Name |
Meaning |
A |
Aanjaneya; Anjaneya |
Son of Anjani; Name of Hanuman |
Aatish |
Explosive; A dynamic person; Fireworks; Name of Lord Ganesha |
Abhimanyu |
Son of Arjun |
Abimanyu |
The son of Arjuna |
Acaryatanaya |
Son of the teacher; Another name for Aswatthama |
Achalesvara |
God of the immovable; Another name for Shiva |
Achyut; Achyuta |
Imperishable; Indestructible; A name of Vishnu |
Agneya; Aagneya |
Son of Agni; Son of the fire |
Agnivesh |
Dhronacharya's Guru; Bright as the fire |
Airaawat; Airawat; Eirawat; Erawat; Irawat |
The celestial white elephant of Indra |
Ajitesh |
Lord Vishnu |
Akroor |
Kind; Gentle; A Yadava chief; Krishna's friend |
Akshaj |
Lord Vishnu |
Akshay |
Immortal; Everlasting; Indestructible |
Akshayaguna |
God with limitless attributes |
Akshya |
lmmortal; God |
Akul |
Lord Shiva |
Amaranaath; Amarnath |
Immortal God; Lord Shiva |
Amaresh |
Name of Indra |
Angad |
An ornament; Son of Bali (Bali was a mighty character in the holy hindu epic 'Ramayan') |
Anish |
Lord Vishnu; Lord Shiva |
Arjun |
Son of lord Indra; One of the Pandava brothers |
Arun |
Sun; The dawn |
Ashutosh; Aashutosh |
One who fulfills wishes instantly |
Ashwani |
Son of Lord Sun |
Ashwatthama; Ashwathama |
Son of Dronacharya |
Avadhesh |
King Dasaratha |
B |
Baanke Bihaari; Baanke Bihari |
Another name of Krishna |
Badri |
Lord Vishnu |
Badrinath |
Lord Vishnu |
Bajarang |
A name of Lord Hanumaan |
Bajrang |
Lord Hanuman's name |
Balaji |
Hindu God 'Vishnu'; God Venkatan |
Balgopal |
The Hindu God Krishna as a baby; Baby Krishna |
Bali |
Powerful; Brave; Elder Brother of Sugriva in Ramayan |
Balram; Balaram |
The elder brother of Lord Krishna |
Bansidhar; Banshidhar |
Lord Krishna |
Bansilal; Banshilal |
Lord Krishna |
Bhageeratha; Bhagirath |
One who brought Ganga on earth; Name of an ancient king |
Bhairav |
Lord of terror; God Shankar; Lord Shiva |
Bheeshma; Bheesham; Bhisham; Bhishma |
A character of Mahabharata; Son of king 'Shantanu' |
Bhoj |
Name of a poet king; Meal |
Bhudev; Bhudeva |
Lord of the earth; Lord Shiva |
Bhushan; Bhooshan |
Ornament; Lord vishnu |
Bhuvaneswar; Bhubaneswar |
God; Lord of the world |
Birbal |
Brave Heart; A courtier in the administration of the Mughal emperor Akbar |
Bishnu |
Lord Vishnu |
Brahma |
Creator of the universe; Supreme being |
Brajamohan; Brajmohan; Brijamohan; Brijmohan |
Name of Lord Krishna |
Buddha |
Awakened; Lord Buddha |
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C |
Chakradhar |
Name of Lord Vishnu |
Chakresh |
Name of Lord Vishnu |
Chandrachur |
Lord Shiva |
Chandramauli |
Lord Shiva |
Chandraprakash; Chandraprakaash |
One who has moon as a crest; Light of the moon; Relevant to Lord Shiva |
Chandrashekhar; Chandrashekar |
Lord Shiva |
Chandresh |
Lord Shiva; King of the moon |
Charuchandra; Chaaruchandra |
Beautilful moon; Son of Rukmini and Sri Krishna |
Chaturbhuj |
Broad shouldered; Strong; Lord Vishnu |
Chidananda |
Lord Shiva |
Chitragupt |
God of destiny |
D |
Dakshesh |
Name of Lord Shiva |
Damodara |
Tied with a rope around the belly; Krishna |
Dasharath; Dashrath |
The father of Lord Rama |
Dasharathi |
Lord Rama |
Dayalu |
Compassionate; Lord Shiva |
Dev; Deb |
Divinity; God |
Devaapi; Devapi |
An ancient king; The eldest son of King Pratipa of Hastinapur in Indian epic 'Mahabharat' |
Devakeenandan; Devakinandan |
Name of Lord Krishna |
Devesh |
Lord Shiva |
Devinder; Devendra |
King of Gods; Lord Indra |
Devnath; Devanath |
King of gods; Lord Indra |
Devraj; Devraaj |
