Boy
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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Girl
Gauri
गौरी
white, shining, brilliant; also auspicious
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈɡaʊɹi/
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Gurmeet
ਗੁਰਮੀਤ (Gurmukhi), गुरमीत (Devanagari)
Friend of the guru
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Goor‑meet (English approximation)
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Boy
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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Boy
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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Boy
Ishaan
ईशान
Sun; lord; presiding deity of the northeast direction
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ɪʃɑːn/ (American & British English)
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Kavya
काव्य (Devanagari)
poetry, poem
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
KUV‑yuh (English)
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