Behind the Name: unicornroses's Personal Name List

Aditi

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada

Other Scripts: अदिति(Sanskrit, Hindi) अदिती(Marathi) অদিতি(Bengali) ಅದಿತಿ(Kannada)

Pronounced: U-dee-tee(Sanskrit)

Means "boundless, entire" or "freedom, security" in Sanskrit, derived from the negative prefix अ (a) and दिति (diti) meaning "giving". This is the name of a Hindu goddess of the cosmos, motherhood and fertility. According to the Vedas she is the mother of several of the gods.

Agni 1

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Hinduism, Hindi

Other Scripts: अग्नि(Sanskrit, Hindi)

Pronounced: UG-nee(Sanskrit) əg-NEE(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.

Chandra

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Hinduism, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali

Other Scripts: चन्द्र, चन्द्रा(Sanskrit, Hindi, Nepali) চন্দ্র(Bengali) চন্দ্ৰ(Assamese) चंद्रा(Marathi) చంద్ర(Telugu) சந்திரா(Tamil) ಚಂದ್ರ(Kannada)

Pronounced: CHAWND-ro(Bengali)

Means "moon" in Sanskrit, derived from चन्द (cand) meaning "to shine". This is a transcription of both the masculine form चण्ड (the god of the moon personified) as well as the feminine form चण्डा (spelled with a long final vowel).

Indu

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hindi

Other Scripts: इन्दु(Hindi)

Means "bright drop" in Sanskrit. This is a name for the moon.

Madhavi

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hinduism, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi

Other Scripts: माधवी(Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi) మాధవి(Telugu)

Feminine form of Madhava. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

Mani 1

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Hinduism, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada

Other Scripts: मणि(Sanskrit) மணி(Tamil) മണി(Malayalam) మణి(Telugu) ಮಣಿ(Kannada)

Means "jewel" in Sanskrit. This name is mentioned briefly in the Mahabharata belonging to both a giant serpent and an attendant of Skanda.

Pushpa

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali

Other Scripts: पुष्पा(Hindi, Marathi) ಪುಷ್ಪಾ(Kannada) புஷ்பா(Tamil) పుష్ప(Telugu) पुष्पा, पुष्प(Nepali)

From Sanskrit पुष्प (puṣpa) meaning "flower". This is a transcription of both the feminine form पुष्पा and the masculine form पुष्प. Especially in Nepal it is frequently masculine.

Ratna

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Hindi, Telugu, Nepali, Indonesian

Other Scripts: रत्न, रत्ना(Hindi, Nepali) రత్న(Telugu)

Pronounced: RUT-na(Hindi) RUT-nə(Hindi) RAT-na(Indonesian)

Derived from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure". This is a transcription of both the feminine form रत्ना and the masculine form रत्न.

Tara 2

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hinduism, Buddhism, Hindi, Nepali

Other Scripts: तारा(Sanskrit, Hindi, Nepali)

Means "star" in Sanskrit. Tara is the name of a Hindu astral goddess, the wife of Brhaspati. She was abducted by Chandra, the god of the moon, leading to a great war that was only ended when Brahma intervened and released her. This name also appears in the epic the Ramayana belonging to the wife of Vali and, after his death, his younger brother Sugriva. In Buddhist belief this is the name of a bodhisattva associated with salvation and protection.