Indian Names
Indian names meaning life
42 names
Names most common in the JPN data for the 2010s come first.
- Names
- 42
- Boy
- 26
- Girl
- 14
- Origins
- 10
Language of origin
Boy: 26 Girl: 14
Names
- Janani♀Mother
- Tharun♂Young, fresh
- Amutha♀Nectar
- Navin♂New
- Abhinav♂New, young, fresh
- Aditi♀Boundless
- Akshay♂Undecaying, imperishable
- Amara♀Immortal
- Amarjit♂Immortal victory
- Amrit♂Nectar of immortality
- Amrita♀Immortal
- Amrut♂Immortal
- Ananta♂Infinite, endless
- Ananthan♂Infinite
- Ankur♂Shoot
- Avinash♂Indestructible
- Avirala♂Continuous
- Ayush♂Life
- Ayushman♂Long-lived
- Can♂♀Soul, life
- Chetan♂Conscious
- Chiranjeev♂Long-lived
- Chiranjeevi♂Long-lived
- Havva♀Arabic form of Eve
- Javed♂Eternal
- Jeena♀To live
- Jeeva♂Life
- Jeevan♂Life
- Kishori♀Girl
- Navneet♂♀New and eternal
- Nitya♀Eternal, everlasting
- Nushur♂Resurrection
- Nutan♀New
- Piyush♂Nectar
- Shashwat♂Eternal, everlasting
- Srijan♂Creation
- Srijana♀Creation
- Srijna♀To create
- Srishti♀Creation
- Sudha♀Nectar
- Umar♂Flourishing
- Vikas♂Development, growth
About this list
42 Indian names whose meaning relates to life: 26 boys, 14 girls. Most common origins: Sanskrit 83%, Arabic 7%, Tamil 2%. Other themes they share: blessing (4), nature (2), victory (1).
Near the top: Janani, Tharun, Amutha, Navin. See also all names meaning life and the same meaning in other traditions.
See also
Other meanings (Indian Names)
Frequently asked questions
How many Indian names mean life?
42 names: 26 for boys and 14 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 7%, Tamil 2%. The same names often also mean blessing (4), nature (2), victory (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.