Names documented in Hindi

Explore names with source-linked origins, etymologies, and pronunciations. Open a name to see its language context and regional pronunciation variants.

Explore names by language and tradition

Documented languageCountry of recorded useLanguage origin

Country filters use published naming records, currently mainly US data. Language origin is separate: a French-origin name can be recorded in many countries.

819 names · Page 1 of 14. Origin labels follow the cited name sense; earlier roots and uncertain meanings are explained on each name page.

Abdullā

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَبْدُاللّٰه (abdu-l-lāh), from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh). Compare ओबद्याह (obadyāh).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Ābhā

Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Abhay

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Abhijit

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends T

Abhijñā

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijñā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Abhijñān

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñān).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends N

Abhilāṣ

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिलाष (abhilāṣa). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + लाष (lāṣ).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ṣ

Abhilāṣā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिलाषा (abhilāṣā), analyzed as अभि- (abhi-) + लाषा (lāṣā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Abhimanyu

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिमन्यु (abhimanyu).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends U

Abhinav

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिनव (abhinava). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + नव (nav).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends V

Abhinay

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिनय (abhinaya).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Abhiṣek

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeká).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends K

Abhīṣṭ

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभीष्ट (abhīṣṭa).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ṭ

Abhyuday

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभ्युदय (abhyudaya).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Ābid

Borrowed from Classical Persian عابد ('ābid), itself from Arabic عَابِد (ʕābid).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends D

Acal

Borrowed from Sanskrit अचल (acala).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Ā̃cal

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀘𑀮 (aṃcala), from Sanskrit अञ्चल (añcala). Compare Awadhi आँचर (ā̃car), Braj आँचर (ā̃car). Doublet of अँचला (ãclā) and अंचल (añcal).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Aclā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अचला (acalā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Ādam

Borrowed from Classical Persian آدَم (ādam), borrowed from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (āḏā́m), from Proto-Semitic *ʔadam-.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends M

Ādarś

Borrowed from Sanskrit आदर्श (ādarśa).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ś

Adhirāj

Borrowed from Sanskrit अधिराज (adhirāja). By surface analysis, अधि (adhi, “over, supreme”) + राज (rāja, “king”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends J

Āditya

Borrowed from Sanskrit आदित्य (āditya).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Advait

Borrowed from Sanskrit अद्वैत (ádvaita, “not dual”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends T

Āftāb

Borrowed from Classical Persian آفْتَاب (āftāb).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends B

Āgney

Borrowed from Sanskrit आग्नेय (āgneya).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Agraj

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अग्रज (agraja).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends J

Agrajā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अग्रजा (agrajā). By surface analysis, अग्रज (agraj, “born before”) + -आ (-ā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Ahmad

Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), elative of حَمِيد (ḥamīd, “praiseworthy”); or from Persian اَحْمَد (ahmad). From Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), from حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “to thank…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends D

Ajātśatru

Borrowed from Sanskrit अजातशत्रु (ajātaśatru).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends U

Ajay

Transliteration of Hindi अजय (ajay), etc. Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अजय (ajaya, “victorious; undefeatable”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Ajīt

Borrowed from Sanskrit अजीत (ajīta).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends T

Ājñā

Borrowed from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā, “order, command, authority”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Ākāṅkṣā

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाङ्क्षा (ākāṅkṣā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Ākāś

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ś

Akhaṇḍ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अखण्ड (akhaṇḍa). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) + खंड (khaṇḍ).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ḍ

Akhil

Borrowed from Sanskrit अखिल (akhila).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Akhileś

From अखिल (akhil, “complete”) + ईश (īś, “god”). The saṃdhi is done as it would be in Sanskrit as the akāra and ikāra fuse to form the ekāra.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ś

Ākŕti

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आकृति (ākṛti).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

Akṣar

Borrowed from Sanskrit अ॒क्षर॑ (akṣára), from अ- (a-) + क्षर (kṣara). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) + क्षर (kṣar).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends R

Akṣat

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अक्षत (akṣata).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends T

Akṣay

Borrowed from Sanskrit अक्षय (akṣaya).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Ākūti

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकूति (ākūti).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends I

Alakh

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 (alakkha), from Sanskrit अलक्ष्य (alakṣya). Cognate with Gujarati અલખ (alakh), Malvi अलख (alakh), Marwari अलख (alakh) / 𑅐𑅮𑅖 (alkh).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

Ālamgīr

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَالَمْگِیر (ālamgīr, literally “conqueror of the world”). By surface analysis, आलम (ālam) + -गीर (-gīr).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends R

Alī

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَلِی (alī), from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ī

Alif

Borrowed from Classical Persian الف (alif), from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends F

Ālok

Borrowed from Sanskrit आलोक (āloka).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends K

Amar

Borrowed from Sanskrit अ॒म॒र (amará).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends R

Ambā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā). Doublet of अम्मा (ammā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Ambālikā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बालिका (ambālikā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Ambar

Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बर (ambara).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends R

Amit

Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc. Transliteration of Hebrew עָמִית ('amít). Borrowed from Sanskrit…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends T