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| Babila | Swift |
| Badal | Cloud |
| Badrinath | Lord of Mt.Badri |
| Badriprasad | gift of Badri |
| Balram | Krishna's brother |
| Baldev | godlike in power |
| Balaaditya | young sun |
| Balachandra | young moon |
| Balakrishna | young krishna |
| Balamani | young jewel |
| Balamohan | one who is attractive |
| Balaji | a name of Vishnu |
| Bansi or Bansuri | flute |
| Bhagirath | one who brought Ganga on earth |
| Bhanu | sun |
| Bhanuprasad | gift of sun |
| Bharat | India, universal monarch |
| Bharadwaj | a lucky bird |
| Bhadrak | handsome |
| Bhadraksh | one with beautiful eyes |
| Bhavesh | lord of the world |
| Bhim | tremendous, powerful |
| Bhupen | king |
| Bhupendra | king of kings |
| Bhudev | lord of the earth |
| Bhushan | ornament |
| Bhuvan | palace, one of the three worlds |
| Bhuvanesh | lord of the worlds |
| Bindusar | an excellent pearl |
| Bipin / Vipin | forest, nature |
| Brijmohan | Krishna |
| Brijesh | god of the land of Brij |
| Buddhadev | wise person |
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| C |
| Chaitanya | life, knowledge |
| Chaman | garden |
| Chandra | moon |
| Chandrahas | bow of Shiva |
| Chandrak | peacock feather |
| Chandrashekhar | one who holds the moon in his hair knot (Shiva) |
| Chandresh | lord of the moon |
| Chandan | sandalwood |
| Charan | feet |
| Charanjit | one who has won over the lord (Charanjeet) |
| Charudutta | born of beauty |
| Chetan | life |
| Chidambar | one whose heart is as big as the sky |
| Chinmay | full of knowledge |
| Chintamani | philosopher's stone |
| Chiragh | lamp |
| Chiranjeev | longlived |
| Chitraksh | beautiful eyed |
| Chittaranjan | one who pleases the mind |
| Chittaswarup | the embodiment of consciousness |
| Chittaprasad | the gift of consciousness |
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| D |
| Daha | blazing, very bright |
| Dakshesh | Shiva |
| Darpak | god of love |
| Dattatreya | a son of Atri, a famous Puranic hermit, another name for the three headed divinity of Visnu, Shiva and Brahma |
| Dayanand | one who likes being merciful |
| Deepak | lamp, kindle |
| Deepankar | one who lights lamps |
| Deependra | lord of light |
| Devarsi | sage of the Devas |
| Devdas | servant of god |
| Devadutt | gift of god |
| Devanand | joy of god |
| Devraj | king of gods |
| Debashish | pleased by gods |
| Devesh | god of gods |
| Devang | part of god |
| Devendra | king of gods |
| Devilal | son of goddess |
| Deviprasad | gift of goddess |
| Dhananjay | one who wins wealth |
| Dhanesh | lord of wealth |
| Dharma | law (religious) |
| Dharmadev | lord of law |
| Dharmesh | master of religion |
| Dharmendra | king of religion |
| Dhiren | one who is strong |
| Dhirendra | lord of the brave |
| Dhruv | Firm, fixed, constant, the polar star |
| Dhaval | fair complexioned |
| Digamber | sky clad , another name for Shiva |
| Dilip | a king, ancestor of Rama |
| Dinesh | The sun, day lord |
| Dinakar | The sun |
| Divakar | sun |
| Divyendu | moonlight |
| Duranjaya | a heroic son |
| Durjaya | difficult to conquer |
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| E |
| Eka | matchless |
| Ekanga | Rare, unique |
| Ekansa | whole |
| Ekayana | Worldly wisdom |
| Ekendra | The sole lord |
| Ekisa | One god |
| Esana | Desire, aim |
| Ettan | Breath |
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| G |
| Gagan | sky, heaven |
| Gaganvihari | one who stays in heaven |
| Gajanan | one with elephant face |
| Gajendra | elephant king |
| Ganaraj | lord of the clan |
| Gangadhar | Shiva |
| Gangadutt | gift of Ganga |
| Gaurang | fair complexioned |
| Gaurav | honour, pride, respect |
| Geet | song |
| Girish | god of mountain |
| Giriraj | lord of mountain |
| Girilal | son of mountain |
| Giridhar | one who holds the mountain, another name for Krishna |
| Govind | cowherd, another name for Krishna |
| Gopal | Krishna, cowherd |
| Guru | teacher, master |
