Indian Names
Indian names meaning blessing
42 names
Names most common in the JPN data for the 2010s come first.
- Names
- 42
- Boy
- 25
- Girl
- 15
- Origins
- 7
Language of origin
Boy: 25 Girl: 15
Names
- Devi♀Goddess
- Abhishek♂Anointing with sacred water
- Annapurna♀Goddess of food and nourishment
- Ashish♂Blessing
- Ayushman♂Long-lived
- Bakhshish♂Boon
- Bakhtiyar♂Lucky
- Balbhadra♂Strength and auspicious, blessed
- Bhadra♀Auspicious, good, prosperous
- Bhagwati♀Fortunate, glorious, divine
- Chiranjeev♂Long-lived
- Chiranjeevi♂Long-lived
- Damodar♂Rope-bellied (an epithet of Krishna)
- Divya♂♀Divine
- Divyata♀Divinity
- Firdaws♂♀Paradise, garden
- Kalyan♂Welfare
- Kalyani♀Auspicious
- Laxman♂Having lucky marks
- Madhav♂Sweet
- Madhavan♂An epithet of Krishna or Vishnu
- Mahadevi♀Great goddess
- Maqbool♂Accepted
- Nigmatilla♂Blessing of God
- Shankar♂Maker of happiness
- Shiva♂Auspicious
- Shivang♂A part of Shiva
- Shivani♀An epithet of the goddess Parvati
- Shripad♂Sacred foot
- Shubh♂Auspicious, good
- Shubha♀Auspicious, good, pure
- Sivam♂Auspicious
- Srinivas♂Abode of Shri (Lakshmi)
- Srivatsa♂The auspicious Shrivatsa mark
- Subhadra♀Good and auspicious
- Sudha♀Nectar
- Sujata♀Well-born
- Swastik♂Auspicious mark
- Swastika♀Auspicious mark
- Tuba♀Blessedness
- Vardan♂Boon
- Yashoda♀Giver of fame
About this list
42 Indian names whose meaning relates to blessing: 25 boys, 15 girls. Most common origins: Sanskrit 83%, Arabic 10%, Persian 5%. Other themes they share: prosperity (7), life (4), faith (4).
Near the top: Devi, Abhishek, Annapurna, Ashish. See also all names meaning blessing and the same meaning in other traditions.
See also
Other meanings (Indian Names)
Frequently asked questions
How many Indian names mean blessing?
42 names: 25 for boys and 15 for girls (unisex names count in both when recorded for that gender).
Where do these names come from?
By the first origin recorded in the sources: Sanskrit 83%, Arabic 10%, Persian 5%. The same names often also mean prosperity (7), life (4), faith (4).
Names are shared across communities. The categories on this site are for browsing only: they describe a name and its spelling, not anyone’s ethnicity, religion or background.