Indian Names
Indian names meaning knowledge
56 names
Names most common in the JPN data for the 2010s come first.
- Names
- 56
- Boy
- 25
- Girl
- 31
- Origins
- 7
Language of origin
Boy: 25 Girl: 31
Names
- Darshan♂Sight
- Saraswathy♀Possessing water
- Kavitha♀Poetry
- Kalaivani♀Art and learning
- Sumathi♀Good mind, wise
- Darshini♀She who sees
- Praveen♂Skilled
- Abhigya♀Recognition
- Abhigyan♂Recognition, remembrance
- Akshar♂Letter
- Anubhav♂Experience
- Atharv♂Relating to the Atharvaveda
- Axar♂Letter
- Bharati♀Female descendant of Bharata
- Brahmani♀Consort or daughter of Brahma
- Chaitanya♂Consciousness, intellect
- Chatur♂Clever
- Chetana♀Consciousness
- Chetna♀Consciousness
- Daksha♂Skilled
- Jagrati♀Awakening
- Jagriti♀Awakening
- Jigyasa♀Curiosity
- Kala♀Art
- Kalpana♀Imagination
- Kaushal♂Skill
- Kavya♀Poetry
- Kushal♂Skilled
- Mahir♂Skilled, expert
- Manish♂Thought
- Medha♀Wisdom
- Mubeen♂Clear, evident
- Pragya♀Wisdom
- Pragyan♂Consciousness
- Prerna♀Urging
- Rachana♀Creation
- Rachna♀Creation
- Richa♀Sacred verse
- Rishi♂Sage
- Sahitya♂Literature
- Sanskriti♀Culture
- Shiksha♀Education
- Shilpi♀Artisan
- Shravan♂Hearing
- Siddhant♂Principle
- Smriti♀Memory
- Sruti♀Hearing
- Subodh♂Easy to understand
- Suvigya♀Wisdom
- Vaani♀Voice
- Vanishree♀Speech or voice
- Vedant♂End of the Vedas
- Vidit♂Known, understood
- Vidya♀Knowledge, learning
- Vivek♂Wisdom
- Vyasa♂Arranger, compiler
About this list
56 Indian names whose meaning relates to knowledge: 25 boys, 31 girls. Most common origins: Sanskrit 95%, Arabic 4%, Tamil 2%. Other themes they share: wisdom (19), prosperity (3), water (1).
Near the top: Darshan, Saraswathy, Kavitha, Kalaivani. See also all names meaning knowledge and the same meaning in other traditions.
See also
Other meanings (Indian Names)
Frequently asked questions
How many Indian names mean knowledge?
56 names: 25 for boys and 31 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 95%, Arabic 4%, Tamil 2%. The same names often also mean wisdom (19), prosperity (3), water (1).
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.