Boy
Akash
आकाश
sky, open space, ether
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
AH‑kahsh
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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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Boy
Arnav
अर्णव
Ocean, sea
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈəɾ.ɳəʋ/
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Boy
Ashwin
अश्विन् [3][4]
Related to the divine twins Ashvins; also interpreted as “possessed of horses” or “ash tree + friend” [2][3][6][7]
OriginEnglish, Sanskrit
Pronunciation
ASH‑win (English), ush‑vin (Hindi) [6]
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Boy
Rehan
Sweet basil / fragrant herb
OriginArabic
Pronunciation
reh‑HAHN (also /raj.ˈħaːn/ in Arabic)
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Boy · Girl
Rohan
रोहण (Devanagari)[3]
‘Ascending’ or ‘to rise’[6]; ‘Spiritual’ in Arabic[4]; ‘Good character and piety’ in Persian[4]; ‘Horse country’ in Tolkien’s Sindarin[2]
OriginArabic, Persian, Sanskrit
Pronunciation
ROH‑hun (English)[8]
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Boy
Sahil
Hindi: साहिल; Urdu: ساحل
Coast, shore, river bank (Arabic origin) [1][5]
OriginArabic
Pronunciation
suh‑HEEL (English) [6]
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Boy
Sameer
سمیر
Arabic: “entertaining companion”; Sanskrit: “breeze or gust of wind”
OriginArabic, Sanskrit
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Girl
Thamarai
தாமரை
Lotus flower (pure and lovely) [1][5]
OriginTamil
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Girl
Uma
उमा (Devanagari), ఉమ (Telugu), ಉಮಾ (Kannada), ഉമ (Malayalam), உமா (Tamil) [1]
‘flax’ in Sanskrit; also linked to the exclamation u mā ‘O do not (practice austerities)’; other Sanskrit senses include tranquillity, splendour, fame and night [1][4][8]
OriginSanskrit
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Boy
Varun
water; ocean; water god [5][8]
OriginSanskrit
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