Traditional boy names
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A traditional boy's name is one a grandfather might already have worn, or one the pandit would nod at without a second glance. Abhay means free of fear. Anant means without an end. Anirudh means one who cannot be stopped. Amol means beyond any price. These are not costume names. They have been in school registers for decades, so relatives do not ask you to spell them. Use the list when the elders want something steady and you still want a clear meaning. Say it in full with the family name. If it sounds like a stranger at the dinner table, it is probably not the traditional choice they meant.
Aadesh means Command; message. Aadhavan means The sun. Aagam means Arrival; sacred scripture. Aamil means Hardworking.
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- AadeshआदेशCommand; message
- AadhavanआदवनThe sun
- AagamआगमArrival; sacred scripture
- AamilआमिलHardworking
- AamirआमिरProsperous; full of life
- AaronएरनExalted; high mountain
- Aatifआतिफ़Compassionate
- Aazamआज़मGreatest
- AbanअबानClear; an old Arabic name
- Abdullahअब्दुल्लाहServant of God
- AbelएबलBreath
- AbhangअभंगUnbroken; a devotional verse
- AbhayअभयFree of fear.
- AbhijeetअभिजीतVictorious
- AbhikअभीकFearless; loving
- Abhimanyuअभिमन्युBrave son of Arjuna
- AbhinandanअभिनंदनGreeting; the 4th Jain Tirthankara
- AbhinayअभिनयExpression; acting
- AbhiramअभिरामPleasing; delightful
- AbhishekअभिषेकSacred anointing
- Abhyudayअभ्युदयRise; prosperity
- Abhyuditअभ्युदितRisen; prosperous
- AbidआबिदWorshipper
- Abrahamअब्राहमFather of many
- AbrarअबरारPious; righteous
- AchalअचलSteady; immovable
- Achintyaअचिंत्यBeyond thought
- Achyutअच्युतImperishable; Lord Vishnu
- Achyutamअच्युतमImperishable; Vishnu
- AdamएडमMan of the earth; the first man
- Adarshआदर्शIdeal
- AdeebअदीबWriter; cultured
- AdilआदिलJust; fair
- AdinathआदिनाथThe first Lord; first Jain Tirthankara
- AdisheshआदिशेषThe primal serpent Shesha
- Adityaआदित्यThe Sun
- AdnanअदनानSettler; an ancestor of the Prophet
- Adrianएड्रियनFrom Hadria
- Advaitअद्वैतNo second; only the one.
- Aftabआफ़ताबSun
- Afzalअफ़ज़लExcellent; superior
- Agastyaअगस्त्यA great Vedic sage
- Agneloएग्नेलोLamb
- Agnimitraअग्निमित्रFriend of fire; a Shunga king
- Agniveshअग्निवेशBright as fire
- AhadअहदThe one
- AhmedअहमदMost praiseworthy
- AhmerअहमरRed
- AhsanअहसनThe best; most excellent
- Aizazऐज़ाज़Honour
- Ajatshatruअजातशत्रुOne with no enemies
- AjayअजयUnconquered
- AjeetअजीतUnconquered
- Ajinkyaअजिंक्यInvincible
- AjitअजीतUnconquered
- AjiteshअजितेशLord of the unconquered; Vishnu
- AjitnathअजितनाथThe second Tirthankara
- AjmalअजमलMost beautiful
- AkaalअकालTimeless; God
- AkashआकाशThe sky
- AkashdeepआकाशदीपLamp of the sky
- AkbarअकबरGreat
- AkhandअखंडUnbroken; whole
- AkhilअखिलThe whole, with nothing left out.
- AkhileshअखिलेशLord of all
- Akifआकिफ़Devoted
- AkilanअकिलनKing of the world
- AkmalअकमलPerfect; complete
- AkramअकरमMost generous
- Akrurअक्रूरNot cruel; Krishna's uncle
- Akshayअक्षयImperishable
- Akshobhyaअक्षोभ्यUnshakable
- AlakhअलखThe unseen one; God
- AlanएलनHandsome; cheerful
- AlankarअलंकारOrnament
- AlankritअलंकृतAdorned; decorated
- Albertअल्बर्टNoble and bright
- Alexanderअलेक्ज़ेंडरDefender of mankind
- Alfredअल्फ्रेडWise counsellor
- AliअलीExalted; noble
- AlimअलीमLearned; knowing
- AlokआलोकLight
- Altafअल्ताफ़Kindness; grace
- AmalअमलPure; hope
- AmaleshअमलेशPure lord
- AmarअमरImmortal
- Amarendraअमरेंद्रKing of the immortals, Indra
- AmareshअमरेशLord of the immortals
- Amareshwarअमरेश्वरLord of the immortals; Shiva
- AmarjeetअमरजीतEternal victory
- AmarnathअमरनाथEternal lord, Shiva
- Amartyaअमर्त्यImmortal
- AmbarअंबरThe sky
- AmbikeshअंबिकेशLord of Ambika; Shiva
- AmbrishअंबरीशLord of the sky; a devout king
- Ambroseएम्ब्रोसImmortal
- AmbudhअंबुधCloud
- AmbujअंबुजLotus; born of water
- AmeenअमीनTrustworthy
- AmeyअमेयImmeasurable
- AmitअमितWithout limit.
- AmitabhअमिताभBoundless light
- AmiteshअमितेशInfinite lord
- AmitoshअमितोषBoundless joy
- AmjadअमजदGlorious
- Ammarअम्मारLong-lived; a companion of the Prophet
- AmodआमोदJoy; a name of Ganesha
- AmoghअमोघUnfailing
- AmolअमोलBeyond any price.
- AmolakअमोलकPriceless
- AmrinderअमरिंदरEternal lord
- AmritअमृतNectar of immortality
- AmritpalअमृतपालProtector of the nectar
- AnandआनंदJoy; bliss
- AnangअनंगWithout a body; Kamadeva
- AnantअनंतWithout an end.
- AnanthanअनंतनInfinite; Vishnu
- AnantjeetअनंतजीतEver victorious
- AnantnathअनंतनाथThe fourteenth Tirthankara
- Andrewएंड्रयूStrong; manly
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Questions
- What are old Indian boy names?
- Abhay means free of fear, Anant means without an end, and Anirudh means one who cannot be stopped. These are the kind of names a grandfather might already have had.
- What does the name Amol mean?
- Amol means beyond any price. It is a traditional name that does not need a new spelling to sound clear.
- What does Anil mean as a baby name?
- Anil means the wind. It has been used for a long time, and relatives rarely struggle to say it.