Want to bestow your newborn boy with a South Indian name? In this section, we have provided a glossary of South Indian baby boy names along with their meanings.
South Indian Baby Boy Names |
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| NAME | MEANING |
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| Aadesh; Adesh | Message; Order; Command |
| Aadi | Important; First |
| Aadil; Adil | Justice; Sincere |
| Aadit | Peak |
| Aaditya | Sun |
| Aakash | The sky; Vast like the sky |
| Aamir | Populous; Full; Prosperous |
| Aarif | Acquainted; Knowledgable |
| Aarpit; Arpit | To donate |
| Aashish; Ashish; Asheesh | Blessing |
| Aasim | Protector |
| Aatish | Explosive; A dynamic person; Fireworks; Name of Lord Ganesha |
| Abbas | Description of a Lion |
| Abhay | Fearless |
| Abhijay | Victorious |
| Abhijeet | Victorious; One who has been/has conquered |
| Abhijit | Victorious |
| Abhimanyu | Son of Arjun |
| Abhinandan; Abhinandana | Greetings; Felicitous; Welcoming |
| Abhinav | An act; Quite New; Brand New |
| Abhinay | Expression |
| Abhishek | Ritual; An auspicious bath for a deity |
| Abimanyu | The son of Arjuna |
| Adarsh | Ideal |
| Adit | First Born; From the beginning |
| Adithya | Sun God; Son of Adithi |
| Aditiya | Sun |
| Adnan | Proper Name; Lion; Bravery; Old Arabic name; Ancestor of North Arabia |
| Afzal | Best; Most Excellent |
| Ahmad | Commendable; Praiseworthy; Most highly adored |
| Ajaipal | One whose caretaker is the Lord |
| Ajay | Unconquered; Invincible |
| Ajit; Ajeet | Victorious; Invincible; Unconquerable |
| Ajitabh; Ajitaabh | Victor; One who has conquered the sky; Whose lustre can't be diminished; The sun |
| Akash; Aakaash | Sky |
| Akhil | Complete; Entire; Earth; World |
| Akhilesh | Lord & Master; Lord of the universe; Indestructible; Immortal |
| Akram; Akaram | Most Generous; Excellent |
| Akshay | Immortal; Everlasting; Indestructible |
| Akshayakumaar; Akshay Kumar | Indestructible Prince |
| Ali | God; Excellent; Noble; Sublime |
| Alok; Aalok | Brightness; Light; Cry of victory; A man with lovely hair |
| Amaan | Peace; The most lovelable |
| Aman | Peace; The one who is peaceful |
| Amar | Immortal; Everlasting |
| Amaranaath; Amarnath | Immortal God; Lord Shiva |
| Amarjeet | Forever Victorious |
| Amarpreet | Immortal love of god |
| Amit | Limitless; Endless |
| Amitabh; Amitaabh | Unlimited; One with boundless splendour; Boundless lustre |
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| Baalaaji; Balaji | Lord Vishnu |
| Baalaraju; Balaraj; Balraj | Strong |
| Badal; Baadal | Clouds; Monsoon |
| Balaji | Hindu God 'Vishnu'; God Venkatan |
| Balaraam | The elder brother of Lord Krishna |
| Balbir | Strong; Couragious |
| Balchandra | Young Moon |
| Balgopal | The Hindu God Krishna as a baby; Baby Krishna |
| Balram; Balaram | The elder brother of Lord Krishna |
| Balwant; Balvant; Balavant | Powerful; Strong; Full of might |
| Bansi | Flute |
| Barun | Lord of the Sea |
| Bhagat | Devotee of God |
| Bhagavaan; Bhagavaana; Bhagvan; Bhagvaan | Of good furtune; The lord; God |
| Bhagavaandaas | Servant of the god |
| Bhagavateeprasaad | Lucky; Relevant to Goddess Durga |
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| Bhageeratha; Bhagirath | One who brought Ganga on earth; Name of an ancient king |
| Bharat | Being maintained; The name of the Hindu God of fire |
| Bhupendra; Bhoopendra; Bhupinder | King of Kings; Emperor; King of the earth |
| Bhushan; Bhooshan | Ornament; Lord vishnu |
| Bijoy | Victory |
| Biju | Jewel |
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| Chaitanya | Famous Sage |
