Indian Names
Indian names meaning wisdom
53 names
Names most common in the JPN data for the 2010s come first.
- Names
- 53
- Boy
- 36
- Girl
- 17
- Origins
- 6
Language of origin
Boy: 36 Girl: 17
Names
- Ganesan♂The deity Ganesha
- Sumathi♀Good mind, wise
- Vikneswaran♂Lord of obstacles
- Abhigya♀Recognition
- Advait♂Non-duality
- Anubhav♂Experience
- Anubhuti♀Feeling
- Aram♂Virtue
- Chaitanya♂Consciousness, intellect
- Chatur♂Clever
- Chetan♂Conscious
- Chetana♀Consciousness
- Chetna♀Consciousness
- Chinmay♂Made of consciousness
- Dharmesh♂Lord of dharma
- Drishti♀Sight
- Farooq♂One who can tell right from wrong
- Gajanan♂Elephant-faced
- Gajanana♂Elephant-faced
- Ganesh♂Lord of the hordes
- Ganesha♂Lord of the hordes
- Kapila♂Tawny
- Karan♂Clever, skillful
- Manas♂Mind
- Manasi♀Relating to the mind
- Manasvi♀Intelligent, wise
- Mandeep♂Light of the mind
- Manish♂Thought
- Manisha♀Thought
- Manu♂Man, mankind
- Mati♀Intelligence
- Medha♀Wisdom
- Nitin♂Guidance, moral conduct
- Pragya♀Wisdom
- Pragyan♂Consciousness
- Prakhar♂Sharp
- Pratibha♀Talent
- Rishi♂Sage
- Samiksha♀Review, examination
- Sarthak♂Meaningful
- Shrutakirti♀Renowned, celebrated
- Siddhant♂Principle
- Subodh♂Easy to understand
- Sudhir♂Wise, considerate
- Suneet♂Well-led, wise
- Suvigya♀Wisdom
- Vedant♂End of the Vedas
- Vidya♀Knowledge, learning
- Vimarsh♂Discussion, reflection
- Vineet♂Humble
- Vivek♂Wisdom
- Vivekanand♂Bliss of discernment
- Vyasa♂Arranger, compiler
About this list
53 Indian names whose meaning relates to wisdom: 36 boys, 17 girls. Most common origins: Sanskrit 92%, Tamil 4%, Arabic 2%. Other themes they share: knowledge (19), light (3), leadership (2).
Near the top: Ganesan, Sumathi, Vikneswaran, Abhigya. See also all names meaning wisdom and the same meaning in other traditions.
See also
Other meanings (Indian Names)
Frequently asked questions
How many Indian names mean wisdom?
53 names: 36 for boys and 17 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 92%, Tamil 4%, Arabic 2%. The same names often also mean knowledge (19), light (3), 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.