Lord lndra; King of Devas; King of gods |
Devvrat |
Bhishma |
Devvrata; Devrata; Devavrata |
Name of an ancient king in Indian Epic called 'Mahabhatat'; Son of Shantanu & Ganga |
Dron; Drona |
Teacher of Arjun in Hindu epic 'Mahabharat' |
Drupad |
Father of Draupadi; An ancient king in Hindu epic 'Mahabharat' |
Durga |
Goddess Durga; Devi |
Dwaipayan; Dwaipayana |
The sage Vyasa; Another name of Veda Vyasa; Island-born |
E |
Eekalabya; Ekalavya |
A pupil of Dronaachaarya; Student of Guru Dronnachaarya |
Ekdant; Ekadant |
Another name of Lord Ganesha |
Eklavya |
Bowman; Student who learned bow by watching |
Eknath |
Shiva |
F |
Fanibhusan |
Shiv; Mahadev |
G |
Gajaanan |
One with elephant face; Lord Ganesh |
Gajaanan; Gajanan |
Elephant-faced; Lord Ganesha |
Gajanand |
Lord Ganesh |
Gajdant |
Elephant teeth; Lord Ganesha |
Gajpati; Gajpathi; Gajapati |
Master of elephant; Lord Ganesha |
Gajvadan; Gajavadan |
Name of Lord Ganesha |
Ganapati |
Lord Ganesha; Leader of the elephants |
Ganesh |
Lord Ganesha; Son of Lord Shiva and Parvati |
Gangaadhar; Gangadhar |
God Shankar; Lord Shiva |
Gangadhar |
Lord of River Ganga; God Shankar |
Gangesh |
Lord Shiva; Lord of the Ganges River |
Gannaath; Gannath |
An epithet of Lord Shiva |
Garud; Garuda |
The king of bird; Falcon; A large mythical bird |
Gaurang; Gauraang |
A fair one; Husband of Gauri (Parvati); Lord Shiva |
Gaureeshankar; Gaurishankar; Gourishankar |
Lord Shiva; Peak of the Himalayas |
Gautam; Gautama; Goutam |
The name of the Buddha |
Ghanasyaam |
Another Name of Lord Krishna |
Ghanshyam; Ghanashyam |
Lord Krishna; Black clouds resembling a beautiful upcoming evening |
Girdhari |
Lord Krishna |
Giridhar |
Another Name of Lord Krishna; Holder of mountain; Variant of 'Giridhari' |
Giridhari |
Another Name of Lord Krishna; The lifter of Govardhan hill |
Girijapati |
Consort of Girija; Lord Shiva |
Girik; Girika |
Lord Shiva; Heart of the gods |
Girindra |
Lord of the mountains; Lord Shiva |
Giriraaj; Giriraj |
King of mountains |
Girish |
Lord of Mountains; Shiv; Mahadev |
Gopal; Gopaal |
Lord Krishna; Cowherd; Protector of cows |
Gopi; Gopee |
A cowherd; Protector of cows |
Gourinandan; Gaurinandan |
Son of Durga |
Gourinath; Gaurinath |
Lord Shiva; God Shankar |
Govardhan |
A hill located near the town of Vrindavan; Name of a mountain in Gokul |
Govind |
Another name of Lord Krishna; Cowherd |
Govinda; Gobinda |
A cowherd, one who is good at finding cows; Lord Krishna |
Gudakesha; Gudakesa |
The archer Arjuna |
Gulzarilal |
Name of Lord Krishna |
H |
Hanuman |
Lord Hanuman - A Hindu God |
Haresh |
Lord Shiva |
Hari |
God Vishnu; God Narayanan; Lord Krishna; The one belonging to God; He who removes evil |
Harinarayan |
Lord Vishnu |
Hariram |
Lord Rama |
Harish |
Lord Vishnu |
Herambwa; Heramba |
Lord Ganesh |
Hiranya |
A precious metal |
I |
Indra |
Leader of the gods; The God of the atmosphere and sky |
Indrajit |
Conqueror of Indra |
Iravat |
Son of Arjuna; Riding Elephant of Indra; Rain Clouds |
Ishan |
Lord Shiva; Lord of wealth; Sun |
Ishwar |
God; the Supreme Being; Another name for Shiva |
J |
Jagadish; Jagadisha |
God; Master of the Universe |
Jagannath |
Lord Vishnu |
Jagdish |
God; Lord of the universe; The ruler of the world |
Jaishankar |
Victory of Lord Shiva |
Janak |
Father of Sita; Creator |
Janardhan; Janardan |
One who helps people |
Jatin |
Lord Shiva; Pertaining to saint |
Jina |
Lord Vishnu |
K |
Kailash |
Adobe of Lord Shiva; Name of a Himalayan peak |
Kailash Nath |
Lotus-eyed Lord; Lord Shiva |
