The story behind Ālok
Borrowed from Sanskrit आलोक (āloka).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /ɑː.loːk/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [äː.loːk]
Popularity
No verified popularity ranking has been imported yet.
Names Similar to Ālok
Dīpak
Borrowed from Sanskrit दीपक (dīpaka).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kanak
Borrowed from Sanskrit कनक (kanaka). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कनक (kánaka).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kaniṣk
From Sanskrit कनिष्क (kaniṣka).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kārtik
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कार्त्तिक (kārttika), a vṛddhi derivative of कृत्तिका (kṛttikā, “cutter”), a variant of कृतिका (kṛtikā), from the root कृत् (kṛt, “to cut”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kauśik
Borrowed from Sanskrit कौशिक (kauśika).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Manak
Borrowed from Sanskrit मानक (mānaka).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ālok
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijñā
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijñā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijñān
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ālok
Bābul
Inherited from Sanskrit बाबू (bābū).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Bali
Borrowed from Sanskrit बलि (bali).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Balrām
Borrowed from Sanskrit बलराम (balarāma).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length