Hammīr
From Sanskrit हम्मीर (hammīra).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
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Hari
Borrowed from Sanskrit हरि (hari).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Hariśaṅkar
Borrowed from Sanskrit हरिशंकर (hariśaṃkara, given name). By surface analysis, हरि (hari) + शंकर (śaṅkar).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Harṣ
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हर्ष (harṣa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ṣ
Harṣit
Borrowed from Sanskrit हर्षित (harṣita). By surface analysis, हर्ष (harṣ) + -इत (-it).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Hemant
Transliteration of Hindi हेमंत (hemant). Borrowed from Sanskrit हेमन्त (hemanta).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Himānī
Borrowed from Sanskrit हिमानी (himānī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
Himāñśu
Borrowed from Sanskrit हिमांशु (himāṃśu).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
Himeś
Borrowed from Sanskrit हिमेश (himeśa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ś
Icchā
Borrowed from Sanskrit इच्छा (icchā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Ida
Short form of obsolete names beginning with Germanic īd "work", used for both sexes in medieval England. It was revived in the 19th century, partly mistaken for a Greek name,…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Iḍā
Borrowed from Sanskrit इडा (iḍā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Ikṣvāku
Borrowed from Sanskrit इक्ष्वाकु (ikṣvāku).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
Ila
Borrowed from Sanskrit इला (ilā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Ilā
Borrowed from Sanskrit इला (ilā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Indira
Borrowed from Sanskrit इन्दिरा (indirā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Indirā
Inherited from Sanskrit इन्दिरा (indirā). Borrowed from Sanskrit इन्दिरा (indirā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Indra
From Sanskrit इन्द्र (indra). Doublet of indra. For the male given name, semantic loan from Javanese Indra.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Indrajit
Borrowed from Sanskrit इन्द्रजित् (indrajit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Indrāṇī
Borrowed from Sanskrit इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
Indranīl
Borrowed from Sanskrit इन्द्रनील (indranīla).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Intan
From Old Javanese hintĕn, a kramanized form of hīra, from Sanskrit हीर (hīra, “diamond”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Īśān
Borrowed from Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Īśānī
Borrowed from Sanskrit ईशानी (īśānī). By surface analysis, ईशान (īśān) + -ई (-ī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
Jagdīś
Borrowed from Sanskrit जगदीश (jagadīśa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ś
Jānkī
Borrowed from Sanskrit जानकी (jānakī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
Jay
Borrowed from Hindi जय (jay, literally “victory”). Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Y
Jaya
Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, literally “victory”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Jayā
From जय (jaya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ā
Jayant
Borrowed from Sanskrit जयन्त (jayanta).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends T
Jayantī
Borrowed from Sanskrit जयन्ती (jayantī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
Jayśaṅkar
Sanskritic formation from जय (jay) + शंकर (śaṅkar).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Jijñāsā
Borrowed from Sanskrit जिज्ञासा (jijñāsā), from the verb जिज्ञासते (jijñāsate, “to desire to know”), a desiderative verb from the root ज्ञा (jñā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Jīnā
Inherited from Prakrit जीवइ (jīvaï), from Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati). Cognate with French vivre and Russian жить (žitʹ).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Jūhī
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀽𑀳𑀻 (jūhī), from Sanskrit यूथिका (yūthikā)
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
Jyothis
Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्योतिस् (jyotis, literally “light”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Jyoti
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ज्योति (jyoti). Doublet of जोत (jot), a tadbhava.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Jyotsnā
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ज्योत्स्ना (jyotsnā). Doublet of जोन्ह (jonha), जुन्हाई (junhāī), and जुन्हैया (junhaiyā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Kādambrī
Borrowed from Sanskrit कादम्बरी (kādambarī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
Kaikeyī
Borrowed from Sanskrit कैकेयी (kaikeyī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
Kailash
Borrowed from Sanskrit कैलास (kailāsa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
Kali
From Sanskrit काली (kālī) or कालिका (kālikā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Kālī
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काली (kālī). By surface analysis, काल (kāl) + -ई (-ī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
Kālidās
Borrowed from Sanskrit कालिदास (kālidāsa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Kalpanā
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कल्पना (kalpanā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Kalyāṇ
Borrowed from Sanskrit कल्याण (kalyā́ṇa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ṇ
Kamala
Transliteration of Sanskrit कमला (kamalā). Doublet of Kamal. From Hawaiian Kamala, from English Tamara.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kāminī
Borrowed from Sanskrit कामिनी (kāminī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
Kāmnā
Borrowed from Sanskrit कामना (kāmanā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Kanak
Borrowed from Sanskrit कनक (kanaka). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कनक (kánaka).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
Kañcan
Inherited from Sanskrit काञ्चन (kāñcana).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Kanhaiyā
From कान्हा (kānhā) + -ऐया (-aiyā).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Kaniṣk
From Sanskrit कनिष्क (kaniṣka).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
Kapil
Borrowed from Sanskrit कपिल (kapila).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Kapilā
Borrowed from Sanskrit कपिला (kapilā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Karan
Derived from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “Karna”). Doublet of Karna.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Kardam
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्दम (kardama).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Karṇ
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa). Doublet of कान (kān), a tadbhava.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ṇ
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
Kartika
Reverential capitalisation of kartika (“Pleiades”), from Sanskrit कार्तिक (kārtika).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A