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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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Gurmeet

ਗੁਰਮੀਤ (Gurmukhi), गुरमीत (Devanagari)

Friend of the guru

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

Goor‑meet (English approximation)

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Hari

हरि (Sanskrit) [1]

‘yellow, tawny’ and ‘the one who takes away (sins)’ [1][4]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/ˈɦɐ.ɾi/ (Sanskrit) [1]

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Harinder

Gurmukhi: ਹਰਿੰਦਰ; Devanagari: हरिंदर

Combination of Hari (Vishnu) and Indra, interpreted as “Lord Indra” or “king of the gods”

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

huh‑RIN‑der

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Harsh

हर्ष (Devanagari), હર્ષ (Gujarati) [1][3]

Joy, happiness [3][8]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/ˈɦəɾʂ/ (Hindi) [1]

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Harshad

हर्षद (Devanagari), હર્ષદ (Gujarati) [1][6]

One who gives joy; joy‑giver [1][3]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

HAR‑shad (2 syllables) [6]

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Imran

عمران [1]

Long‑lived; Prosperous; Exalted in status (reported) [2]

OriginArabic
Pronunciation

Arabic: [ˈʕɪmˌraːn] [4]

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Ishaan

ईशान

Sun; lord; presiding deity of the northeast direction

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/ɪʃɑːn/ (American & British English)

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Jaswinder

ਜਸਵਿੰਦਰ (Gurmukhi) [1]

“fame, praise, glory” (Sanskrit yaśas) or “god of the thunderbolt” (Sanskrit jasu + Indra) [1][7]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

American /ˈjɑːswɪndər/, British /ˈʤɑːsˌwɪndər/ [3]

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Karthik

கார்த்திக் (Tamil), కార్తీక్ (Telugu), കാർത്തിക് (Malayalam)

One who is brave; name of the war‑god Kartikeya

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

KAR‑tik

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Kavya

काव्य (Devanagari)

poetry, poem

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

KUV‑yuh (English)

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Kunal

कुणाल (Devanagari), কুনাল (Bengali), કુનાલ (Gujarati), ਕੁਨਾਲ (Gurmukhi)

one with beautiful eyes; desire; the purest form of beauty

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/ˈkuːnəl/ (KOO‑nəl)

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Lakshya

लक्ष्य

aim, goal, objective

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

LAKSH-yah

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