| Champak | A Flower |
| Chanakya; Chaanakya | Name of Kautilya - the great scholar; Bright |
| Chandran | Moon |
| Chandresh | Lord Shiva; King of the moon |
| Chandu | Moon |
| Chetan; Chaten; Chaitan | Perceptive; Consciousness; Life; Excellent Intelligence |
| Chirag | Lamp; Deepak |
| Chiranjeev; Chiranjeeve | Lord Vishnu; Immortal |
| Chiranjiv | Immortal; Longlived |
| Chittranjan | Inner Joy; Happiness from the heart; one who has joyful heart |
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D |
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| Daamodar | Krishna |
| Das | Servant |
| Deepak | Lamp; Light |
| Dev; Deb | Divinity; God |
| Devraj; Devraaj | Lord lndra; King of Devas; King of gods |
| Dhir | Wise |
| Dhiraj; Dheeraj | Patience; Consolation |
| Dipesh | Lord of light |
| Divyesh | Full of Divinity |
| Dushyant | Destroyer of evil |
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E |
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| Eesvar; Eashwar | God |
| Ekbal | Dignity |
| Eklavya | Bowman; Student who learned bow by watching |
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F |
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| Farukh | Power of discrimination; Fortunate; Happy |
| Firoze; Firoz | Gift; Winner; Victorious; Name of a king |
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G |
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| Gagan | Sky |
| Gajendra | Elephant King |
| Ganesh | Lord Ganesha; Son of Lord Shiva and Parvati |
| Gangaadhar; Gangadhar | God Shankar; Lord Shiva |
| Gangaaraam; Gangaram | Variant of 'Ganga' |
| Gaurav | Honour; Pride; Respect; Glory; Dignity |
| Ghanasyaam | Another Name of Lord Krishna |
| Giri | Mountain |
| Giridhar | Another Name of Lord Krishna; Holder of mountain; Variant of 'Giridhari' |
| Girish | Lord of Mountains; Shiv; Mahadev |
| Gopal; Gopaal | Lord Krishna; Cowherd; Protector of cows |
| Gopi; Gopee | A cowherd; Protector of cows |
| Govind | Another name of Lord Krishna; Cowherd |
| Gulsan | A flower garden |
| Gunjan | Music; Buzzing of a bee |
| Guru | Teacher; Master; Priest |
| Gurudutt | Bestowed by a Guru/Teacher |
| Gyan; Gyan Singh; Giaan | Knowledge; One having exalted divine knowledge |
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| Hari | God Vishnu; God Narayanan; Lord Krishna; The one belonging to God; He who removes evil |
| Harihar | Lord Krishna |
| Haripreet | Beloved of God |
| Harish | Lord Vishnu |
| Harjeet | God's triumph; Victor |
| Harsh | Joy; Delight |
| Harshad | Happy; One who gives pleasure |
| Harshit | Joyful |
| Hasan | Handsome; Good; Laughter |
| Hasmukh | Cheerful |
| Hemant | One of the six season; Gold |
| Hemraj | King of Gold |
| Himanshu | Another Name of Chandra |
| Hitendra | Well-wisher |
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| Indrajit | Conqueror of Indra |
| Ishwar | God; the Supreme Being; Another name for Shiva |
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J |
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| Jagdeep | Lamp of the world |
| Jagdish | God; Lord of the universe; The ruler of the world |
| Jagjit; Jagjeet | Winner of the world |
| Jagmohan | One who attracts the world |
| Jai | Conqueror; Defeater; The victorious one |
| Jaishankar | Victory of Lord Shiva |
| James | One who supplants; Variant of Jacob |
| Janak | Father of Sita; Creator |
| Jaswant | Victorious; Famous |
| Jatin | Lord Shiva; Pertaining to saint |
| Javed | Immortal; Eternal |
| Jawahar | Jewel |
| Jayanand | Joy of success; Happy in his victory |
