Hindi Names
Hindi names are used in India by speakers of Hindi. See also about Indian names.
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Hindi
573Nanda is a unisex name of Sanskrit origin meaning "joy". It represents a transcription of both the masculine form नन्द (Nanda) and the feminine form नन्दा (Nandā), distinguished by a long final vowel. The name carries si...
Nandita is a feminine Indian given name, prevalent in Hindi, Marathi, and other North Indian languages. It is derived from the Sanskrit root नन्द (nanda), which means "joy" or "delight." The name directly evokes happines...
Narayan is a modern northern Indian form of Narayana. The name derives from Sanskrit elements nara ("man") and ayana ("path"), meaning "path of man" or "eternal man." In Hindu cosmology, Narayana is a supreme deity assoc...
Narendra is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, widely used in India, particularly among Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, and Telugu speakers. The name is composed of two elements: nara (नर), meaning "man," and Indra, th...
Naresh is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, derived from combining nara (नर, meaning "man") and īśa (ईश, meaning "lord, ruler"), thus translating to "lord of men". The name is predominantly used in India and Nep...
Naveen is a common Indian and Pakistani male given name and surname, derived from Navin, its Anglicized and transliterated form used in Indian English contexts. The name originates from the Sanskrit element nava, meaning...
Navin is a masculine given name used across several Indian languages, including Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu. It derives from the Sanskrit word nava (नव), meaning "new, fresh."EtymologyThe root n...
Neela is a feminine given name of South Asian origin, primarily used in Nila. It means "dark blue," symbolizing the color of the sky, oceans, and precious gemstones such as blue sapphire. The name is common among Hindu f...
Neelam (also spelled Neelum) is a feminine given name used primarily in Hindi- and Marathi-speaking regions of India. It is an alternate transcription of the Marathi name Nilam (from Sanskrit nīla meaning "dark blue"), a...
Neelima is a feminine given name used predominantly in India, found as an alternate transcription of Hindi or Marathi नीलिमा and of Telugu నీలిమ. It is ultimately a variant of the name Nilima, which in turn derives from...
Neeraj is a common masculine given name in India, particularly prevalent among Gujarati, Hindi, and Marathi speakers. It is an alternate transcription of the Hindi/Marathi नीरज or the Gujarati નીરજ (see Niraj). The root...
Neha is a popular feminine given name of Indian origin, primarily found among Hindu communities. It is widely used across multiple languages in India, including Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Mara...
Nihal is a Hindi masculine name that carries the beautiful meaning of "content, happy." Derived from Sanskrit origins, the name embodies a sense of inner peace and satisfaction, reflecting a positive and serene dispositi...
Niketa is a feminine given name used in Hindi and Marathi-speaking regions. It is a variant of Nikita 2, which ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word niket (niketa), meaning "house" or "habitation." The name thus carr...
Nikhil is a male first name of Sanskrit origin, predominantly found in India, Nepal, and their global diasporas. It is derived from the Sanskrit word निखिल (nikhila), meaning "whole, entire" or "complete." The name carri...
Etymology and MeaningNikhila is a feminine given name of Indian origin, predominantly used in Hindi and Telugu cultures. It is the feminine form of Nikhil, which itself derives from the Sanskrit word निखिल (nikhila), mea...
Nikita 2 (also written as Niketa) is a feminine given name used in Hindi and Marathi. It is derived from Sanskrit niketa (निकेत), meaning "house" or "habitation." The name is associated with the concept of home and dwell...
Nila is a feminine given name with deep roots in Sanskrit, where it derives from the word nīla (नील), meaning "dark blue." The name is widely used across several languages and cultures, including Burmese, Indonesian, Hin...
Nilam is a feminine given name of Indian origin, derived from Sanskrit नील (nīla) meaning "dark blue." This name evokes the rich, deep hue of the sapphire and is particularly popular in Hindi and Marathi-speaking regions...
Nilima is a feminine given name widely used in Hindi, Marathi, and Telugu-speaking regions of India. The name is a modern formation derived from Sanskrit नील (nīla), meaning "dark blue" – the color of the vast sky and th...