Kamalakant; Kamalkant |
Lord Vishnu |
Kamalesh; Kamlesh |
The preserver; Lord Vishnu |
Kanhaiya |
Lord Krishna |
Kanhaiya Lal |
Lord Krishna |
Karan |
A warrior |
Karthik; Kartik |
Name of a month in the Hindu calendar; Bestowing Courage and Pleasure |
Kashyap |
Name of a Vedic Sage; The priest of Parasurama and Ramachandra |
Krishan; Kishan; Kisan |
Lord Krishna |
Krishna |
Lord Krishna; Dark; Black |
L |
Lakshman; Laxman |
Auspicious |
Lakshmi Nath |
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Lakshmidhar |
Lord Vishnu |
Lakshminath |
Consort of Goddess Lakshmi; Lord Vishnu |
Laksman |
Son of King Dasharatha and Sumitra; Lucky; Brother of Lord Ram |
Lambodar |
Another name of Hindu god Ganesh |
M |
Madhav; Madhab |
Relating to the spring; Sweet like honey; Another name of Lord Krishna |
Mahadev |
Lord Shiva |
Mahavir |
The most couragious among men; A Jain prophet |
Mahendra; Mohinder |
The great God Indra (the God of the sky) |
Mahesh |
Lord Shiva; A great ruler |
Maheswar |
God Shankar |
Mahindra |
Indra Dev |
Manmohan |
Lord Krishna; Pleasing |
Mohan |
Beauteous; Attractive; Charming |
Mukesh |
Lord Shiva; Cupid |
Mukund |
Lord Krishna; Name of Vishnu |
Muralidhar |
Another name of Lord Krishna |
N |
Nakul |
One of among five Pandavas; Twin brother of Sahdev |
Narain |
Protector; Variant of 'Narayan' |
Narayan |
Lord Vishnu; The son of man |
Narendra; Narinder |
King of men |
Nataraj |
King of the art of dancing; Lord Shiva |
Niranjan |
Lord Shiva |
Nityanta |
Lord Vishnu |
Nrisingh |
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O |
Om |
Omkar; Creation; The essence of life |
Omkar |
Beginning of Life; Creator of OM |
P |
Padmanabh |
One with lotus in his navel i.e. Vishnu |
Parth |
Name given by Lord Krishna to Arjun; The person who never misses his target |
Parthasarathy |
Partha's Charioteer; Lord Krishna |
Prabhu |
God |
Prahlad |
Excess of joy; A great devotee of Vishnu who proved God is everywhere |
Prathamesh |
Ganpati |
Priyadarshan |
Of loving vision; Lord Shiva |
Purushottam |
The best among men; Lord Rama |
R |
Radheyshyam |
Lord Krishna; Beloved of Radha |
Raghubir; Raghubeer; Raghuvir; Raghuveer |
Lord Rama |
Ram |
Lord Rama; The eldest sun of king Dasharatha; The hero of Indian Mythology called 'Ramayana' |
Ram Chandra |
Variant of 'Ram' |
Rudra |
The terrible; Lord Shiva |
S |
Sachin |
Pure; Lord Shiva; Existence; Essence |
Sadashiv; Sadashiva |
Eternal God; God Shankar |
Satish |
Ruler of hundreds; Victorious; One who speaks truth; Sati's husband; Lord Shiva; Sunrise |
Shambhu |
Abode of Joy; God Shankar |
Shankar |
Lord Shiva; God Shankar; He who gives happiness |
Shantanu |
Whole; A king of Hastinapura in the epic of 'Mahabharata'; Father of Bhishma; Peace loving |
Shiv |
God Shiva |
Shridhar |
Lord Vishnu |
Shyam |
Lord Krishna |
Siddarth |
One who has accomplished his goal; A name of the Buddha |
Sita Ram |
Lord Rama; Beloved of Rama |
Som Nath |
Lord of the moon; God Shiva |
Sriram; Shriram |
God Rama |
Surya |
The sun |
T |
Trilochan |
Lord Shankar |
Trilochan; Trilochana |
Three-Eyed Lord; Lord Shiva |
Trilokesh |
Lord of Universe; Lord Shiva; Lord Vishnu |
Triloki; Triloki Nath; Trilokanath |
Lord Shiva |
U |
Umanath |
Lord Shankar |
Umapati |
Consort of Uma |
Umesh |
Lord Shankar |
Upendra |
Lord Vishnu |
V |
Vasav |
Lord Indra |
Vasudev |
Father of Krishna |
Vidhya |
Wisdom; Relevant to Goddess Durga/Saraswati |
Vishnu; Bishnu |
The protector; An important Hindu God |
Y |
Yudhishtar |
Eldest among the Pandavas Brothers |
