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Agni 1 अग्नि m Hinduism, Hindi
Means "fire" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Vedic Hindu fire god, typically depicted as red-skinned with three legs, seven arms, and two faces, and riding on the back of a ram.

Ajay अजय m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "unconquered", from Sanskrit अ (a) meaning "not" and जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest".

Ajit अजीत m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali
Modern form of Ajita.

Amar 1 अमर m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal".

Amit 1 अमित m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
From Sanskrit अमित (amita) meaning "immeasurable, infinite".

Anik अनीक m Hindi, Bengali
From Sanskrit अनीक (anīka) meaning "army" or "splendour".

Anil अनिल m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit अनिल (anila) meaning "air, wind".

Anit अनीत m Hindi
Possibly from Sanskrit अनीत (anīta) meaning "not guided".

Anuj अनुज m Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit अनुज (anuja) meaning "born later, younger". This name is sometimes given to the younger sibling of an older child.

Anup अनूप m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam
From Sanskrit अनूप (anūpa) meaning "watery, place near the water, lagoon".

Arun अरुण m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi, Thai
Modern masculine form of Aruna.

Arya 1 आर्य, आर्या m & f Persian, Hindi, Malayalam
From an old Indo-Iranian root meaning "Aryan, noble". In India, this is a transcription of both the masculine form आर्य and the feminine form आर्या. In Iran it is only a masculine name.

Asim 2 असीम m Hindi, Bengali
From Sanskrit असीमन् (asīman) meaning "boundless, limitless".

Azad आज़ाद m Persian, Hindi, Bengali, Azerbaijani, Turkish, Kurdish
Means "free" in Persian. This word has derivatives in several other languages, such as Hindi and Turkish.

Bhim भीम m Hindi, Nepali
Modern form of Bhima.

Deep दीप m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi दीप, Gujarati દીપા, Bengali দীপ or Gurmukhi ਦੀਪ (see Dip).

Hari हरि m Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali
Means "brown, yellow, tawny" in Sanskrit, and by extension "monkey, horse, lion". This is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu, and sometimes of his avatar Krishna. In this context it is sometimes considered a derivative of Sanskrit हृ (hṛ) meaning "to take away", referring to the removal of sins.

Hira 1 हीरा f & m Urdu, Nepali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit हीर (hīra) meaning "diamond". It is typically feminine in Pakistan and unisex in India and Nepal.

Kavi कवि m Hindi
From a title for a poet, meaning "wise man, sage, poet" in Sanskrit.

Manu 1 मनु m Hinduism, Hindi, Kannada
Means "thinking, wise" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is a title of Swayambhuva, the progenitor of the human race, as well as several of his descendants.

Nand नन्द m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Northern Indian masculine form of Nanda.

Pran प्राण m Hindi
From Sanskrit प्राण (prāṇa) meaning "breath".

Prem प्रेम m Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
From Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection".

Raja 2 राजा m Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Indonesian
Means "king, ruler", from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

Raju राजू m Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Nepali
Variant of Raja 2.

Ranj m Hindi (Anglicized)
Short form of Ranjit.

Ravi रवि m Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Nepali
Means "sun" in Sanskrit. Ravi is a Hindu god of the sun, sometimes equated with Surya. A famous bearer was the musician Ravi Shankar (1920-2012).

Shiv शिव m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Northern Indian form of Shiva 1.

Vasu वसु m Hinduism, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi
Means "excellent, good, wealthy, bright" in Sanskrit. This is a name for the Hindu gods, in particular the eight elemental deities who are attendants of Indra. It is also borne by several other characters in Hindu legend.

Yash यश m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada
Derived from Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, praise, glory".

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