| A |
| Aamir | Populous; Full; Prosperous |
| Aaryan; Aryan | Illustrious; Noble; Spiritual |
| Abbas | Description of a Lion |
| Abhi | Fearless |
| Abhijeet | Victorious; One who has been/has conquered |
| Abhijit | Victorious |
| Abhinay | Expression |
| Abhishek | Ritual; An auspicious bath for a deity |
| Aditya | The sun |
| Aftab; Aftaab | The sun |
| Ajay | Unconquered; Invincible |
| Ajinkya | Invincible |
| Ajit; Ajeet | Victorious; Invincible; Unconquerable |
| Akash; Aakaash | Sky |
| Akashdeep | |
| Akbar | Powerful; Great |
| Akshay | Immortal; Everlasting; Indestructible |
| Akshayakumaar; Akshay Kumar | Indestructible Prince |
| Alex | |
| Ali | God; Excellent; Noble; Sublime |
| Alok Nath | Variant of 'Alok' |
| Aly Khan | |
| Aman | Peace; The one who is peaceful |
| Amar | Immortal; Everlasting |
| Ambarish | Lord Shiva; Vishnu; The King of the sky |
| Ameer | Commander; Prince; Khalifah |
| Amit | Limitless; Endless |
| Amitabh; Amitaabh | Unlimited; One with boundless splendour; Boundless lustre |
| Amol | Priceless |
| Amrish | Lord Indra |
| Amzad | More Glorious |
| Anand; Aanand | Joy; Bliss |
| Ananth; Anant | Endless; Infinite |
| Anil | Wind |
| Anjan | Eye Liner |
| Annu | A prefix; Atom |
| Ansel | Nobel |
| Anuj | Younger Brother |
| Anup | Incomparable |
| Anupam | Incomparable |
| Aravind; Arvind | Lotus |
| Arbaaz | |
| Arjun | Son of lord Indra; One of the Pandava brothers |
| Armaan | |
| Arshad | Pious; Devout; Religious |
| Arun | Sun; The dawn |
| Arya | Civilized; The best |
| Ashish | Blessing |
| Ashok | Without sadness |
| Ashutosh; Aashutosh | One who fulfills wishes instantly |
| Asish | Blessing |
| Asrani (Govardhan Asrani) | |
| Attin | |
| Atul | Uncomparable; Matchless |
| Avinash | Indestructible |
| Ayub | Messenger of God; A biblical prophet's name |
| B |
| Baba | Sweet Baby; Born on Thursday |
| Babu | A Hindu gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; a Hindu title answering to Mr. |
| Bala | Child; Young one |
| Balachander | Young Moon |
| Balachandra | Young Moon; Crescent moon |
| Balakrishna | Young Krishna; Childhood of Krishna |
| Balakumar | Young Prince |
| Balraj | Elder brother of Sri Krishna; Strong; Mighty King |
| Barclay | Meadow of Birch Trees |
| Ben | |
| Bentley | |
| Bhagwan | God; Ishwar |
| Bhanu | The sun |
| Bharat | Being maintained; The name of the Hindu God of fire |
| Biju | Jewel |
| Bipin | Forest |
| Biswajeet; Vishwajeet; Vishwajit | Winner of the world; Victory on the world |
| Bobby | Short form of Robert - Bright Fame |
| Brahmaji | Variant of 'Brahma' |
| Brahmanandam; Brahmaanand | The supreme joy |
| Bruce | Brushwood |
| C |
| Chalam | |
| Chalapati | |
| Chandrachur | Lord Shiva |
| Chandraprakash; Chandraprakaash | One who has moon as a crest; Light of the moon; Relevant to Lord Shiva |
| Chandreyi | |
| Charan | Feet; A humble person; God's feet |
| Charlie | Cutest boy |
| Chetan; Chaten; Chaitan | Perceptive; Consciousness; Life; Excellent Intelligence |
| Chiranjeevi | Immortal; Lord Vishnu |
| Chitti | |
| Chunkey | Strong; Healthy |
| D |
| Dadasaheb | |
| Daler | Brave |
| Danny | God of my judge |
| Dara | Lord; God |
| Darshan | To perceive; Vision |
| Dasari | |
| David | Beloved |