Niraj is a masculine name of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit word nīraja (नीरज), meaning "water-born" or "lotus" — a flower symbolizing purity and beauty. The name is phonetically spelled in Devanagari as nīraja...
Nirmal is a masculine given name used primarily in South Asia, derived from Sanskrit निर्मल (nirmala), meaning "clean, pure." The name appears across several languages of the Indian subcontinent, including Nepali, Hindi,...
Nirmala is a feminine given name widely used across South Asia and Indonesia. It is the feminine form of Nirmal, which itself derives from Sanskrit nirmala, meaning "clean" or "pure." This Sanskrit root is composed of th...
Nirupama is a feminine given name used primarily in Hindi- and Kannada-speaking communities of India, with origins in classical Sanskrit. The name derives from the Sanskrit word nirupama (निरुपम), meaning "unequaled, mat...
Nisha is a female given name of Sanskrit origin, commonly used across the Indian subcontinent. Derived from the Sanskrit word niśā निशा, it directly translates to "night." The name carries a poetic and serene quality, ev...
Nishant is an Indian masculine given name derived from the sandhi (compound) of two Sanskrit words: niśā (निशा), meaning “night,” and anta (अन्त), meaning “end.” Combined, the name signifies “night’s end” or “dawn.” It i...
Nitika is a feminine given name of Hindi origin, derived from the Sanskrit word nīti (नीति), meaning "guidance" or "moral conduct." The name embodies virtues related to ethics, wisdom, and proper behavior, and is commonl...
Nitin is a male given name used primarily in India and Nepal, derived from the Sanskrit nīti (नीति), meaning "guidance" or "moral conduct." The name carries connotations of ethical behavior and righteousness, often assoc...
Nitish is an Indian male given name of Sanskrit origin, derived from the combination of nīti (meaning “guidance, moral conduct”) and īśa (meaning “lord, ruler”). Thus, the name translates to “ruler of guidance” or “lord...
Nitya is a unisex name of Sanskrit origin that translates to "always" or "eternal." In the Indian subcontinent, it is particularly prevalent in Hindi-speaking regions and within Hindu communities. The name serves as a tr...
Om is a given name derived from the sacred syllable Om (also spelled Aum; Sanskrit: ॐ, ओम्), considered the most important symbol in Hinduism and other Indian religions. The syllable is a polysemous seed-syllable (bija m...
Padma is a unisex name in India, used for both genders, that derives from Sanskrit padma meaning “lotus”. In Hindu tradition, the lotus is a sacred symbol of purity, beauty, and spiritual awakening, often associated with...
Pallav is a masculine Hindi given name derived from Sanskrit pallava, meaning "budding leaf" or "shoot." The name evokes new growth and vitality, deeply rooted in South Asian linguistic and cultural traditions. It is com...
Pallavi is a feminine Indian given name derived from the Sanskrit pallava, meaning "budding leaf" or "shoot." It is a direct feminine form of the masculine name Pallav, which carries the same root meaning. The name is us...
Pankaj is a common given name in India and Nepal, derived from the modern form of Pankaja.EtymologyThe name ultimately comes from the Sanskrit word paṅkaja, a compound of paṅka (mud) and -ja (born), meaning "born of mud"...
Parth is a modern Indian given name, predominantly used in Gujarati, Hindi, and Marathi-speaking regions. It is a contemporary form of the Sanskrit name Partha, which means "son of Pritha" — Pritha being an epithet of Ku...
Parvati (Sanskrit: पार्वती, IAST: Pārvatī) is a principal goddess in Hinduism, revered as the embodiment of power, energy, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. Her name literally means "of the mountains", derived from...
Parveen is a feminine given name of Persian origin, used primarily in Urdu and Hindi-speaking regions as a transcription of پروین or परवीन. Etymology and Meaning The name derives from Classical Persian parwīn, meaning “t...
Parvin is a name meaning "the Pleiades" in Persian. The Pleiades are a prominent star cluster in the constellation Taurus, often associated with the seven sisters of Greek mythology. As a given name, Parvin is primarily...
