THE NAME DIRECTORY

Indian baby names.

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Amardeep

ਅਮਰਦੀਪ (Gurmukhi) [1]

Eternal light (immortal lamp) [1][5]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

uh-MAHR-deep (English guide) [5]

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Amarjeet

Gurmukhi: ਅਮਰਜੀਤ [1]

Immortal victory; victorious (Sanskrit roots) [1][2]

OriginSanskrit
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Amit

अमित (Devanagari), অমিত (Bengali/Assamese), ଅମିତ (Odia), અમિત (Gujarati), ਅਮਿਤ (Gurmukhi), അമിത് (Malayalam), ಅಮಿತ್ (Kannada), அமித் (Tamil), అమిత్ (Telugu)[1]

Immeasurable, infinite, boundless[1]; Friend, colleague, peer[3]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

Hindi: /ə.mɪt̪/ (uh‑mit)[4]

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Amrita

अमृता (Devanagari) [2]

immortal; nectar of the gods [1][4]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/əm.ɾɪ.t̪ɑː/ (Standard Hindi) [2]

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Anand

आनंद (Devanagari)

Happiness, joy, bliss, delight, pleasure

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

IPA /ˈɑːnənd/

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Anaya

Hebrew: “God answered”; Arabic: “caring”; Igbo: “look up to God”; Sanskrit: “complete freedom”; possibly unknown (Spanish surname) [1][5][6][7]

OriginArabic, Sanskrit
Pronunciation

Spanish /aˈnaʝa/; English /əˈnaɪə/ [2][1]

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Anika

Sanskrit: appearance, splendor, face, army, soldier; Hebrew (via Anna): grace, favor

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

German /ˈa.ni.ka/, Dutch /ˈaː.ni.kaː/, English approximation “ah-NEE-kah”

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Aniket

अनिकेत

without a home; lord of the world

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

uh‑NEE‑kayt

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Aniruddha

अनिरुद्ध (Devanagari), অনিরুদ্ধ (Bengali)

Unobstructed, unstoppable, invincible

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

/ɐ.n̪i.ˈɾud̪.d̪ʱɐ/

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Anjaleah

Offering with Both Hands; Homage; Angel (NamesList.org) [1]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

AH N JH AH L EH AH HH (PronounceHippo.com) [8]

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Anjali

अञ्जलि (Devanagari)[2]; અંજલિ (Gujarati)[1]

Salutation / reverence (Sanskrit)[2]; "one who offers with both hands"[4]

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

Gujarati IPA /ˈəɲ.d͡ʒə.li/[1]; English common forms “uhn‑JAH‑lee”, “AHN‑juh‑lee”[3]

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Anshul

अंशुल

Radiant, luminous, bright; small ray of light

OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation

AN‑shuhl (common); UN‑shool (variant)

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