Indian Baby Names

Indian names from Sanskrit, Tamil and other South Asian traditions, each linked to its meaning.

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Sanskrit
Karmi
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Karmi' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Karmveer
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Karmveer' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Karnesh
One who is a lord; Sanskrit suffix '-īśa' (ईश) meaning lord/ruler. The root...
Sanskrit
Karshana
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Karshana' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Karshma
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Karshma' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kartar
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kartar' derives from ancient Vedic...
Tamil
Karthik
Lord Murugan, son of Shiva
Sanskrit
Kartik
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kartik' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kartika
Born in Kartik month; Sanskrit — the month of the festival of lights
Sanskrit
Karuna
Compassion; Sanskrit 'karuṇā' — deep compassion, the bodhisattva virtue
Sanskrit
Karunakar
One who is a doer; Sanskrit suffix '-kara' (कर) meaning doer/one who makes....
Sanskrit
Kashi
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kashi' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kashiram
One who is a Lord Rama; Sanskrit suffix '-Rāma' (राम) meaning Lord...
Sanskrit
Kashis
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kashis' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kashish
One who is a lord; Sanskrit suffix '-īśa' (ईश) meaning lord/ruler. The root...
Sanskrit
Kashiv
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kashiv' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kashmir
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kashmir' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kashum
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kashum' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kasid
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kasid' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kasim
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kasim' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kasish
One who is a lord; Sanskrit suffix '-īśa' (ईश) meaning lord/ruler. The root...
Sanskrit
Kastoori
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kastoori' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kasturi
Musk deer, fragrant, precious
Sanskrit
Kasumbi
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kasumbi' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Katwa
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Katwa' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Katyayani
Daughter of Katyayana; Sanskrit — a fierce form of the goddess Durga
Sanskrit
Kausal
From the Perso-Arabic naming tradition; 'Kausal' carries spiritual...
Sanskrit
Kaushal
From the Perso-Arabic naming tradition; 'Kaushal' carries spiritual...
Sanskrit
Kaushaliya
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kaushaliya' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kaushalya
From Kosala; Sanskrit — mother of Rama in the Ramayana
Sanskrit
Kaushar
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kaushar' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kaushik
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kaushik' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kauslender
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kauslender' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kauva
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kauva' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kaval
From the Perso-Arabic naming tradition; 'Kaval' carries spiritual...
Sanskrit
Kaveri
Name of a sacred river
Sanskrit
Kavilash
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kavilash' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kavit
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kavit' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kavita
Poem, poetry, poetess
Tamil
Kavitha
Poem, poetry
Sanskrit
Kavya
Poem, poetry, literary work
Sanskrit
Kawa
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kawa' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kawal
From the Perso-Arabic naming tradition; 'Kawal' carries spiritual...
Punjabi
Kawaljeet
Lotus victory; Punjabi 'kawal' (lotus) + 'jīt' (victory)
Sanskrit
Kawita
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kawita' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kayamuddin
Eternal/standing firm of the faith; Arabic compound 'qiyām' (قيام,...
Sanskrit
Kayum
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Kayum' derives from ancient Vedic...
Sanskrit
Kazal
From the Perso-Arabic naming tradition; 'Kazal' carries spiritual...

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