Anjali

Anjali अञ्जली is an Indian female name meaning “salutation” or divine offering, gift”. Añjali Mudrā is the name of a hand gesture associated with Indian religions, with the hands folded together, used as a sign of respect or a silent greeting. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “salutation” or “divine offering, gift” Usage: Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu,…

Rahul

Rahul राहुल is an Indian male name of uncertain meaning. I’ve seen it listed as meaning “able, efficient” and it was the name of the Buddha’s son Rāhula; I’ve seen several sites list it as meaning “fetter” or “chain”, referring to the fact that his son was a chain that would keep him bound to…

Priya

Priya प्रिया is an Indian female name meaning “beloved, dear” from Sanskrit priya प्रिया (darling, dear, sweetheart) via Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHás (dear, beloved) which derives from a PIE root word. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “beloved, dear” Usage: Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali Variants:

Savitri

Savitri सावित्री is an Indian female name, the feminine form of Savitr, meaning “rouser, stimulator, impeller, vivifier”, from the Sanskrit root sū सू (to propel, impel, set in motion; to rouse, vivify, stimulate) combined with agentive suffix -tr -तृ. Savitr is a solar deity in Hinduism, sometimes identified with (or at other times distinguished from)…

Sarika

Sarika is an Indian female name, the name of a species of myna bird known as the Gracula religiosa, which derives from a Sanskrit origin. Sarika can also be used as a Japanese female name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Sa ri ka There are other meanings depending on the…

Urvashi

Urvashi is the name of an apsara (a heavenly female spirit of clouds and water in Hinduism and Buddhist culture), considered the most beautiful of all apsaras. She was born from the thigh of one of the Nara-Narayana, a duo of sage brothers, the twin avatar of Vishnu the Preserver, when Indra tried to tempt…

Prasad

Prasad is an Indian male name meaning “brightness, clearness; graciousness, offering” which derives from Sanskrit. In Hinduism and Sikhism, Prasad (or Prasada) also refers to a type of vegetarian food that is served as a religious offering Origin: Sanskrit Meaning: “brightness, clearness; graciousness, offering” Usage: Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Nepali, Bengali

Nisha

Nisha निशा is an Indian female name meaning “night” from Sanskrit niśā निशा which ultimately derives from a PIE origin. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “night” Usage: Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali

Raman

Raman is an Indian male name, a variant of Ramana meaning “pleasing, charming, delightful”, derived from Sanskrit root ram रम् (enjoy, delight) which ultimately derives from PIE root word *h₁rem- (to rest). Raman is also an Indian surname originating from the given name. Raman is also a Belarusian male name, the Belarusian form of Roman,…

Dhaval

Dhaval is an Indian male name meaning derived from the adjective dhaval धवल meaning “dazzling white”, “clear”, “bright”. Origin: Sanskrit Meaning: “dazzling white, clear, bright” Usage: Indian, Marathi, Gujarati

Lakshmi

Lakshmi is the name of the Hindu goddess of good luck, prosperity, and beauty. The wife of Vishnu (a major deity in Hinduism). The name means “sign, mark” which derives from Sanskrit root lakṣ लक्ष् (perceive, observe) which ultimately derives from a PIE root word. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “sign, mark” Usage: Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada,…

Sunil

Sunil is an Indian male name meaning “very dark” or “very blue”, composed of su- सु (good, well) and nila नील (dark blue). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “very dark” or “very blue” Usage: Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali Female forms: Sunila (Indian, Hindi)

Nita

Nita as an English name originated as a shortened form of names ending in nita such as Anita (a diminutive of Ana/Anna meaning “favor, grace” which ultimately derives from a Proto-Semitic root word), Juanita (diminutive of Juana, the Spanish equivalent of Joanna, the feminine form of John “Yahweh is gracious”); or Bonita, a Spanish/Portuguese word…

Tanvi

Tanvi is an Indian female name meaning “slender, thin” or “delicate” which comes from Sanskrit tanu तनु (thin, slender) which ultimately derives from a PIE root word. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “slender, thin” or “delicate” Usage: Indian, Hindi, Marathi Variants: Tanu (Indian, Hindi)