Indian Names
Indian names meaning protection
38 names
Names most common in the JPN data for the 2010s come first.
- Names
- 38
- Boy
- 27
- Girl
- 11
- Origins
- 6
Language of origin
Boy: 27 Girl: 11
Names
- Ramesh♂Husband of Lakshmi
- Sharmila♀Protection, comfort, joy
- Kesavan♂An epithet of Vishnu and Krishna
- Vikneswaran♂Lord of obstacles
- Abhay♂Fearless
- Achuthan♂Not fallen
- Akshat♂Unharmed
- Amba♀Mother
- Ambika♀Mother
- Arran♂Shiva (from Hara, 'seizer, destroyer')
- Aryavarman♂Noble armour
- Ashrita♀Sheltered
- Chakradhar♂Wheel-bearer
- Chandragupta♂Protected by the moon
- Chhaya♀Shadow
- Dhatri♀Nurse
- Durga♀Unattainable, unassailable
- Gopal♂Cow protector
- Gopalan♂Cow protector (a form of Gopala)
- Gopinath♂Lord of the gopis
- Govind♂Cow finder
- Ismet♂Protection
- Jagadamba♀Mother of the universe
- Kadhirvelan♂Murugan, bearer of the radiant spear
- Malaika♀Angel
- Neelagandan♂Blue-throated
- Neelakandan♂Blue-throated
- Pashupati♂Lord of animals
- Rakhi♀Protection
- Ranganath♂Lord of the stage or assembly
- Salma♀Safe
- Shatrughna♂Destroyer of enemies
- Somnath♂Lord of the moon
- Tarak♂Star
- Vinayak♂Remover of obstacles
- Vinayaka♂Remover of obstacles
- Vishnu♂All-pervasive (probably)
- Viswanathan♂Lord of the world
About this list
38 Indian names whose meaning relates to protection: 27 boys, 11 girls. Most common origins: Sanskrit 87%, Arabic 8%, Tamil 5%. Other themes they share: courage (2), the moon (2), leadership (2).
Near the top: Ramesh, Sharmila, Kesavan, Vikneswaran. See also all names meaning protection and the same meaning in other traditions.
See also
Other meanings (Indian Names)
Frequently asked questions
How many Indian names mean protection?
38 names: 27 for boys and 11 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 87%, Arabic 8%, Tamil 5%. The same names often also mean courage (2), the moon (2), leadership (2).
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.