sanskrit names
( meaning )

feminine

aahana ( immortal )
aamya ( night rain )
aarti ( hymns sung in honor of God )
alisha ( protected by God )
ananya ( graceful )
anjali ( gift )
aparna ( goddess parvati )
arya ( noble )
asha ( hope )

bhavya ( splendid )

chaitra ( beginning )

diya ( lamp )

esha ( pure )

garba ( dance )
garima ( warmth )
gauri ( goddes durga/goddess parvati )

hema ( goddess of wealth )
hima ( snow )

ila ( earth )
indira ( goddess of wealth )
indrani ( wife of lord indra )
ira ( goddess of learning )
ishwari ( powerful )

janaki ( daughter of king janak )
jaya ( victory )
jyoti ( flame )

kali ( black one )

lalita ( beautiful woman )
lata ( creeper vine )
lilah ( play )

madhavi ( earth )
medha ( intelligence )
mira ( admirable/ruler/ocean )
myra ( gift of the god )

neeta ( good behavior )
nisha ( night )

opal ( gem )

parnika ( small leaf )
pavati ( clear water )
priya ( beloved )
priyanka ( everyone's favorite )

radha ( lover of lord krishna )
rashmi ( ray of light )
rutvi ( name of an angel )

saanvi ( mythology name )
saisha ( with great desire )
saral ( sincere )
seema ( wave )
shaila ( living in the mountain )
shravani ( fifth month )
shreya ( prosperity )
swara ( goddess saraswati )

tara ( hill where kings meet )
tishya ( auspicious )

uma ( nation )
urvashi ( fairy )

veda ( knowledge )
viha ( angel )
vihana ( early morning )
viti ( light )

masculine

aahan ( dawn )
aakav ( to develop )
abhay ( fearless )
achintya ( beyond comprehension )
adhrit ( doesn't require the support of others )
akhil ( whole )
alok ( one who transcends from the world )
ananth ( endless )
aniket ( lord of homelessness and the world )
aryan ( warrior )
ashutosh ( constantly happy )

bhairav ( formidable in nature )
bharat ( brother of lord ram )
bodhi ( awakening )

chiranjeev ( immortal )

darshan ( vision )
deepak ( bright shining light )

gaurav ( honorable )
garud ( bird king )
girish ( lord of mountains and speech )
gopal ( cowherd )
govind ( protector of cows )
gyanendra ( knowledgeable )

hemang ( having a shimmery body )

kaushal ( clever )

lokesh ( king of the world )

madanah ( god of love )
madhav ( husband of goddess mahalakshmi )
madhusudan ( one who killed demon madhu )
mahadeva ( great divine )
manik ( jewel )

nilakanth ( blue throat )
nimit ( destiny )

paarth ( king of the earth )
paarthiv ( son of the earth )
pahal ( beginning )
param ( supreme being )
pashupati ( lord of all living beings )
prathamesh ( lord ganesha )

rajeev ( blue-colored lotus )
rudra ( god of storms )

sarvajit ( one who has conquered all )
shambhu ( source of happiness )

trilokpati ( master of three words )

vinay ( good manners )
virendra ( warrior king )

sachin ( pure )
sanjay ( triumphant )
siddharth ( one who accomplished a goal )

ved ( sacred knowledge )
vihaan ( dawn )
viraj ( resplendent )

unisex

aadi ( beginning )
agan ( intelligent )
agni ( fire )

charu ( divinely good-looking )

deva ( divine being )

gahana ( precious object )
girisha ( goddess of mountains )
gopi ( protector of cows )

himadri ( peak of a snowy mountain )

jaspreet ( one who sings the Lord's praises )

kalika ( flower bud )
kamal ( lotus )
kinjal ( river bank )
kiran ( ray of light )

lakshya ( determination )

narang ( orange )

purya ( one who is fulfilled )

riddhi ( successful to grow )

saumya ( faithful )

visala ( celestial )

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