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ICHILD LIST OF BABY NAMES

Following is a list of some of our favorite Indian names, submitted by ICHILDers. If you have suggestions, please let me know. Beth

GIRLS NAMES

Amee	Essence that makes one immortal
Aditi	light, flame
Anju	To shine, to honor
Arthi	To praise
Adina	One who is not destitute
Ameya	Immeasurable
Amita	eternal
Angee	With good limbs
Anita	Grace
Alisha	Protected by God
Asha	Hope
Anisha	Supreme
Anika
Anjali	Offering
Aruna	Dawn
Alina	Unabsorbed
Aliya	Lighted wisps used at Diwali
Bela	a flower, time
Bel	sacred apple tree
Bani	Saraswati
Charu	Beautiful
Chanda	Goddess; Devi
Chandra	Illustrious
Devi	Goddess
Deva	Divine
Dhara	the Earth
Dharina	the Earth
Darsha	to Perceive
Dhanya	congratulations
Deepa	a lamp
Deena
Dhamini	lightning
Ela	cardomom tree
Eva	the first woman
Elee	intelligent woman
Esha	wealth
Elina	wise, intelligent woman
Elita	intelligent woman
Enika	little deer
Evani	first woman
Geeta	song
Ila	earth, water, praise
Ivy	name of a plant
Isha	One who protects
Jaya	victory
Jena	patience
Jayna	victory
Jyoti	light, divine
Jasmin	name of a flower
Kali	a bud
Katee
Keya	a monsoon flower
Kalee	Goddess Durga
Kiran	beam of light
Kamila	name of a tree
Kavita	poetry
Lalita
Lily	a flower
Lila	divine play
Leela	divine play
Mali	gardener
Mandi
Marisa	mother of Daksha
Mala	garland, necklace
Maya	illusion
Meena	name of a bird
Mona	single, quiet
Margita	sought
Meera	poetess
Malini	one form of poetry
Nayana	eyes
Nalini	lotus
Nanda	happiness, a daughter
Naya	one who leads
Naomi
Neya	follower
Nima	Margosa tree
Nira/Neera
Nina	Lovely-eyed
Naiya	a boat
Neela	blue
Nisha	night
Opal	opal gemstone
Paloma
Pia	beloved
Prema	love
Priya	beloved
Rani	queen
Radha	a form of Devi
Raina	night
Rohana	sandalwood
Rajal	queenly
Sahana	name of a raga
Shanaya
Sana	praise, prayer
Sita	daughter of King Janek
Sitara	morning star
Sona	gold
Sarla	sincere, honest
Sudha	perfect, well being
Sahana	a raga
Salena	the moon
Samina	happy
Sarita	river, to flow
Shreya	auspicious
Shanti	peace, quiet
Sheela	kind, gentle
Sonia
Sophia
Sunita	good grace
Shivani	Goddess Parvati
Tara	star, destiny
Tanaya	daughter
Uma	Goddess Parvati
Usha	dawn
Vani	voice, muse
Vela	time, season
Veena	indian lute

BOY'S NAMES

Akash	the sky
Anu	after
Amit	endless, boundless
Amal	clean, pure
Aman	peace
Amar	eternal, everlasting
Anil	God of wind
Anish	supreme
Anand	bliss
Arun	the red morning sun
Ajay	unconquerable
Anjay	unconquerable
Arjun	a tree
Bhanu	sun
Bharat	India, universal monarch
Chandra	moon
Dev	God
Deven	God, Indra
Deshan	God-like
Dharesh	king
Dharen	one who supports
Dinesh	Sun
Ehan	expected
Evan	equal
Ekram	equal
Falan	to be fruitful
Hans	swan
Haren	Lord Shiva
Harsha	joy, delight
Ihan	expected
Jai	victory
Jay	victory
Jayin	victorious
Jivan	life
Kanu	beautiful
Kavi	poet
Kamal	lotus
Kanha	Krishna
Karan	name of a flower
Keshav	having curly hair
Ketan	home, banner
Krishna	Lord Krishna
Mani	gem
Madhav	sweet like honey, Krishna
Mohan	Lord Krishna
Manish	intellect
Nandan	happy, delighted
Naresh	king
Naveen	new (=Navin)
Nayan	eyes
Nihar	mist, fog, dew
Neel	blue
Prem	love
Rabin (Robin)
Raj	kingdom
Raju	king
Rajan	king
Rajiv	lotus flower
Ravi	sun
Rahul	Gautama Buddha's son
Rajit	decorated
Ramesh	another name for Lord Venkateshwara
Raman	beloved
Raven	excitement, joy
Rowan	red
Rohan	a bud
Rajesh	king
Sangeev	long lived
Sameer	wind, breeze
Shalin	modest
Sheil	mountain
Sundar	beautiful
Shankar	Shiva, auspicious
Shama	tranquil, peace
Sohan	good looking
Suresh	God of Indra
Sudesh	son of Krishna
Sunil	blue
Tej	glory, magnificent
Tanay	son
Tarun	youth
Vijay	victory

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