Are you looking for a name for your baby boy? With this article, explore a list of West Indian baby boy names and their meanings.
West Indian Baby Boy Names |
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| NAME | MEANING |
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| Aadesh; Adesh | Message; Order; Command |
| Aadi | Important; First |
| Aadit | Peak |
| Aakash | The sky; Vast like the sky |
| Aashish; Ashish; Asheesh | Blessing |
| Abhijeet | Victorious; One who has been/has conquered |
| Abhinav | An act; Quite New; Brand New |
| Abhishek | Ritual; An auspicious bath for a deity |
| Abimanyu | The son of Arjuna |
| Ajay | Unconquered; Invincible |
| Ajit; Ajeet | Victorious; Invincible; Unconquerable |
| Akash; Aakaash | Sky |
| Akhil | Complete; Entire; Earth; World |
| Akhilesh | Lord & Master; Lord of the universe; Indestructible; Immortal |
| Akshay | Immortal; Everlasting; Indestructible |
| Alok; Aalok | Brightness; Light; Cry of victory; A man with lovely hair |
| Aman | Peace; The one who is peaceful |
| Amar | Immortal; Everlasting |
| Ambarish | Lord Shiva; Vishnu; The King of the sky |
| Amit | Limitless; Endless |
| Amitabh; Amitaabh | Unlimited; One with boundless splendour; Boundless lustre |
| Anmol | Priceless |
| Apoorva | Exquisite |
| Apurva; Apoorva | Very good; Unique |
| Atul | Uncomparable; Matchless |
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| Baba | Sweet Baby; Born on Thursday |
| Badal; Baadal | Clouds; Monsoon |
| Badshah | King |
| Balaji | Hindu God 'Vishnu'; God Venkatan |
| Balbir | Strong; Couragious |
| Balchandra | Young Moon |
| Balgopal | The Hindu God Krishna as a baby; Baby Krishna |
| Bali | Powerful; Brave; Elder Brother of Sugriva in Ramayan |
| Balraj | Elder brother of Sri Krishna; Strong; Mighty King |
| Balram; Balaram | The elder brother of Lord Krishna |
| Balwant; Balvant; Balavant | Powerful; Strong; Full of might |
| Bansi | Flute |
| Bansidhar; Banshidhar | Lord Krishna |
| Barun | Lord of the Sea |
| Bhupendra; Bhoopendra; Bhupinder | King of Kings; Emperor; King of the earth |
| Bhushan; Bhooshan | Ornament; Lord vishnu |
| Bhuvan; Bhuban | World |
| Bijoy | Victory |
| Brajesh; Brijesh; Birjesh | Lord of Braj Land |
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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 |
| Chanky | Healthy; Strong |
| Chetan; Chaten; Chaitan | Perceptive; Consciousness; Life; Excellent Intelligence |
| Chintu; Chintoo | Sun |
| Chiradeep | Eternal Lamp |
| Chirag | Lamp; Deepak |
| Chiranjeev; Chiranjeeve | Lord Vishnu; Immortal |
| Chiranjiv | Immortal; Longlived |
| Chirayu | Of Long life |
| Chitresh | As beautiful as moon; Lord of the heart |
| Chittranjan | Inner Joy; Happiness from the heart; one who has joyful heart |
| Chunky | Strong; Healthy |
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| Daksh | A son of Brahma; Precious Son; Capable |
| Das | Servant |
| Daya | Kindness |
| Deenanath; Dinanath | Protector of poor; Lord of the poor |
| Deendayal; Deenadayaal; Dindayal | Friend of poor; Humble and merciful |
| Deepak | Lamp; Light |
| Depen | Master of Deepaks |
| Dev; Deb | Divinity; God |
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| Deveesh | Supreme God |
| Deven | Like a God |
| Devraj; Devraaj | Lord lndra; King of Devas; King of gods |
| Devvrat | Bhishma |
| Dharmesh | Lord of righteousness; Master of Religion; Lord of religion |
| Dhir | Wise |
| Dhiraj; Dheeraj | Patience; Consolation |
| Dhiren | Strength; Strong |
| Dikshit | One who attain Deeksha |
| Dipesh | Lord of light |
| Dipu | Flame; Light; Shinning |
| Divesh | Master of Directions |
| Divyanshu | Parts of Dev |
| Divyesh | Full of Divinity |
| Durgesh | Protector of Fort; Lord of forts |
| Dushyant | Destroyer of evil |
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E |
