Amber
From amber, from Middle English ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”). Borrowed from Hindi अंबर (ambar). Borrowed from…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends R
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Arvind
Borrowed from Hindi अरविंद (arvind, “lotus”). Borrowed from Sanskrit अरविन्द (aravinda).
- Gender
- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Ashok
Borrowed from Hindi अशोक (aśok), from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashoka and Asoka.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends K
Baljeet
From Punjabi ਬਲਜੀਤ (baljīt) or Hindi बलजीत (baljīt), a compound of बल (bal, “strength, power, might”) + जीत (jīt, “victory”), from Sanskrit बल॑ (bála) and जित (jitá).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends T
Deepak
Borrowed from Hindi दीपक (dīpak), meaning a part of a flame, or someone who enlightens everyone's heart with hope.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends K
Dev
Borrowed from Hindi देव (dev). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit देव (deva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós, from *dyew- + *-ós.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends V
Jagdeep
From Hindi जगदीप (jagdīp).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
Jay
Borrowed from Hindi जय (jay, literally “victory”). Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends Y
Manas
From Hindi मानस (mānas).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Narendra
From Hindi नरेंद्र (narendra). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नरेन्द्र (narendra), from नर (nara, “man”) + इन्द्र (indra, “god”), meaning god of humans.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Pooja
Borrowed from Hindi पूजा (pūjā, “worship”), from Sanskrit.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Sanjeet
Borrowed from Hindi संजीत (sañjīt, literally “full victory”), a compound of सं- (sã-) + जीत (jīt), both from Sanskrit.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Sara
From Latin Sara (“Sarah”). From Middle Dutch sara, from Latin Sara, from Ancient Greek Σᾱ́ρᾱ (Sā́rā), from Hebrew שָׂרָה. a female given name from Biblical Hebrew; variant…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Tulsi
From Hindi तुलसी (tulsī, “holy basil”), from Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends I