List of Indian names

A

Amani - spring
Anjana/Anjali - mother of Hanuman
Aparna - dry leaf
Aswini - star (characteristics: fast and ACTIVE)
Avani - earth

B

Bharathi - Saraswathi Devi
Bhavani - Parvathi Devi

C

Chandraprabha - Glow of moon
Chithra - wonder
Chitrasen -

D

Deepika - small light
Dharani - earth

F

Fanishwar

G

Gagana - sky
Gayathri - Gayathri Devi

H

Harika - loveable by all
Hasini - sweet smile

J

Jaykishan
Jyothy (also Jyothi) - light

K

Kamal
Kanchana - gold
Kishan
Keerthi/kirthika - fame
Krishna
Kruthika - star

L

Lalitha - Lalitha Devi [Parvathi Devi]
Laya - grace

M

Malathi - garland
Mihir -
Mouli - The head
Mayank - The Moon

N

Naveen - means "New"
Nehal - rainy / handsome / little tree / source of life (in arabic)
Nisha - Yamini

O

Om
Om Prakash
Onkar

P

Pallavi - first stanza of song (sets the basic tune)
Preethi - dear one
Priya - dear one Prakash - Brightness or sun

R

Rajesh - Raja
Rakesh -
Ram -
Raman -
Rawan -
Rekha - line
Renu -
Rishikant - Muni
Rohini - star (characteristics: beauty, glow, and artistic)

S

Saketh - Rama (as in Saketha Rama)
Sanjeev - one with long life
Sanjeevini - the medicinal Parvatham(mountain) which saved Lakshmana
Santhosh - happiness
Sayali -
Shailaja - Goddess Parvati Devi
Sheela - Patthar
Shilu - Sheela
Siddhartha - Vishnumurthy
Sooraj - sun
Sowjanya - Tender, Goodness, Courtesy
Srihith - one with good heart
Sudhakar - The moon
Surya - sun

T

Theerth - thirst

U

Uma - Parvathi Devi

V

Vandana -
Vani - Saraswathi Devi
Vanya -
Varsha - Barish
Vagish -
Vardhman -

Y

Yamini - night
Yamuna -
Yashoda -
Yashpal -
Yashovardhan

Z

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