Looking for a meaningful Hindu name for your baby boy? Below is a curated list of 100+ unique, easy-to-scan names (A→Z) with short meanings
Quick picks — top 10 snippable recommendations
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Aarav — peaceful, calm
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Dhruv — steadfast, pole star
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Ishaan — Lord Shiva / direction of the sun
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Kunal — lotus, of good family
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Mihir — sun, radiant
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Neel / Nilesh — blue / Lord Krishna
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Rohan — ascending, growing
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Siddharth — one who attains (Buddha’s name)
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Vihaan — dawn, new beginning
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Yash — fame, success
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A — D (Aarav → Divyansh)
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Aarav — peaceful, calm
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Aahan — dawn, first light
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Aakash / Akash — sky
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Abhinav — new, innovative
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Abhay — fearless
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Aditya — the Sun, solar deity
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Advait / Advaith — non-dual, unique
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Agastya — wise sage (ancient rishi)
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Akshay — eternal, indestructible
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Amay — boundless, free of grief
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Anand / Anand — bliss, joy
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Anirudh — unstoppable, boundless
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Ansh — a part, divine portion
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Arjun — bright, shining (Pandava hero)
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Arnav — ocean, vastness
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Ashwin — light, a star; twin physicians in mythology
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Atul — incomparable
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Avinash — indestructible
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Aviral — continuous, unbroken
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Bhavya — magnificent, grand
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Bhavesh — lord of sentiments / feelings
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Bhuvan / Bhuvanesh — world, lord of the world
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Bharat — India / universal king
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Bimal — pure, spotless
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Chaitanya — consciousness, life energy
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Chirag — lamp, light
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Chirantan — eternal, ever-lasting
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Chandra — moon, luminous
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Chetan — conscious, alive
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Charan — feet (symbolic humility)
E — H (Eklavya → Hemanth)
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Eklavya — devoted student (from Mahabharata)
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Ekansh — whole, a single part of the whole
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Eshan / Ishan — Lord Shiva / northeast direction
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Ekagra — focused, concentrated
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Gagan — sky, firmament
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Gaurav — pride, honor
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Gautam — venerable (Buddha’s family name)
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Girish — lord of mountains (Lord Shiva)
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Gopal — protector of cows (Krishna)
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Govind — cowherd / Lord Krishna
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Ganesh — lord of beginnings (Ganesha)
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Harsh / Harsha — joy, happiness
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Hari — remover of sins (Vishnu)
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Hans / Hansa — swan (symbol of purity)
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Hritik — of the heart / rhythm
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Himansh — part of snow / cool one
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Harinder — another form of Hari + Inder (Lord Indra)
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Hemanth — gold / early winter
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I — L (Ishant → Lokesh)
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Ishant — calm, steady; devoted to Ish (God)
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Ishwar — God, supreme being
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Indra — king of gods (weather and war)
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Indrajit — conqueror of Indra (heroic)
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Ilesh — lord of earth
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Jai — victory
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Jatin — disciplined, ascetic (another name for Shiva)
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Jayant — victorious
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Jeevan — life
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Janak — father / origin (King Janak)
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Karan — skilled, helper (Pandava)
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Kabir — great, famous (poet-saint)
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Kunal — lotus, someone of good family
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Karthik / Kartikeya — God of war (Skanda)
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Krishna / Krish — dark / all-attractive (major deity)
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Keshav — another name for Krishna
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Kiran — ray of light
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Laksh / Lakshay — aim, target
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Lakshman — Rama’s loyal brother
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Lalit — graceful, attractive
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Luv — son of Lord Rama (mythological)
M — P (Manav → Pulkit)
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Manav — human, humane
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Mihir — sun, radiant
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Mohan — charming, attractive (Krishna)
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Madhav — another name for Krishna / sweet like honey
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Mahesh — great Lord (Shiva)
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Mukul — bud, flowering one
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Moksh / Moksha — liberation (spiritual goal)
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Nikhil — complete, entire
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Naman — salutation / respectful greeting
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Naveen — new, fresh
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Nilesh / Neel — blue Lord (Krishna)
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Niranjan — pure, spotless
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Nakul — one of the Pandavas; twin
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Om / Aum — sacred syllable, universal sound
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Omkar / Omkaran — of Om, divine sound
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Ojas — vigor, vitality
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Ojaswin — full of energy and vigor
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Pranav — sacred syllable Om; auspicious sound
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Pran — life force, breath
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Prateek — symbol, sign
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Prakash — light, brightness
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Parth — another name of Arjun (king’s son)
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Prem — love, affection
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Prahlad — joyful, devotee (mythological)
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Pulkit — happy, delighted
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Raghav — descendant of Raghu / Rama’s lineage
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Rahul — conqueror of all miseries / efficient
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Rohan — ascending, growing
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Rajat — silver, brilliance
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Ritesh — lord of truth / seasons
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Rudra — fierce form of Shiva
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Rishi — sage, learned man
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Sarthak — meaningful, purposeful
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Sameer — gentle breeze / companion
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Satvik — pure, virtuous
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Siddharth — one who has attained his goal (Buddha)
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Shaurya — bravery, valor
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Shubham — auspicious, good omen
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Shreyas — excellence, welfare
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Surya — Sun (solar deity)
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Sumeet — good friend / well-measured
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Sushant — quiet, peaceful
U — Z (Uday → Zoravar)
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Uday / Udayan — rising, dawn
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Utkarsh — prosperity, growth
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Umesh — Lord of Uma (Shiva)
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Ujjwal — bright, clear
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Vedan / Vedant — Vedas’ end; ultimate knowledge
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Ved — the Vedas; sacred knowledge
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Vihaan / Vihan — dawn, new beginning
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Vikram — valour, heroic deeds
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Vijay — victory
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Vikas — progress, development
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Varun — Lord of water / ocean god
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Vatsal — affectionate, loving
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Vishal — huge, great
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Vivek — discernment, wisdom
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Waman — dwarf (Vamana avatar of Vishnu) — used in some Indian languages
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Yash — fame, glory
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Yuvraj — crown prince, heir
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Yogesh — lord of yoga
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Zoravar — powerful, valiant (used in Indian/Punjabi contexts)
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