Indian Names
Indian names meaning nature
122 names
Names most common in the JPN data for the 2010s come first.
- Names
- 122
- Boy
- 54
- Girl
- 63
- Origins
- 9
Language of origin
Boy: 54 Girl: 63
Names
- Tharani♀Earth, ground
- Vasanthi♀Spring
- Nagamah♀The cobra goddess
- Parvati♀Of the mountains
- Achala♀Immovable
- Achla♀Immovable
- Akash♂Sky
- Anil♂Wind, air
- Anila♂♀Wind, air
- Ankur♂Shoot
- Aparna♀Leafless
- Arnab♂Ocean
- Arunachalam♂Reddish mountain
- Avani♀Earth
- Barkha♀Rain, monsoon
- Basant♂Spring
- Bhumi♀Earth, soil
- Bhumija♀Born of the earth
- Bipasha♀Name of the Beas river
- Bipin♂Forest, woods
- Bipinchandra♂Moon of the forest
- Boota♂Plant, sapling, shrub
- Chameli♂Jasmine
- Champak♂The champac tree
- Chandan♂Sandalwood
- Dhara♀Stream, current, flow
- Dharitri♀Earth
- Dharni♀Earth
- Firdaws♂♀Paradise, garden
- Firdous♂♀Paradise
- Gagan♂Sky
- Ghanshyam♂Dark like a cloud
- Gulshan♂Flower garden
- Haritha♀Green
- Hemant♂Winter
- Hemlata♀Golden creeper
- Himani♀Glacier
- Himesh♂The Himalayas
- Ila♀Earth
- Jheel♀Lake
- Juhi♀Jasmine flower (Jasminum auriculatum)
- Kadamban♂Murugan, wearer of the kadambu flower garland
- Kadambari♀Female cuckoo
- Ketaki♀Screwpine
- Kokila♀Black cuckoo
- Koyal♀Cuckoo
- Kshitij♂Horizon
- Kuhuk♀The sweet call of a bird
- Kumudini♀Lily
- Kunal♂Cuckoo
- Kusum♀Flower
- Lata♀Creeper, vine
- Latika♀Creeper, vine
- Madhukar♂Bee
- Malati♀Jasmine
- Malli♀Jasmine
- Malti♀Jasmine
- Mandar♂Coral tree
- Mandara♂Coral tree
- Manjari♀Cluster of blossoms
- Mayur♂Peacock
- Mayuri♀Peahen
- Medini♀Earth
- Megha♀Cloud
- Meghnad♂Cloud-sound
- Meghnada♂Cloud-sound
- Milind♂Bumblebee
- Milinda♂Bumblebee
- Mrinmay♂Made of clay or earth
- Nargis♀The narcissus flower
- Neel♂Blue
- Neelkamal♂Blue lotus
- Neelotpal♂Blue lotus
- Nihal♂♀Sapling, offshoot
- Nisarg♂Nature, natural state
- Nisarga♂Nature, natural state
- Padmini♀Multitude of lotuses
- Pallav♂Bud
- Pallavi♀Bud
- Pankaj♂Lotus
- Pankhuri♀Flower petal
- Parag♂Pollen
- Parimal♂Fragrance
- Parthiv♂Of the earth
- Pavan♂Wind
- Poongodi♀A flowering creeper
- Prakrati♀Nature
- Prakriti♀Nature
- Pushpa♂♀Flower
- Rajeev♂Blue lotus
- Ritu♀Season
- Rituraj♂King of seasons
- Sagara♂Sea, ocean
- Salil♂Water
- Sameer♂Breeze
- Sarita♀River
- Sarojini♀Lake full of lotus
- Saurabh♂Fragrance, aroma
- Saurav♂Fragrance, aroma
- Shabnam♀Dew
- Shailaja♀Born of a mountain
- Shailaputri♀Daughter of the mountain
- Shailputri♀Daughter of the mountain
- Sharad♂Autumn
- Shefali♀Night jasmine
- Shephali♀Night jasmine
- Shishir♂Frost
- Shyamal♂Dark
- Sindhu♀River
- Srishti♀Creation
- Srivalli♀Śrī (auspiciousness, splendour) and creeper
- Tushar♂Cold
- Uravi♀Earth
- Urvi♀Earth
- Urvija♀Born of the earth
- Valli♀Creeping plant
- Varsha♀Rain
- Vasudha♀The earth
- Vasundhara♀The earth
- Vayu♂Wind
- Vipin♂Forest
- Vyom♂Sky
About this list
122 Indian names whose meaning relates to nature: 54 boys, 63 girls. Most common origins: Sanskrit 85%, Tamil 5%, Hindi 4%. Other themes they share: flowers (32), water (11), strength (4).
Near the top: Tharani, Vasanthi, Nagamah, Parvati. See also all names meaning nature and the same meaning in other traditions.
See also
Other meanings (Indian Names)
Frequently asked questions
How many Indian names mean nature?
122 names: 54 for boys and 63 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 85%, Tamil 5%, Hindi 4%. The same names often also mean flowers (32), water (11), strength (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.