Pavan is a modern Indian given name, used in Hindi, Nepali, Kannada, and Telugu. It is a form of Pavana, a Sanskrit word meaning "purification, wind, air", and is commonly associated with the Hindu god Vayu, the deity of...
Pitambar is a modern Indian given name, primarily used in Hindi-speaking regions. It is a modern form of the Sanskrit name Pitambara, which means "yellow garment" — derived from pīta ("yellow") and ambara ("garment"). Th...
Pooja is a widespread feminine given name used across the Indian subcontinent, particularly in regions where Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages are spoken. It is an alternate transcription of multiple South Asian languag...
Poonam (<a href="/name/punam">Punam</a>, <a href="/name/poornima">Poornima</a>, <a href="/name/purnima">Purnima</a> in other transliterations) is an alter...
Poornima is an Indian feminine given name, predominantly found in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, and Tamil speaking regions. It is an alternate transcription of the Tamil பூர்ணிமா, Kannada ಪೂರ್ಣಿಮಾ, or Hindi/Marathi पूर्णिमा,...
Prabhakar is a modern Indian given name and surname, derived from the Sanskrit Prabhakara. The root name Prabhakara means "light maker", from prabhā (light) and kara (maker). In Hindu scripture, this term was used to ref...
Prabhat is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, commonly used in Hindi-speaking regions of India. The name derives from the Sanskrit word prabhāta (प्रभात), which means “shining forth” or “morning.” Its root elemen...
Prabodh is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "awakening." It is derived from the Sanskrit root prabudh, which conveys the sense of waking up or becoming aware, often used in philosophical and spiritual c...
Prachi is a feminine given name of Indian origin, used primarily in Gujarati, Hindi, and Marathi-speaking communities. The name traces back to the Sanskrit word prācya (प्राच्य), meaning "eastern" or "ancient." This root...
Pradeep is a common Indian masculine given name used across multiple languages, including Bengali, Nepali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu. It is an alternate transcription of the Pradip (प्रदीप) in...
Etymology Pradip is a masculine given name of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit word pradīpa (प्रदीप), meaning "light," "lantern," "lamp," or "brilliant." The name appears in various Indian languages, including Sa...
Prahalad is a variant of the name Prahlad, which itself derives from the Sanskrit name Prahlada. The Prahlada form means "joy, pleasure, delight" in Sanskrit. In Hindu tradition, Prahlada is a central figure in the Bhaga...
Prahlad is a modern form of the traditional Sanskrit name Prahlada, predominantly used in Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, and Odia-speaking regions of India. Rooted in Hindu mythology and religious tradition, the name carries d...
Prakash is a common masculine given name and surname in South Asia, widely used across Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka. Derived from Sanskrit prakāśa, meaning “bright light” or “shining,” the name is formed from the prefix p...
Pramod is a modern Indian masculine given name, found primarily in Hindi, Kannada, and Marathi-speaking communities. It is a shortened form of the name Pramoda, which means "joy" in Sanskrit. The name Pramod thus carries...
Pran (प्राण in Devanagari) is a masculine given name of Hindi origin, derived from the Sanskrit word प्राण (prāṇa), meaning "breath." In Hindu philosophy, prāṇa is the vital life force that sustains living beings, making...
Pranav (Devanagari: प्रणव, IAST: Praṇava) is a given name for boys used primarily in India, especially among Gujarati, Hindi, and Marathi speakers. It derives directly from the Sanskrit word praṇava, which refers to the...
Etymology Pranay is a Hindu Indian masculine given name derived from the Sanskrit word प्रणय (praṇaya), which carries meanings of "leader," "guidance," "love," and "affection." The name reflects positive qualities of lea...
Prasad is a common Indian name used both as a masculine given name and as a surname, originating from Sanskrit prasāda meaning "brightness, clearness, graciousness, offering," particularly referring to food offered to a...
Prasanna is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, deeply rooted in Indian culture and languages. The name derives from the Sanskrit word prasanna (प्रसन्न), meaning "clear, bright, tranquil" — qualities associated w...
Prashant is a common masculine given name in South Asia, particularly among Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, and Nepali speakers. It derives from the Sanskrit word प्रशान्त (praśānta), meaning "calm, quiet, or tranquil." The roo...