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Indian baby boy names.

Names with documented masculine usage. Usage may vary by language, region and source.

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Balwinder

ਬਲਵਿੰਦਰ (Gurmukhi)

Lord of strength; powerful ruler (from Sanskrit *bala* ‘strength’ + *Indra*)

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

bal‑WIN‑der

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Chenthil

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OriginTamil
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Darshan

दर्शन (Hindi/Marathi), દર્શન (Gujarati), ದರ್ಶನ್ (Kannada) [1]

sight, vision, seeing, understanding [1][6]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/ˈdɑrʃən/ (DAR‑shən) [4]

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Deepak

दीपक (Devanagari)

lamp; light

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/d̪iː.pək/ (Standard Hindi)

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Dev

देव

god [1][3][7]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

dev (Indian English) [5]

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Dhruv

ध्रुव (Devanagari) [3]

fixed, immovable, constant; also the pole star [1][5][6]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

Hindi IPA /d̪ʱɾʊʋ/ [3]

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Dinesh

Devanagari: दिनेश (Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) and other regional scripts [1]

"Lord of the day" / "Sun" (epithet of the Sun) [3][2][4][6]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

Standard Hindi IPA /d̪ɪ.neːʃ/; English approximation DIN‑esh /ˈdɪn.ɛʃ/ [2][4]

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Divya

दिव्या (feminine), दिव्य (masculine)[1][2]

Divine, heavenly, celestial, beautiful, brilliant[1][2][5][6]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/d̪ɪʋ.jᵊ/ (Hindi)[2]

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Diya

दीया (Devanagari), دیا (Arabic)

Light; Lamp

OriginArabic, Hindi
Pronunciation

English: /ˈdiːə/ or /ˈdiːjə/; Hindi: /d̪iː.jɑː/

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Ezhil

எழில் (Tamil) [1][2]

Beauty (also interpreted as grace or splendor) [1][2]

OriginTamil
Pronunciation

[eɻil̪] (Tamil) /ɛɻɪl/ (IPA) [2][4]

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Farhan

فرحان (Arabic), ফারহান (Bengali) [1]

happy, cheerful [1]

OriginArabic
Pronunciation

/far.ˈħaːn/ (Arabic) [1]; “far‑AN” (English guide) [7]

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Gurdeep

ਗੁਰਦੀਪ (Gurmukhi)

lamp of the guru / teacher of light

OriginPunjabi, Sanskrit
Pronunciation

gur-DEEP (gər-DEEP, /ɡərˈdiːp/)

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