parvati, the divine consort of Shiva. The name is also associated with words like "tranquillity," "...
Upasana (Sanskrit: उपासना) is a feminine given name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "worship, devotion". It is used primarily in Hindi-language communities in India. Etymology The word derives from the Sanskrit root upāsanā,...
Etymology and SignificanceUrmila is a feminine name derived from Sanskrit ūrmi, meaning "wave" or "billow." The name evokes the natural imagery of oceanic waves, symbolizing grace, fluidity, and strength. In the Hindu ep...
The Hindu name Urvashi (Sanskrit: उर्वशी, IAST: Urvaśī) is historically a feminine given name. Its etymology is traced to Sanskrit roots likely meaning "widely spreading," possibly from उरु (uru, "wide") and अश् (aś, "to...
Usha is a feminine given name widely used across Nepali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindu contexts. It is fundamentally a variant of Ushas, the Vedic goddess of dawn, whose name in Sanskrit me...
Uttar is a modern masculine Indian name used primarily in Hindi-speaking regions. It is a contemporary form of Uttara, a name of Sanskrit origin that appears in the ancient Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. Etymology The root...
Varsha is a feminine given name derived from the Sanskrit word varṣa (वर्ष), meaning “rain.”EtymologyThe name comes directly from the Sanskrit noun वर्ष (varṣa), referring to rain or the rainy season. In the context of S...
Etymology and OriginVarun is a modern Indian given name, derived directly from Varuna, the ancient Vedic deity. The name traces its roots to the Sanskrit word vṛ, meaning "to surround" or "to encompass," fitting for a go...
Vasu is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "excellent, good, wealthy, bright." In Hindu mythology, the Vasus are a group of eight elemental deities associated with fire and light, who serve as attendants...
Vasuda is a feminine given name of Indian origin, particularly used within Hindi-speaking communities. It is derived from Sanskrit, where it translates to "granting wealth." In Hindu cosmology, Vasuda is another name for...
Vasudha is a feminine given name of Sanskrit origin, popular in India, particularly among Hindi-speaking communities. The name means "holding wealth" in Sanskrit, a term often used to refer to the earth as the sustainer...
Vasundhara (also romanized as Vasundharā) is a feminine Indian given name of Sanskrit origin. It means “possessor of wealth” – a compound of vasu (“wealth” or “good”
Vidya is a feminine given name of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit word vidyā, meaning "knowledge, science, learning". In Hinduism, Vidya is another name of the goddess Saraswati, the deity of wisdom, arts, and k...
Vihaan is a Sanskrit-derived masculine given name popular in India. It means "dawn" or "morning," from Sanskrit vihāna (विहान). The name evokes the imagery of a new beginning, freshness, and the start of a new day.Though...
Vijay is a modern masculine form of Vijaya, a name meaning "victory" in Sanskrit. It is widely used across the Indian subcontinent, particularly in Punjabi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu-speaking...
Vijaya is a unisex name of Sanskrit origin, directly meaning "victory" in that ancient language. In Devanagari script, the masculine form is विजय (short final vowel) and the feminine form is विजया (long final vowel), bot...
Vikram is a modern form of the Sanskrit name Vikrama, ultimately derived from विक्रम (vikrama), meaning “stride, pace” or “valour.” It is used widely across Indian languages, including Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi,...
Vimal is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, derived from the vimala (विमल) meaning "clean, pure, spotless." It is used across multiple Indian languages, notably Hindi, Marathi, and Tamil.EtymologyThe name comes f...
Vinay is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, widely used in India across several language communities including Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, and Tamil. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word विनय (vinay...
Vinod is a male given name primarily used in India and Sri Lanka. Deriving from the Sanskrit word विनोद (vinoda), it means "pleasure," "happiness," or "diversion." The name is common across many Indian language communiti...
Vipin is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, commonly used in India, particularly among Hindi, Malayalam, and Marathi-speaking communities. It derives from the Sanskrit word विपिन (vipina), meaning "forest" or "wo...
Vipul is a masculine given name widely used in the Indian subcontinent, particularly among Gujarati, Hindi, and Marathi speakers. It originates from the Sanskrit word विपुल (vipula) meaning "large, extensive, plenty." Ac...
Vishal is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin. The name is drawn from the Sanskrit word viśāla (विशाल), meaning “wide, broad, spacious.” By extension, it conveys ideas of greatness, grandeur, magnificence, prominence, an...
Vishnu is one of the principal deities of Hinduism, known as the preserver and protector of the universe. In Sanskrit, his name probably means "all-pervasive," derived from the root विष् (viṣ) meaning "to pervade, to spr...
Vivek is a masculine given name popular in South Asia, particularly in India and Nepal. It originates from Sanskrit विवेक (viveka), meaning "wisdom, distinction, discrimination". The name is derived from the viveka eleme...
Yash is a given name of Sanskrit origin, commonly used across India in states and languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, and Punjabi. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word yaśas (यशस्, yaśas), which me...
Yashoda is a Hindu feminine name deeply rooted in Indian mythology and devotion. The name is derived from Sanskrit yaśas (यशस्), meaning "fame" or "glory", combined with dā (दा, to give), thus signifying "giver of fame"...
Yogesh is an Indian masculine given name prevalent in the Punjabi, Hindi, and Marathi language traditions. The name derives from the Sanskrit compound yogeśa, combining yoga (meaning "yoking" or "joining") and īśa (meani...