| Deepak | Lamp; Light |
| Dev; Deb | Divinity; God |
| Devanand | Divine joy; Joy of god |
| Deven | Like a God |
| Devraj; Devraaj | Lord lndra; King of Devas; King of gods |
| Dhamu | |
| Dhanu | The bow |
| Dharmender; Dharminder; Dharmendra | Lord of dharma & righteousness; Lord of religion |
| Dhirendra; Dheerendra; Dheerandra | Lord of the brave; Couragious |
| Dhyan | Meditation |
| Dilip | A King |
| Dino | |
| Donny | |
| E |
| Esmaeel; Ishmael | Son of Abraham; God hears |
| F |
| Faisal | Decisive; Sword |
| Fardeen; Fardin | One who has triple strength; First month of the Parsi year when the sun is in Aries |
| Farhad | Happiness; An Iranian musician and singer |
| Farooque; Farokh | Power of discrimination; Fortunate; Variant of 'Farukh' |
| Farukh | Power of discrimination; Fortunate; Happy |
| Feroz | Name of a king; Winner; Successful |
| Firdaus | Paradise |
| G |
| Gemini; Gemine | Twin |
| Ghantasala | |
| Girish | Lord of Mountains; Shiv; Mahadev |
| Gopi; Gopee | A cowherd; Protector of cows |
| Gopichand | A king of ancient India |
| Gourinath; Gaurinath | Lord Shiva; God Shankar |
| Goutham | Variant of 'Gautam' |
| Govind | Another name of Lord Krishna; Cowherd |
| Govinda; Gobinda | A cowherd, one who is good at finding cows; Lord Krishna |
| Govindarajulu | Variant of 'Govinda' |
| Gowndamani | |
| Gugu | |
| Gulam | Slave; Servant |
| Gulshan | Garden of flowers |
| Gulzar | A garden with flowers; Rose Garden; An inhabited town |
| Gummadi | |
| Guru Dutt | Bestowed by a Guru/Teacher |
| Gurudas | Servant of the Guru |
| H |
| Habib | Friend; Beloved |
| Hamsavardhan | |
| Haranath | |
| Harbhajan | Lord's devotee; The one who prays of God |
| Hari | God Vishnu; God Narayanan; Lord Krishna; The one belonging to God; He who removes evil |
| Harish | Lord Vishnu |
| Harnath; Harinath | Variant of 'Hari'; God |
| Hemachander | Golden Moon |
| Hemant | One of the six season; Gold |
| Himanshu | Another Name of Chandra |
| Hrishitaa; Hrishita; Rishita | Joyful; Who brings happiness; Deep Knowledge; The best |
| Hritik; Hrithik | Name of a Sage; Intelligent Person; From the Heart |
| I |
| Ibrahim; Ibraham | Father of a multitude; a Prophet's name (Abraham); Earth |
| Ilaya | |
| Inder; Indra | The god of weather and war; Lord of the devas |
| J |
| Jack; Jackie | God is gracious; Diminutive of Jack |
| Jagapathi; Jagpati | Lord of the universe |
| Jagathi | The earth |
| Jaggaiah | |
| Jai | Conqueror; Defeater; The victorious one |
| Jairam | Victory of Lord Rama |
| Jaishankar | Victory of Lord Shiva |
| Janardhan; Janardan | One who helps people |
| Javed | Immortal; Eternal |
| Jawahar | Jewel |
| Jay | Victory |
| Jayaram | Greatness of Lord Rama; Victory of Lord Rama |
| Jeevan; Jivan | Life |
| Jimmy | Supplanter; Variant of 'Jacob' |
| Jitendra; Jitender | One who can conquer Indra; Lord of conqueror; The powerful conqueror |
| John | Gift of God |
| Johny; Johnny | Variant of 'John' |
| Joy | Happiness; Variant of 'Jai' |
| Jugal | Couple |
| K |
| Kabeer; Kabir | Name of a famous poet-saint; A mystic poet or poet sants of India |
| Kailash | Adobe of Lord Shiva; Name of a Himalayan peak |
| Kalyan | Welfare; Fortunate |
| Kamal | Lotus; Perfection; Excellence; Completion |