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| 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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| Gagan | Sky |
| Gajendra | Elephant King |
| Ganesh | Lord Ganesha; Son of Lord Shiva and Parvati |
| Gaurav | Honour; Pride; Respect; Glory; Dignity |
| Ghanshyam; Ghanashyam | Lord Krishna; Black clouds resembling a beautiful upcoming evening |
| Girdhari | Lord Krishna |
| Giri | Mountain |
| Girish | Lord of Mountains; Shiv; Mahadev |
| Gopal; Gopaal | Lord Krishna; Cowherd; Protector of cows |
| Gopi; Gopee | A cowherd; Protector of cows |
| Govardhan | A hill located near the town of Vrindavan; Name of a mountain in Gokul |
| Govind | Another name of Lord Krishna; Cowherd |
| Gulsan | A flower garden |
| Gunjan | Music; Buzzing of a bee |
| Guru | Teacher; Master; Priest |
| Gurudas | Servant of the Guru |
| Gurudutt | Bestowed by a Guru/Teacher |
| Gurugovind | Teacher of Sikhs |
| 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 |
| Harmeet | God's devotee; Beloved friend |
| 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 |
| Himesh | The snow king |
| Hitendra | Well-wisher |
| Hitesh | Good Person; Lord of goodness |
| Hrishab; Hrishabh; Rishabh | Morality |
| Hritik; Hrithik | Name of a Sage; Intelligent Person; From the Heart |
| Humayu; Humayun | Fortunate; the second Mughal Emperor |
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| Ibrahim; Ibraham | Father of a multitude; a Prophet's name (Abraham); Earth |
| Inder; Indra | The god of weather and war; Lord of the devas |
| Inderpal | Protector of Indra; Variant of 'Inder' |
| Indra | Leader of the gods; The God of the atmosphere and sky |
| Indrajit | Conqueror of Indra |
| Ishwar | God; the Supreme Being; Another name for Shiva |
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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 |
| Jaideep | Light of Victory |
| Jairam | Victory of Lord Rama |
| Jaishankar | Victory of Lord Shiva |
| Jaiveer | Victorious |
| 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 |
| Jay | Victory |
| Jayanand | Joy of success; Happy in his victory |
| Jayant | Victorious |
| Jaydev | God of victory |
| Jayendra | Lord of victory |
| Jayraj | Lord of victory |
| Jeet | Victory |
| Jeevan; Jivan | Life |
| Jignesh | Intellectual Curiosity |
| Jitendra; Jitender | One who can conquer Indra; Lord of conqueror; The powerful conqueror |
| Jivanlal | Variant of 'Jeevan' |
| Jugal | Couple |
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| Kanhaiya | Lord Krishna |
| Kantilal | Variant of 'Kanti' |
| Kiran | A ray of light |
| Kundan | Pure |
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| Lakshmikant | Husband of Goddess Lakshmi; Lord Vishnu |
| Laksman | Son of King Dasharatha and Sumitra; Lucky; Brother of Lord Ram |
| Lalit | Handsome; Beautiful |
| Lalji | Variant of 'Lal' |
| 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 |
| Mahak | Fragrance |
| Mahant | Great |
| 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 |
| Malik | Master; King |
| Manas | Mind |
| Mangal | Auspicious; Fortunate |
| Mani | Gem; A jewel |
| Manish | Wise; A profound thinker |
| Manit | Highly Respected |
| 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 |
| Meet | Friend |
| Mehaboob | Beloved |
| Mehul | Rain |
| 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 |
| Monty; Monte | Mountain |
| 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 |
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| Nagesh | Lord Shiva |
| Nakul | One of among five Pandavas; Twin brother of Sahdev |
| Nalin | Lotus |
| Nand Kishore | Lord Krishna |
| Nanku | Well; Safe; Fine |
| Narashimha; Narsimha | Lion among men |
| Narayan | Lord Vishnu; The son of man |
| Narendra; Narinder | King of men |
| Naresh | King of men |
