Boy
Nikhil
निखिल (Devanagari)
whole, entire
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
IPA /nɪ.kʰɪl/ (Standard Hindi); English rendering “NEEK‑heel”
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Nirav
Gujarati નીરવ, Marathi नीरव
Quiet, silent
OriginSanskrit
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Om
ओम (Devanagari), ॐ (Sanskrit symbol) [1][2]
Sacred syllable representing a universal sound [1][3]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ɒm/, /əʊm/ (RP); /oʊm/ (GA) [2]
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Omran
عمران [1]
Prosperous, flourishing, long life (derived from Arabic root ʿ‑m‑r) [2][4][8]
OriginArabic
Pronunciation
/ʕum.raːn/ (IPA) [1][2]
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Girl
Pooja
पूजा (Devanagari)
Worship
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈpuːdʒə/
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Boy
Pranab
Derived from Sanskrit praṇava, the sacred syllable Om [1][2]
OriginSanskrit
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Pranav
प्रणव (Devanagari), પ્રણવ (Gujarati) [1]
sacred syllable Om (Sanskrit) [1][2][3]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
PRAH‑nav (/ˈprɑː.næv/) [2][4]
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Girl
Prisha
पृषा [3]
Beloved, dear one, God’s gift (Sanskrit) [2][5]
OriginSanskrit
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Priya
प्रिया (Devanagari) and regional scripts listed above [1]
beloved, dear, darling [1][2]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Hindi IPA /pɾɪ.ˈjɑː/; Wiktionary IPA /pɾɪ.jɑː/ [1][2]
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Boy
Raghav
राघव (Devanagari), ਰਾਘਵ (Gurmukhi)
Descendant of Raghu
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Hindi /ˈɾɑː.ɡʱəʋ/, Marathi /ˈɾa.ɡʱəʋ/
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Rahul
राहुल (Hindi, Marathi) and other Indian scripts [1][2]
Conqueror of all miseries; able, efficient (multiple sources) [3][5][6][7]
OriginSanskrit
Pronunciation
Standard Hindi IPA /ɾɑː.ɦʊl/; English phonetic “RAH‑hool” [2][7]
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Rajan
Devanagari: राजन; Malayalam: രാജൻ; Tamil: ராஜன்; Gurmukhi: ਰਾਜਨ[3]
king, ruler (Sanskrit)[1]
OriginArabic, Sanskrit
Pronunciation
/ˈɾaː.d͡ʒɐn/ (Malayalam), /ˈɾɑː.d͡ʒən/ (Hindi)[3]
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