| Jayant | Victorious |
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| Jeevan; Jivan | Life |
| Jignesh | Intellectual Curiosity |
| Jitendra; Jitender | One who can conquer Indra; Lord of conqueror; The powerful conqueror |
| John | Gift of God |
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| Kanta | Radiant |
| Karthik; Kartik | Name of a month in the Hindu calendar; Bestowing Courage and Pleasure |
| Karunanidhi | Kind Hearted |
| Krishnam | Lord Krishna; Variant of 'Krishna' |
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L |
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| Laksman | Son of King Dasharatha and Sumitra; Lucky; Brother of Lord Ram |
| Lalit | Handsome; Beautiful |
| Lalu | Variant of 'Lal' |
| Laxman | Lord Rama'a youger brother; Son of Dasharatha |
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| Madhav; Madhab | Relating to the spring; Sweet like honey; Another name of Lord Krishna |
| Madhukar | Honey Bee; Lover |
| Madhur | Sweet |
| Madhvan | 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 |
| Mahipal | Lord Krishna; A king |
| Mangal | Auspicious; Fortunate |
| Mani | Gem; A jewel |
| Manish | Wise; A profound thinker |
| Manmohan | Lord Krishna; Pleasing |
| Manohar | One who steals the heart |
| Manoj | Born of the mind; Cupid |
| Mansukh | One with peace of mind; Happy one |
| Marut | The wind |
| Mayank | Moon |
| Mayoor | Peacock |
| Mayur | Peacock |
| Mehaboob | Beloved |
| Mihir | Sun |
| Milan | Joining; Meeting; Union |
| Milind | Honey Bee |
| Mitesh | One with few desires |
| Mithilesh | King of Mithila; Janak; Father of Sita |
| Mohan | Beauteous; Attractive; Charming |
| Mohit | Attracted |
| Moti; Motilal | Pearl |
| Mukesh | Lord Shiva; Cupid |
| Mukul | Bud; Soul; Blossom |
| Mukund | Lord Krishna; Name of Vishnu |
| Murali | Flute |
| Muralidhar | Another name of Lord Krishna |
| Muthu | Pearl |
| Muthuraman | Beloved Pearl |
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| Nagesh | Lord Shiva |
| Nakul | One of among five Pandavas; Twin brother of Sahdev |
| Nalin | Lotus |
| Narayan | Lord Vishnu; The son of man |
| Narendra; Narinder | King of men |
| Naresh | King of men |
| Nataraj | King of the art of dancing; Lord Shiva |
| Natwar | Lord Krishna |
| Navin | New |
| Navnit | Fresh Butter |
| Nayan | Eye |
| Neel | Blue |
| Nihal | Happy; Blissful person; Content |
| Nikhil | Complete; Whole; Entire |
| Nikunj | Loving Home; Bower; Arbour; Lord Krishna |
| Nilesh | Another name of Krishna; Blue God |
| Niraj | Lotus |
| Niranjan | Lord Shiva |
| Nirbhay | Fearless |
| Nirmal | Pure; Clean |
| Nitesh | Lord of the law; Master of the right path |
| Nitin | New; Master of the right path |
| Nityanand | Perennially Happy |
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O |
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| Om | Omkar; Creation; The essence of life |
| Omar | First son; Disciple; Gifted Speaker; Famous; An era; Name of the second Caliph-(Khalifah) |
| Omkar | Beginning of Life; Creator of OM |
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| Pallav | Young shoots and leaves; The younger one |
| Panduranga | One with pale white complexion |
| Pankaj | Lotus Flower |
| Parag | Pollen Grains |
| Prabhu | God |
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R |
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| Raju | Prosperity; King |
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S |
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| Salil | Water |
| Sonu | Familiar with gold; Beloved |
| Swami | Lord; Master |