| Gurbachan | promise of the guru |
| Gurdeep | lamp of the guru |
| Gurdayal | Compassion of the guru |
| Gurcharan | feet of the guru |
| Gurmeet | friend of the guru |
| Gurnam | name of the guru |
| Gursharan | In the Guru’s protection |
| Gurudas | servant of the guru |
| Gurudutt | gift of the guru |
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| H |
| Haresh | Shiva |
| Harish | Vishnu |
| Hari | sun, Vishnu |
| Harilal | son of Hari |
| Harihar | Vishu and Shiva together |
| Harsha | joy, delight |
| Harshad | delighted |
| Harshul | deer |
| Harshal | lover |
| Harshvardhan | one who increases joy |
| Hemang | one with shining body |
| Hemadri | mountain of gold |
| Hemant | one of the six seasons |
| Hemachandra | golden moon |
| Hemendra | lord of gold |
| Hemaraj | king of gold |
| Heramba | boastful, name of Ganapati |
| Hiren | Lord of gems |
| Hridyanath | Lord of the heart |
| Hridayesh | king of heart |
| Hrishikesh | one who controls senses |
| Hiresh | king of gems |
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| I |
| Ilesh | lord of the earth |
| Indivar | blue lotus |
| Indradutt | gift of Indra |
| Indrajit | conquerer of Indra |
| Indraneel | emerald |
| Inesh | king of kings |
| Ishaan | sun |
| Ishwar | powerful, the supreme god |
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| J |
| Jagadeep | light of the world |
| Jagajeet | conqueror of the world |
| Jagajeevan | life of the world |
| Jagannath | lord of the world |
| Jagmohan | one who attracts the world |
| Jayadeep | light of victory |
| Jaidev | god of victory |
| Janak | father of Sita, creator |
| Janardan | one who helps people |
| Jasraj | king of fame |
| Jasveer | hero of fame |
| Jaswant | victorious (Yashwant) |
| Jawahar | jewel |
| Jayaditya | victorious sun |
| Jayant | victorious |
| Jaysukh | pleasure of victory |
| Jayashekhar | crest of victory |
| Jeevan | life |
| Jitendra | lord of conquerors |
| Jinendra | lord of life |
| Jishnu | triumphant |
| Jnyandeep | light of knowledge |
| Jnyaneshwar | god of wisdom |
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| K |
| Kanha | Krishna |
| Kailash | name of a Himalayan peak, abode of Shiva |
| Kalidas | the poet, dramatist; slave of goddess Kali |
| Kamadev | god of love |
| Kamal | lotus flower |
| Kamika | Desired, wished for |
| Kanak | gold |
| Kanan | forest, the mouth of Brahma |
| Kartikeya | Son of Shiva |
| Kavi | a wise man, poet |
| Kaushal | clever, skilled |
| Kaushik | sentiment of love |
| Kila | flame |
| Krishna | God |
| Kunda | musk |
| Kundan | Pure, sparkling, fine, gold |
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| L |
| Lakshman | prosperous, brother of Rama |
| Lakshmidev | Lord of Lakshmi |
| Lakshmikanth | Beloved of Lakshmi |
| Lalit | beautiful |
| Lalitchandra | beautiful moon |
| Lalitaditya | beautiful sun |
| Lalitmohan | beautiful and attractive |
| Laya | deep concentration |
| Lokesh | king of world |
| Loknath | lord of all worlds |
| Lokpradip | Light of the world, a buddha |
| Lokprakash | light of the world |
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| M |
| Madan | Cupid, god of love |
| Madhav | sweet like honey |
| Madhu | honey, nectar |
| Madhukar | honey maker |
| Madhusudhana | Krishna, one who killed demon Madhu |
| Mahabala | Extremely strong |
| Mahadev | most powerful god |
| Mahavir | most courageous among men |
| Mahesh | Shiva |
| Mahendra | Indra |
| Mahipati | Lord of the earth |
| Maitreya | friend |
| Mandhatr | Thoughtful, pious |
| Manendra | king of the mind |
| Mani | Gem, jewel |
| Manishankar | The jeweled Shiva |
| Manish | Lord of the mind |
| Manindra | diamond |
| Mansukh | Peace of the heart |
| Manohar | That which steals the heart |
| Manoj | born of the mind |
| Markandeya | Winning over death, a sage |
| Mayank | moon |
| Mayur | peacock |
| Meghnad | thunder |
| Meghadutt | gift of clouds |
| Mehul | rain |
| Mihir | The sun, a sage |
| Milind | Wanting an encounter, the bee which looks for an encounter with flowers |
