The India name archive

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Explore names and characters through traditions, languages, native scripts, states, regions, meanings, and values.

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Eden

Delight

Hebrew · Pan-Indian

Nature
Joy

A Hebrew name connected with biblical place name and values including nature, joy.

Bible traditions in India
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Kaveri

Name of the river Kaveri

Tamil · Tamil Nadu

Flow
Nurture

A Tamil name connected with river name and values including flow, nurture.

Sangam literature
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Kurinji

Mountain landscape in classical Tamil poetics

Tamil · Tamil Nadu

Nature
Love

A Tamil name connected with tamil landscape and values including nature, love.

Sangam literature
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Mullai

Jasmine; forest landscape in Tamil poetics

Tamil · Tamil Nadu

Patience
Nature

A Tamil name connected with tamil landscape and values including patience, nature.

Sangam literature
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Nila

Moon

Tamil · Tamil Nadu

Calm
Radiance

A Tamil name connected with nature name and values including calm, radiance.

Sangam literature
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Rehan

Fragrant plant

Arabic · Pan-Indian

Gentleness
Nature

A Arabic name connected with quranic botanical name and the values of gentleness, nature.

Quran
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