By origin
Names of Hindi origin
498 names
498 names whose origin traces to Hindi. The language a name comes from says nothing about who uses it.
- Names
- 498
- Boy
- 269
- Girl
- 213
- Categories
- 2
Top meaning themes
- Light 54
- Nature 49
- Beauty 33
- Knowledge 31
- Strength 30
- Flowers 29
- Leadership 26
- Prosperity 26
By category
- Malay Names 12 · 2.4%
- Indian Names 486 · 98%
Names
- Sai♂♀Lord
- Darshan♂Sight
- Tharun♂Young, fresh
- Roshan♂Light, bright
- Shalini♀Praiseworthy
- Suresh♂Ruler of the gods
- Ramesh♂Husband of Lakshmi
- Dinesh♂Lord of the day
- Kasturi♀Musk
- Kumar♂Boy, son
- Mohan♂Charming, bewitching
- Praveen♂Skilled
- Arvind♂Lotus
- Navin♂New
- Rosni♀Light, brightness
- Chand♂Moon
- Rani♀Queen
- Kiran♂♀Ray or beam of light
- Reshma♀Silk
- Suhana♀Pleasant, agreeable
- Aanchal♀End of a sari
- Aarav♂Sound, noise
- Aarohi♀Ascending, climber
- Aarti♀Ritual of worship with lamps
- Abha♀Splendour, light
- Abhay♂Fearless
- Abhigya♀Recognition
- Abhigyan♂Recognition, remembrance
- Abhijit♂Victorious
- Abhilash♂Desire, longing
- Abhilasha♀Desire, wish, aspiration
- Abhinav♂New, young, fresh
- Abhinay♂Acting
- Abhinn♂Undivided
- Abhisar♂Meeting
- Abhishek♂Anointing with sacred water
- Abhisht♂Desired
- Abhyuday♂Rise
- Abid♂Worshipper
- Achal♂Unmoving
- Achala♀Immovable
- Achla♀Immovable
- Adarsh♂Ideal
- Adesh♂Order
- Adhiraj♂Emperor
- Advait♂Non-duality
- Aftab♂The sun
- Agraj♂Firstborn
- Agraja♀Firstborn
- Agya♀Command
- Ajatashatru♂Having no enemy
- Ajatshatru♂Having no enemy
- Ajay♂Unconquerable
- Ajit♂Unconquered
- Akanksha♀Desire
- Akansha♀Desire
- Akash♂Sky
- Akhand♂Whole
- Akhilesh♂Lord of the whole
- Akriti♀Shape
- Akshar♂Letter
- Akshat♂Unharmed
- Akshay♂Undecaying, imperishable
- Akuti♀Intention, purpose, desire
- Alakh♂Unseen, formless
- Alok♂Light
- Aloka♂Light
- Amaresh♂Lord of the immortals (Indra)
- Amarjit♂Immortal victory
- Amba♀Mother
- Ambalika♀Mother
- Ambar♂Sky
- Amber♂Sky
- Ambika♀Mother
- Amit♂Limitless
- Amita♀Limitless
- Amrit♂Nectar of immortality
- Amrut♂Immortal
- Amshuman♂Radiant
- Anamika♀Nameless
- Anand♂Bliss
- Ananda♂Bliss
- Anandi♀Joyful
- Anant♂Endless
- Anany♀Feminine of ananya: unique, matchless
- Ananya♂♀Unique, matchless, having no other
- Aneesh♂Without a ruler
- Angad♂Armlet
- Angada♂Armlet
- Anika♀Grace
- Ankit♂Marked
- Ankita♀Marked
- Ankur♂Shoot
- Ankush♂Goad
- Anmol♂♀Priceless
- Annapurna♀Goddess of food and nourishment
- Ansh♂Part
- Anshu♂Ray
- Anshul♂Radiant
- Anshuman♂Radiant
- Anubhav♂Experience
- Anubhuti♀Feeling
- Anuj♂Younger brother
- Anuja♀Younger sister
- Anupama♀Incomparable, matchless
- Apoorva♀Unprecedented
- Arjun♂White, clear
- Arpit♂Entrusted, given to
- Arpita♀Offering, devotion
- Arun♂Reddish brown, dawn
- Aruna♂♀Reddish brown, dawn
- Arundhati♀Not restrained (the usual gloss)
- Arvinda♂Lotus
- Aryaman♂Friend, companion
- Aryan♂Noble, honourable
- Aseem♂Limitless
- Ashish♂Blessing
- Ashok♂Without grief
- Atal♂Firm
- Atul♂Incomparable
About this list
This list gathers names whose origin traces to Hindi: a major Indo-Aryan language of northern India, written in Devanagari script. Among the most common in our data: Suresh, Shalini, Ramesh. The origin describes the word behind a name, not the person who bears it; the same names are used across communities, and a name may reach Malaysia through another language. Only names whose meaning and origin are backed by a source are listed here. See all origins, and the guide to name spellings for why spellings differ.
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Frequently asked questions
Are Hindi names used by only one community?
No. The origin does not show anyone’s ethnicity, religion or background. We describe the name and the word behind it, nothing more.
Why do spellings here differ from the original?
Names are written in the Latin alphabet with no single official system, and sounds in the source language do not always match it one to one. Common spellings have their own page, and others are noted on it.