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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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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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Anshul
अंशुल
Radiant, luminous, bright; small ray of light
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
AN‑shuhl (common); UN‑shool (variant)
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Apurva
अपूर्व (masculine), अपूर्वा (feminine) [1]
unpreceded, new; unique, unprecedented [1][3]
OriginSanskrit
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Arjun
अर्जुन (Hindi) [1]
"white", "clear", "bright", "shining", "silver" [5][3]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Hindi: /əɾ.d͡ʒʊn/; Urdu: /əɾ.d͡ʒʊn/ [3][4]
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Arnav
अर्णव
Ocean, sea
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈəɾ.ɳəʋ/
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Asees
ਅਸੀਸ (Gurmukhi)
Blessing (primary); also reported as “noble” by some sites
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
uh‑SEES
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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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Atharv
अथर्व
Descendants of Atharvan/Atharvaveda; knowledge of fire; one who possesses fire or flame; defender; knowledge; wise
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
American /æθɑrv/, British /ˈæθɑːrv/ (phonemic) [1]; also /əˈtɑːrv/ (IPA) [7]
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Avinash
अविनाश [1]
Indestructible [1]
OriginHindi
Pronunciation
ah-vee-NAHSH /ɑ.viˈnɑʃ/ [3]
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