sanskrit names

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831 names · Page 3 of 14. Origin labels follow the cited name sense; earlier roots and uncertain meanings are explained on each name page.

Bābul

Inherited from Sanskrit बाबू (bābū).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Bāhubalī

Borrowed from Sanskrit बाहुबली (bāhubalī).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends Ī

Balbhadra

Borrowed from Sanskrit बलभद्र (balabhadra). By surface analysis, बल (bal) + भद्र (bhadra).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Bali

Borrowed from Sanskrit बलि (bali).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

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
Ending: ends T

Balrām

Borrowed from Sanskrit बलराम (balarāma).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends M

Barkhā

Inherited from Sanskrit वर्षा (varṣā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Basant

Inherited from Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta). Doublet of वसंत (vasant) and बहार (bahār).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends T

Bhadrā

Borrowed from Sanskrit भद्रा (bhadrā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Bhajman

Borrowed from Sanskrit.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Bhakti

Borrowed from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti). Doublet of भाँति (bhā̃ti).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

Bharat

Borrowed from Sanskrit भरत (bharata).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends T

Bharata

Borrowed from Sanskrit भरत (bharata).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Bhāratendu

Sanskritic formation from भारत (bhārat) + इंदु (indu).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends U

Bhāskar

Borrowed from Sanskrit भास्कर (bhāskara, literally “light maker”), a compound of भास् (bhās, “light”) + कर (kara, “maker”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends R

Bhavānī

Borrowed from Sanskrit भवानी (bhavānī).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ī

Bhāvnā

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भावना (bhāvanā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Bhīm

Borrowed from Sanskrit भीम (bhīma).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends M

Bhīṣma

Borrowed from Sanskrit भीष्म (bhīṣma).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Bhūmi

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

Bhūmijā

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूमिजा (bhūmijā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Bhūmikā

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भूमिका (bhūmikā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Bhūpendra

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूपेन्द्र (bhūpendra).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Bhūpti

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूपति (bhūpati). By surface analysis, भू (bhū, “earth”) + पति (pati, “lord; master”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

Cā̃dnī

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀡 (caṃdiṇa), ultimately derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “moon”). Cognate with Bengali চাঁদনী (cãdoni), Marathi चांदणी (cāndṇī),…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ī

Caitanya

Borrowed from Sanskrit चैतन्य (caitanya).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Cakradhar

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्रधर (cakradhara). By surface analysis, चक्र (cakra) + धर (dhar).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends R

Candan

Borrowed from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana). Doublet of संदल (sandal).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Candraprabhā

From चंद्र (candra) + प्रभा (prabhā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Candraśekhar

Borrowed from Sanskrit चन्द्रशेखर (candraśekhara).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends R

Cāru

Borrowed from Sanskrit चारु (cāru).

Gender: neutral
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends U

Catur

Borrowed from Sanskrit चतुर (catura).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends R

Ceṣṭā

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चेष्टा (ceṣṭā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Cetan

Borrowed from Sanskrit चेतन (cetana).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Cetnā

Borrowed from Sanskrit चेतना (cetanā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Chandra

Borrowed from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “moon”)

Gender: neutral
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Chandrika

From Sanskrit चन्द्रिका (candrikā, “moonlight, moonshine”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Chavi

Borrowed from Sanskrit छवि (chavi). Doublet of छबि (chabi).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

Chāyā

Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́). Doublet of छाँव (chā̃v) and साया (sāyā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends Ā

China

From Portuguese China, from possibly Venetan Cina probably under influence from Old French Chin, from Classical Persian چین (čīn) under influence from Medieval Latin Sīna…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Cinmay

Borrowed from Sanskrit चिन्मय (cinmaya).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Cirañjīv

Borrowed from Sanskrit चिरञ्जीविन् (cirañjīvin), from चिरम् (ciram, “for a long time”) + जीव (jīva, “living”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends V

Cirañjīvī

Borrowed from Sanskrit चिरञ्जीवी (cirañjīvī).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends Ī

Citrāṅgad

Borrowed from Sanskrit चित्राङ्गद (citrāṅgada).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends D

Citrāṅgdā

Borrowed from Sanskrit चित्राङ्गदा (citrāṅgadā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Citrasen

Borrowed from Sanskrit चित्रसेन (citrasena).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends N

Dakṣ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दक्ष (dákṣa).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends Ṣ

Daman

*The place name is from Gujarati દમણ (damaṇ). *The given name derives from the Sanskrit equivalent of Ancient Greek Damian, the brother of Cosmas.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Dāminī

Borrowed from Sanskrit दामिनी (dāminī).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ī

Dāmodar

Borrowed from Sanskrit दामोदर (dāmodara).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends R

Dashrath

Borrowed from Sanskrit दशरथ (daśaratha).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

Daśrath

Borrowed from Sanskrit दशरथ (daśaratha).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

Dattātrey

Borrowed from Sanskrit दत्तात्रेय (dattātreya).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Daya

Borrowed from Sanskrit दया (dayā, “pity, mercy, compassion”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Dayā

Borrowed from Sanskrit दया (dayā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends Ā

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
Ending: ends V