| Natwar | Lord Krishna |
| Navin | New |
| Nayan | Eye |
| Neel | Blue |
| Neelkamal | Blue Lotus |
| Nigam | Treasure |
| 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 |
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O |
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| Om | Omkar; Creation; The essence of life |
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P |
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| Pallav | Young shoots and leaves; The younger one |
| Pankaj | Lotus Flower |
| Paresh | Supreme Spirit |
| Parth | Name given by Lord Krishna to Arjun; The person who never misses his target |
| Pawan | Air |
| Piyush | Nectar; Amrit; Sweet water |
| Prakash | Light; Bright |
| Pranav | Sound of Om |
| Prashant | Very Calm; Peaceful |
| Pratap; Partap | Glory; Vigour; Strength |
| Prateek; Pratik | Symbol |
| Praveer | An excellent warrior; Brave one; Hero |
| Prayag | Confluence of Ganga-Jamuna-Saraswati; A city in India called Allahabad |
| Prem | Love |
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| Radheyshyam | Lord Krishna; Beloved of Radha |
| Rahul | Son of Lord Buddha; Efficient; Capable; Conqueror of all miseries/sadness |
| Raj | King; Rule; Kingdom; Monarch |
| Rajan | King |
| Rajiv | Lotus Flower |
| Rakesh | Lord of the night; Moon |
| Raman | Pleasing; Charming; Gratifying; Beloved |
| Ramesh | Ruler of Rama; Lord Vishnu |
| Ranjan | Delighting; Enjoyment |
| Ravi | Sun |
| Ravinder | Sun |
| Ritesh | Lord of Seasons; Lord of truth |
| Rohit | Red; The sun's red light; First rays of the sun |
| Rupesh | Lord of Beauty |
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| Sachin | Pure; Lord Shiva; Existence; Essence |
| Sagar | Sea |
| Sahil | Guide; Shore; River Bank |
| Samir | Cool Breeze |
| Sandeep; Sandip | A lighted lamp; Glowing |
| Sandesh | Message |
| Santosh | Happiness |
| Satish | Ruler of hundreds; Victorious; One who speaks truth; Sati's husband; Lord Shiva; Sunrise |
| Satyajeet; Satyajit | Victory of truth |
| Saurabh | Fragrance |
| Sawan | A month of the Hindu Calendar |
| Shaan | Glory |
| 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 |
| Shyam | Lord Krishna |
| Sohel; Sohail | Moon Light |
| Sonu | Familiar with gold; Beloved |
| Subodh | Sound Advice; Spiritual Intelligence |
| Sudhanshu | Moon |
| Sudhir | Resolute; Brave |
| Sunil; Suneel | Dark blue; Sapphire |
| Suresh | The ruler of the gods; Lord Indra |
| Sushil; Susheel | Good charactered man; Well-behaved |
| Swapnil | Dream like; Seen in a dream; Dreamy |
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| Tarun | Young; Tender |
| Trilochan | Lord Shankar |
| Trilok | Three worlds |
| Trilokesh | Lord of Universe; Lord Shiva; Lord Vishnu |
| Tushar | Snow; Winter |
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| Ujjawal; Ujjwal | Bright; Clear; Splendorous |
| Umanath | Lord Shankar |
| Umang | Happiness; Enthusiastic |
| Umesh | Lord Shankar |
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| Vaibhav | Prosperity |
| Vajramani | Diamond |
| Varun | Lord of water |
| Vasu | Property |
| Vasudev | Father of Krishna |
| Vidur; Vidhur | Skilful; Expert; Wise; The wisest minister of King Dhrutarashtra's cabinet in great Indian Epic |
| Vijay | Victory; Strong and victorious |
| Vikas | Progress; Development |
| Vikram | Bravery |
| Vinay | Polite |
| Vinod; Binod | Pleasing; Happiness; Joy |
| Vishal | Big; Giant |
| Vishwa | The whole world |
| Vivek | Conscience; Intelligence; True Knowledge; Judgement |
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| Yash | Victory; Prosperity |
| Yashpal | Successful; Famous; Lord Krishna; Protector of fame |
| Yashwant | One who has achieved glory; Success |
| Yogendra; Yoginder | God of Yoga; Another name for Lord Shiva |
| Yogesh | Lord of Yoga |
| Yudhishtar | Eldest among the Pandavas Brothers |