| Mithun | Small statue at entrance of temple, zodiac sign of gemini |
| Mitul | of even temperament |
| Mohan | charming, fascinating |
| Mohit | infatuated |
| Mohin | fascinating |
| Mukesh | lord of liberation, another name for Shiva |
| Mukul | bud |
| Mukunda | One who liberates |
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| N |
| Nachiketa | fire |
| Nalin | lotus, water lily |
| Namdev | poet, saint |
| Nanak | Without darkness, founder of sikhism |
| Nanda | Joy, delight |
| Nandan | Rejoicing, gladdening |
| Nandi | The happy one |
| Narayana | Vishnu, the son of the original man |
| Narendra | lord of men |
| Narottam | best among men |
| Narmad | Pleasure giver |
| Natraj | Lord of the cosmic dance, Shiva |
| Naveen | new |
| Nayan | eye |
| Neel | blue |
| Neeraj | To illuminate |
| Neelkanth | A peacock, another name for Shiva |
| Nikhil | complete, whole |
| Nikunj | The abode of love |
| Nirad | Water giver, cloud |
| Ninad | gentle humming sound |
| Niranjan | Pure, spotless, another name for Shiva |
| Nirmal | clean, pure |
| Nirav | without sound, still, quiet |
| Meghadutt | gift of clouds |
| Nityanand | eternally happy |
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| O |
| Ojas | Energy, power, a son of Krishna |
| Om | Creation, essence of life, the sacred syllable which is the seed of all mantras |
| Omkaar | The syllable Om |
| Ompati | Master of Om |
| Omprakaash | Light of Om |
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| P |
| Padmaksh | Lotus eyed |
| Padmin | Lotus like |
| Pajas | Firmness, vigour |
| Pankaj | lotus flower |
| Para | fulfilling |
| Paramahansa | Supreme ascetic |
| Paramjeet | highest success |
| Paras | The philosopher’s stone |
| Paresh | Name for Brahma |
| Parindra | lion |
| Partha | Son of the earth, prince |
| Pavan | breeze |
| Pinak | Shiva's bow |
| Piyush | nectar |
| Prabhat | dawn |
| Prabodh | Awakening, consciousness |
| Prabodhan | A buddha |
| Pradeep | light, to blaze forth |
| Prahlad | Delight, joy |
| Prajeet | victorious |
| Prakash | light |
| Pramod | happiness |
| Pranav | the sacred syllable Om |
| Pranay | leader |
| Prasad | offering to god during pooja |
| Pratap | glory, majesty |
| Prateek | symbol |
| Praveen | Skilful, clever |
| Pravir | chief |
| Prayag | confluence of Ganga-Jamuna-Saraswati |
| Prem | love |
| Premanand | Bliss of love |
| Pritam | lover |
| Prithviraj | king of the earth |
| Priyaranjan | Good looking, loving |
| Puneet | Pure, sacred |
| Pundarik | white lotus |
| Purajit | conqueror of fortresses |
| Purushottam | best among men |
| Puskara | blue lotus |
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| Raja | king |
| Rajan | Belonging to a royal family |
| Rajanikant | Beloved of the night, moon |
| Rajas | The region between heaven and earth, a son of Vasistha |
| Rajkumar | prince |
| Rajeev | blue lotus |
| Rajeshvar | lord of kings |
| Rakesh | lord of the full moon, another name for Shiva |
| Ram | Lord Rama, pleasing, charming |
| Raman | beloved, charming, worthy of being loved |
| Ramanuja | Younger brother of Lord Rama |
| Ranjan | pleasing, charming |
| Ranjha | lover |
| Ratnakar | mine of jewels, ocean, a Buddha |
| Ravi | sun |
| Ravindra | Lord of the sun |
| Ravikiran | Ray of the sun |
| Rishi | sage |
| Rohit | Red, the sun |
| Rochan | Shining, radiant |
| Rupesh | lord of form |
| Rupak | sign, form |
| Rupin | Having a beautiful form |
| Rutva | Speech, intensity, a gandharva |
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| Sagardatta | Given by the ocean |
| Sagar | ocean |
| Sadanand | ever blissful |
| Samarjit | victorious in war |
| Samir | wind |
| Samrat | Supreme ruler |
| Samudra | sea |
| Sandeep | Blazing, glowing |
| Sanjog | coincidence |
| Shankara | Shiva |
| Santosh | satisfaction |
| Sarasvat | Blessed by the Goddess Sarasvati |
| Sarang | spotted deer, jewel, sandalwood |
| Satish | Lord of Sati, another name for Shiva |
