Boy
Abhishek
अभिषेक
anointing, consecration, coronation
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
[ɐbʰɪʂeːkɐ] (Sanskrit), [əbʰɪʂeːk] (Hindi), "ABH‑eye‑SHEK" (English approximation)
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Sanskrit baby names.
Names with documented use in Sanskrit. Use in this language does not establish the name’s etymological origin.
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Boy
Aditya
आदित्य (Devanagari) [1][3]
Belonging to Aditi; also a name for the sun god Surya [1]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ɑː.ˈd̪it̪.jɐ/ (Sanskrit) ; "uh‑DIH‑tyuh" (common English) [1][8]
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Boy
Akash
आकाश
sky, open space, ether
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
AH‑kahsh
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Girl
Akshara
अक्षर (Devanagari)
imperishable, indestructible, fixed, firm
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈɐk.ʂɐ.ɾɐ/ (Sanskrit, Malayalam); /ˈak.ʂa.ra/ (Telugu)
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Girl
Amrita
अमृता (Devanagari) [2]
immortal; nectar of the gods [1][4]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/əm.ɾɪ.t̪ɑː/ (Standard Hindi) [2]
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Boy
Aniruddha
अनिरुद्ध (Devanagari), অনিরুদ্ধ (Bengali)
Unobstructed, unstoppable, invincible
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ɐ.n̪i.ˈɾud̪.d̪ʱɐ/
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Girl
Aparna
अपर्णा (Devanagari) [1]
leafless (Sanskrit) – also an epithet of the goddess Parvati [1][5]
OriginSanskrit
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Girl
Devaki
देवकी
Divine, celestial (feminine form of devaka)[4]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Sanskrit /ˈd̪eː.ʋɐ.kiː/, Hindi /d̪eːʋ.kiː/[1][3]
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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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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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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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Girl
Leela
लीला
play; divine play
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
LEE‑lah; LEE‑lə
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