| Kamaljeet; Kamaljit | Achiever of perfection; Variant of 'Kamal' |
| Kanta | Radiant |
| Karan | A warrior |
| Karthik; Kartik | Name of a month in the Hindu calendar; Bestowing Courage and Pleasure |
| Karunanidhi | Kind Hearted |
| Khader | |
| Kiran | A ray of light |
| Kishen | |
| Kishore; Kishor | |
| Krishna | Lord Krishna; Dark; Black |
| Krishnam | Lord Krishna; Variant of 'Krishna' |
| Kulbhushan | Ornament of the family |
| Kumar | Prince; A boy or son |
| Kunal | Son of The emperor Ashok; Lotus; Of gold; Golden |
| Kunchacko | |
| L |
| Lakshmikant | Husband of Goddess Lakshmi; Lord Vishnu |
| Lawrence; Laurence | Crowned with laurel |
| Livingston | From Lewin's Town |
| M |
| Mada | |
| Madan | God of Love |
| Madhavan | Lord Krishna |
| Madhu | Sweet; Variant of 'Madhu' |
| Mahesh | Lord Shiva; A great ruler |
| Mahipal | Lord Krishna; A king |
| Mahmood; Mahmoud; Mahmud | Praised one; Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam |
| Makrand | |
| Mammooty | |
| Manav | Human |
| Manek | |
| Manhar | Lord Krishna |
| Manivannan | Related name of Lord Ayyappa |
| Manmohan | Lord Krishna; Pleasing |
| Mano | |
| Manohar | One who steals the heart |
| Manoj | Born of the mind; Cupid |
| Marc | |
| Master | Perfect one; Excellent |
| Mazhar | Appearance |
| Milind | Honey Bee |
| Mithun | A friend; Couple; A pair |
| Mohan | Beauteous; Attractive; Charming |
| Mohanlal | Variant of 'Mohan' |
| Mohit | Attracted |
| Mohnish | Lord Krishna |
| Mukammal; Mukkamala | Complete |
| Mukesh | Lord Shiva; Cupid |
| Mukul | Bud; Soul; Blossom |
| Munish | Lord Buddha |
| Murali | Flute |
| Musuri | |
| Muthuraman | Beloved Pearl |
| N |
| Naga; Naag | A big serpent; Cobra |
| Nagabhushanam | God Shankar; Lord Shiva |
| Nagaiah | |
| Nagarajan; Nagaraj | King of the serpents |
| Nagarjuna | |
| Nagendra | Lord of the mountains; King of snakes; Seshnag |
| Nageswara | Lord Shiva |
| Nagur | |
| Naki | |
| Nakul | One of among five Pandavas; Twin brother of Sahdev |
| Nalinikant | |
| Nana | Father of the mother; Grandfather |
| Napoleon | |
| Naresh | King of men |
| Nasir; Naseer | Defender; Supporter; Success |
| Nasser | Variant of 'Nasir' |
| Naveen; Navin | New |
| Navin | New |
| Nawab | The powerful influencer; A governor in India during the Mughal empire |
| Nazar | Eyesight; Vision |
| Nazir | Observer; Supervisor |
| Nirmal | Pure; Clean |
| Nishedu | |
| Nitin | New; Master of the right path |
| Nizhalgal | |
| O |
| Om | Omkar; Creation; The essence of life |
| Om Prakash | The light of creation; Light of the essence of life |
| P |
| Paresh | Supreme Spirit |
| Pran | Life; Vital breath |
| R |
| Raj Kumar | Prince |
| Ranjit; Ranjeet | The delighted one; Victorious; One who is entertained |
| Ritesh | Lord of Seasons; Lord of truth |
| S |
| Sadashiv; Sadashiva | Eternal God; God Shankar |
| Sanjay | Dhritarashtra's charioteer; Triumphant |
| Saurabh | Fragrance |
| Shaan | Glory |
| Shashi | Moon |
| Shekhar; Sekar | Ultimate; Crest; Peak; The crown of divine knowlege |
| Sunil; Suneel | Dark blue; Sapphire |
| Sunny | Sunshine; Cheerful |
| T |
| Tushar | Snow; Winter |
| U |
| Udit | Shining; Grown |
| V |
| Vivek | Conscience; Intelligence; True Knowledge; Judgement |
