By origin
Names of Sanskrit origin
1,164 names
1,164 names whose origin traces to Sanskrit. The language a name comes from says nothing about who uses it.
- Names
- 1,164
- Boy
- 622
- Girl
- 512
- Categories
- 2
Top meaning themes
- Nature 108
- Light 92
- Beauty 71
- Strength 69
- Leadership 68
- Faith 63
- Prosperity 56
- Knowledge 54
By category
- Malay Names 47 · 4%
- Indian Names 1,117 · 96%
Names
- Puteri♀Princess
- Putri♀Princess
- Sai♂♀Lord
- Darshan♂Sight
- Harshini♀Joyful, delighted
- Janani♀Mother
- Tharun♂Young, fresh
- Santhosh♂Contentment, joy
- Harini♀Doe, female deer
- Vaishnavi♀Belonging to Vishnu
- Saranya♀Protector
- Sri♀Radiance, beauty, prosperity
- Shalini♀Praiseworthy
- Tharani♀Earth, ground
- Kirthana♀Praise
- Subramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Saraswathy♀Possessing water
- Saravanan♂A name of Murugan
- Ganesan♂The deity Ganesha
- Santhi♀Peace, tranquillity
- Kavitha♀Poetry
- Suresh♂Ruler of the gods
- Letchumy♀Mark, sign
- Krishnan♂Dark, black
- Saroja♀Lotus
- Muniamah♀Sage
- Ramesh♂Husband of Lakshmi
- Arumugam♂Six-faced
- Devi♀Goddess
- Dinesh♂Lord of the day
- Kalaivani♀Art and learning
- Sumathi♀Good mind, wise
- Kumaran♂Boy, son
- Punitha♀Purified
- Kasturi♀Musk
- Kumar♂Boy, son
- Prakash♂Light
- Amutha♀Nectar
- Pavitra♀Pure
- Sivakumar♂Son of Shiva (Shiva: benign, auspicious
- Sharmila♀Protection, comfort, joy
- Balakrishnan♂Child Krishna
- Ramasamy♂Rama the lord
- Chandran♂Moon
- Kesavan♂An epithet of Vishnu and Krishna
- Rajendran♂Lord of kings
- Nanthini♀Daughter
- Vasanthi♀Spring
- Ravi♂Sun
- Vikneswaran♂Lord of obstacles
- Ravichandran♂Sun and moon
- Raman♂Pleasing
- Vijaya♀Victory
- Mohan♂Charming, bewitching
- Komathi♀Possessing cows
- Kamala♀Lotus
- Nirmala♀Pure
- Vimala♀Pure, clean
- Mahendran♂The great Indra
- Rajeswari♀King
- Logeswaran♂Lord of the world
- Sangeetha♀Music
- Kumaresan♂Lord Kumara
- Yogeswaran♂Lord of yoga
- Darshini♀She who sees
- Susila♀Good-tempered, well-disposed
- Pavithran♂Pure
- Praveen♂Skilled
- Ramachandran♂Rama
- Arvind♂Lotus
- Hariharan♂Hari (Vishnu) and Hara (Shiva)
- Navin♂New
- Kamalam♀Lotus
- Supramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Letchimy♀Mark, sign
- Adi♂Foremost
- Maya♀Illusion, magic
- Asha♀Hope
- Setia♂Loyal
- Akhil♂Whole, complete
- Annil♂Air, wind
- Ramya♀Delightful
- Rani♀Queen
- Rohan♂Ascending
- Sari♀Essence
- Eshan♂Lord
- Gheetha♀Song
- Kiran♂♀Ray or beam of light
- Maha♂Most
- Nila♀Dark blue
- Rajan♂King
- Siva♂♀Benign, kind
- Uma♀Flax
- Parvati♀Of the mountains
- Siti Asha♀Lady · hope
- 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
- Abhimanyu♂Heroic, brave, fiery
- Abhinav♂New, young, fresh
- Abhinay♂Acting
- Abhinn♂Undivided
- Abhisar♂Meeting
- Abhishek♂Anointing with sacred water
- Abhisht♂Desired
- Abhyuday♂Rise
- Abhyudaya♂Rise
- Abhyudita♀Risen
- Abirami♀Pleasing
- Achal♂Unmoving
- Achala♀Immovable
- Achla♀Immovable
About this list
This list gathers names whose origin traces to Sanskrit: a classical language of India and the source of many Indian names. Among the most common in our data: Subramaniam, Saraswathy, Saravanan. 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 Sanskrit 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.