Traditional Indian Names.

Names like Dandapani and Gajamukhi may sound old but have their own meaning that is typical of Indian belief and tradition. Many families have a diety whom they revere and hence the normal custom is to bind this allegiance by naming the new born with variants. Though most of are not aware there are simple meanings in pure Sanskrit names. Owing to traditions and festivals of india it is natural that Dorai is a nick name in the South whereas Damodar is very much Maharashtian.

Names and surnames are easy to relate in the earlier times. Today the trend is simple as a name like Khush or Savita can be from any part of India. Owing to cross culture mingling with the openness in inter caste marriages, the trend is seen to have a baby name that does not relate to any religion. Advait is seen in the east and also Sean belongs to a Hindu family. People look out for beautiful names in Arabic and Persian which is easy to find due to access to books and other print mediums.
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Sharvari, Shalaka, Usha, Hema, Jyoti and Anju seem very traditional Indian names. In the era of sixties the names ending with ‘esh’ were extremely common like Rajesh, Dinesh, Mahesh and Ramesh. It was also common to end the name with Kumar like Raj Kumar, Dilip Kumar and the names were highly influenced with the leading Bollywood actors. Other names were like Asha, Usha, Ashok, Vivek, Aruna, Lalita, Latika, Sulochana, Chandra, Prema, Shanta and Rukmini.

Names of Gods and Goddesses in the Hindu community are still revered by all. The names are like Dharini, Durga, Bhagwati, Laxmi, Saraswathy, Annapurna, Aditi, Hryidayini and Padma vati. Other common traditional names are like Amrita, Manjula, Anita, Sunita, Manisha, Monisha, Monita, Puja, Sweta and Shravani. Anandi or Anand is also very common and traditional along with Santosh, Santoshi which all mean happiness. The same is translated as the modern Khush or Khushi.

Dravidian names are very lengthy and the surnames are also typical. Damodaran Venkataraman Pillai is still short when compared with Venugopalan Sabareesan Nambiar. Jose, Binu, Paapu are common pet names in the Catholic south Indian homes. The catholic south Indian surnames are also unique like Thakolran or Autokaran and the surname is usually the name of the house or villa which is another typicality of the south.

Baby Names With Indian Culture

Indian culture is about various influences. The Mughal empire had its own methods of changing traditions and the advent of British in India also brought in a change in the outlook of India. Everything though clustered as castes, religions and sects it is very much authentic in nature. The birth of a new born is revered in all customs. There are several occasions from the conception stage to the first birthday of the child that is considered auspicious.

Aaradhana or Aradhya means worship. Puja or Swaha means traditional rituals. Arpan means to offer, Shweta means white, Aarti relates to an offering, Pushpa is a flower and Prapti means to fulfill. There are modern names with a distinct traditional Indian touch like Mekhla or Saanika that stand for musical instruments. Aashika means hope, Aarup is form, Rupika is beauty. Anchal is a garment, Aman is peace, Anamika is one who cannot be named. Trupti is satisfaction. Arshiya is heavenly.

A tilak on the head, flowers, incense and the ceremoniously arranged ambience is perfect to name a new born. Naming children is quite a task as all of us search for the unique name and choose names which have a profound meaning. A name stays with a person for life and hence it is important to choose names that are very Indian or easy to pronounce.

Asha is now seen as Akanksha which means desire. Tanika is a rope, Tanuja, Tanushree, Tanaya and Tanishka are some names with T. Tara or Taraka means a Star. The same meaning is lying in the name Nakshatra. Sundara, Sundari, Soundarya and Tanushri stand for beautiful. Aakar means shape, Rajni means night and Renuka means sand. Tulika means a brush and Manasa or Manasi means the mind.

Naming twins is not an easy job. But the usual trend is to go for rhyming names or go for names with the same alphabet. Boy-girl twin names can be seen in Abhay-Abhaya, Tanmay-Tanushree, Arman and Armita. Other twin names can be like Mallika and Rasika, Dhriti and Prishti, Toral and Viral and Rasha and Rashi.

Traditional names with a modern trend include Mihir, Laukik, Sailabh, Rakshit, Praysush, Ayushi, Samanatha and Unnati. Names after Gods include Shanmukh, Vignesh, Siddhi, Satyesh, Satyasi and Kapish. The names after Goddess are also interesting like Padmavati, Vaishnavi, Anandi, Triloki and Aishwarya.

Indian Baby Names...Indian and Hindu Baby Names with Meanings..

Baby names have almost gone through a revolution. People are more adaptive and name their newborns with names that are unique. The trend is also going towards a global nature wherein the name does not belong to the culture or typicality’s of the custom. The earlier names seemed very much Indian but here the trend is seen to go in for very authentic names in Sanskrit or on the other hand the name has no cultural influence.

A name like Mira seems very Hindu like but also has an Italian connection. There is a typical case of Catholics retaining their origins with names like Dinesh, Arun, Sheela or Madhavi. The old names are also seen coming again with Vaishali, Sharwari or Sandhya. There is a mixture of simple names like Asha, Parul or Vignesh which seems juxtaposed with common modern names like Adarsh, Shlok or Saahil.
Numerology also believes that names affect a person’s personality or luck factor. Hence one often finds a not-so-correct spelling associated with a name. The common addition of alphabets like e/i/a so that the numbers associated with the alphabets adds up to a favorable summation suiting the psychic number or destiny number which is an aspect of numerology.

Naming a child is a great occasion or festivity in the household. The Hindus prefer to name the child on the 11th day from the birth of the child but actually it depends on each family. The presence of elders and relatives is important in India to bless the child and also repeat the name in acceptance. This is a revered tradition though each family or caste has a different culture or ritual in doing the same.
Pet names in India are another feature. Though the trend is seen in retaining the original name to maintain respect there are home-names that are very Indian like Chotu, Chutki, Kuki, Batuk, Raju and many others. The original name is also used in concise form like Kamakshi becomes Maxi or a Venkatesh is Venky to render it a modern effect.
Soundarya or Aishwarya is a typical Southie name, Jigisha or Bhavisha sounds from Gujarat, Shomu or Nayonika is Bengali or Vinayak or Balchandra is from Maharashtra. But as for now there are no restrictions as Nabha belongs to South India and Divya is seen in the North East.