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    Baby Names by Meaning

    Choose the meaning you want your child's name to carry.

    Many parents start from the meaning rather than the sound: a name that means light for a Diwali baby, strength or victory for a boy, a goddess's name for a girl born at Navratri. Pick a meaning below to see every matching name in our library, for boys and girls, with its origin and pronunciation.

    Common questions

    How do I find a baby name by its meaning?
    Pick the meaning you want below (light, strength, victory, a deity…) to see every name in our library whose stored meaning uses that word, for boys and girls, with origin and pronunciation. Each name page then lists other names with a similar meaning.
    Why do Indian parents choose a name by meaning?
    In Hindu tradition a name is a blessing spoken over the child every day, so families look for meanings tied to light, knowledge, strength or a deity, and often match the first syllable to the baby's nakshatra as well.
    Are the meanings reliable?
    Meanings come from our reviewed library and public name lists; where a name has several meanings in different languages, its page lists each origin separately. Names with only a one-word meaning are kept out of search until an editor expands them.

    Also browse names by rashi and nakshatra, names by numerology number or this year's most popular names.

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