| Satyajit | victory of truth |
| Satyamurty | statue of truth |
| Satyavrat | one who has taken a vow of truth |
| Satyendra | Best among the truthful |
| Saurav | Sweet sounding |
| Saurabh | fragrant |
| Senajit | victory over armies |
| Shailendra | king of mountains, Himalaya |
| Shakunt | blue jay |
| Shankar | Shiva |
| Shailesh | god of mountain, Himalaya |
| Shashee | moon |
| Shashank | moon |
| Shashikant | moon stone |
| Shatrunjay | one who overcomes enemies |
| Shiv | Lord Shiva, auspicious, lucky |
| Shreyas | superior |
| Shyam | dark blue, black |
| Siddharth | Name of Buddha |
| Sohan | good looking |
| Sriram | Lord Rama |
| Subodh | Right intelligence |
| Subhash | eloquent |
| Suchir | eternal |
| Sudarshan | Lovely in appearance |
| Sudeva | truly Godly |
| Sudhasu | Another name for the moon |
| Sudaman | bountiful |
| Sudhir | Very considerate, wise |
| Sudip | Shining brightly |
| Sujit | Great conqueror |
| Sukhdev | lord of happiness |
| Sukumar | Very tender, the wild champak flower |
| Suli | Another name for Krishna, spear carrier |
| Sumit | Balanced |
| Sumitra / Sumeet | A good friend |
| Sundar | beautiful |
| Sunil | dark blue, colour of Krishna |
| Suresh | Lord of the Gods |
| Surya | sun |
| Suryakant | loved by the sun, the sun stone |
| Swagat | welcome |
| Swaraj | liberty, freedom |
| Syena | Eagle, falcon, hawk |
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| Tapan | sun, illuminating |
| Tapas | Heat, meditation, penance, power |
| Tarun | young |
| Tara | Star |
| Taradatta | Given by the stars |
| Tarang | wave |
| Tej | light, luster, glow |
| Tejas | Fiery energy, spiritual and moral power |
| Tilak | A mark on the forehead made either as an ornament, a blessing, a distinction or to bring concentration onto the third eye |
| Teerth | holy place, stairs for descent into a river, sacred object |
| Tirthak | sanctified |
| Trilochan | Three eyed, another name for Shiva |
| Trilok | the three worlds (heaven, earth, hell) |
| Trilokchandra | The moon of the three worlds |
| Tulasidas | devotee of Tulasi (sacred basil plant) |
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| Uday | ascending |
| Udeep | Lighting up, illuminating |
| Udit | Risen, ascended |
| Ujesh | victorious |
| Umang | desire |
| Unmesh | Opening the eyes, blossoming of a flower |
| Upansu | A prayer uttered in a low voice |
| Uttam | Best, excellent, greatest |
| Utkarsh | Prosperity, excellence |
| Utpal | The blossom of the blue lotus |
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| Vahin | Shiva as one who carries the world |
| Vaidat | Knowledgeable |
| Vaidhav | Son of the moon |
| Vajramani | diamond |
| Vallabh | beloved, dear |
| Vandan | Praise, worship |
| Varun | lord of the waters, all enveloping sky |
| Vasant | Bestower of desires |
| Vasav | Indra |
| Vasu | Light, radiance |
| Ved | sacred knowledge |
| Veer | Brave, wise, heroic |
| Vidu | wise |
| Vidyachandra | Moon of knowledge |
| Vihan | Morning, dawn |
| Vijay | victorious |
| Vikas | Brightness, light |
| Vikram | Strength, valour |
| Vikrant | Courageous, bold |
| Vimal | pure |
| Vinay | Decency, modesty |
| Vinod | pleasure |
| Vipul | abundant |
| Viraj | resplendent, splendid |
| Virochan | illuminating |
| Virat | Shining, brilliant |
| Vishal | Large, spacious, mighty |
| Vishnu | Lord Vishnu, all pervader |
| Vishvajit | one who conquers the universe |
| Vishvakarma | architect of the universe |
| Vishwas | faith, trust |
| Vishvanath | Lord of the universe |
| Vishwamitra | friend of all |
| Vishvatma | universal soul |
| Vivek | True knowledge |
| Vyomesh | lord of the sky |

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| Yash | victory, glory |
| Yashodhan | rich in fame |
| Yashwant | one who has achieved glory |
| Yashpal | protector of fame |
| Yatin | Ascetic, devotee |
| Yogesh | lord of Yoga |
| Yudhajit | victor in war |
| Yuvaraj | Crown prince, young king |
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