Boy
Abhishek
अभिषेक
anointing, consecration, coronation
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
[ɐbʰɪʂeːkɐ] (Sanskrit), [əbʰɪʂeːk] (Hindi), "ABH‑eye‑SHEK" (English approximation)
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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
Akhil
Devanagari: अखिल
entire, whole, complete [1][2]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
IPA ˈæ.khɪl (English) [3]
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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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Boy
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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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
Anand
आनंद (Devanagari)
Happiness, joy, bliss, delight, pleasure
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
IPA /ˈɑːnənd/
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Girl
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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Girl
Aparna
अपर्णा (Devanagari) [1]
leafless (Sanskrit) – also an epithet of the goddess Parvati [1][5]
OriginSanskrit
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Boy
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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Girl
Asha
आशा (Hindi/Marathi), ಆಶಾ (Kannada), ആശാ (Malayalam), آشا (Urdu) [1][4]
hope; wish; desire (Sanskrit) [1]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
AH‑shuh (English) [5]
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Girl
Bhavna
भावना (Hindi, Marathi), ಭಾವನಾ (Kannada), ഭാവന (Malayalam)
feeling, sentiment, emotion
OriginSanskrit
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