Indian Names
Indian names meaning water
37 names
Names most common in the JPN data for the 2010s come first.
- Names
- 37
- Boy
- 12
- Girl
- 24
- Origins
- 6
Language of origin
Boy: 12 Girl: 24
Names
- Saraswathy♀Possessing water
- Saroja♀Lotus
- Anup♂Watery
- Arnab♂Ocean
- Barkha♀Rain, monsoon
- Bhagirathi♀An epithet of the river Ganga
- Bindu♂♀Dot, drop
- Bipasha♀Name of the Beas river
- Dhara♀Stream, current, flow
- Ganga♀The river Ganges
- Gangadharan♂Holder of the Ganges
- Hemavati♀Epithet of the goddess Parvati
- Hemvati♀Epithet of the goddess Parvati
- India♀River (from Sindhu)
- Jafar♂Stream
- Jahnavi♀An epithet of the river Ganga, daughter of the sage Jahnu
- Jahnvi♀An epithet of the river Ganga, daughter of the sage Jahnu
- Jalaja♀Lotus
- Jheel♀Lake
- Kumud♂White water lily
- Maharnav♂Great ocean
- Mandakini♀Name of the river Ganga
- Marri♂Rain
- Meena♀Fish
- Mira♀Sea
- Parjanya♂Raincloud
- Sagara♂Sea, ocean
- Salil♂Water
- Sarita♀River
- Saroj♀Lotus
- Shabnam♀Dew
- Sindhu♀River
- Urmila♀Wave
- Varsha♀Rain
- Varun♂Ocean
- Varuna♂Ocean
- Yamuna♀Twin
About this list
37 Indian names whose meaning relates to water: 12 boys, 24 girls. Most common origins: Sanskrit 81%, Hindi 8%, Tamil 5%. Other themes they share: nature (11), flowers (4), knowledge (1).
Near the top: Saraswathy, Saroja, Anup, Arnab. See also all names meaning water and the same meaning in other traditions.
See also
Other meanings (Indian Names)
Frequently asked questions
How many Indian names mean water?
37 names: 12 for boys and 24 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 81%, Hindi 8%, Tamil 5%. The same names often also mean nature (11), flowers (4), knowledge (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.