The India name archive
Explore names and characters through traditions, languages, native scripts, states, regions, meanings, and values.
38 archive stories
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Editorial placeholder · matched imagery pendingName associated with freedom fighter Baji Rout
Odia · Odisha
A Odia name connected with regional heritage and values including courage, freedom.
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Urdu · Uttar Pradesh
A Urdu name connected with freedom movement figure and values including courage, leadership.
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Mundari · Jharkhand
A Mundari name connected with adivasi leader and values including freedom, courage.
Editorial placeholder · matched imagery pendingMalayalam Literature
Malayalam · Kerala
A Malayalam name connected with social reformer and values including equality, courage.
Editorial placeholder · matched imagery pendingBeloved
Hebrew · Maharashtra
A Hebrew name connected with biblical name and values including leadership, courage.
Artistic representation · not a historical depictionदुर्गा
Devi Mahatmya
Sanskrit · Pan-Indian
A name of protective power celebrated across regions.
Editorial placeholder · matched imagery pendingA biblical feminine name
Persian · Northeast India
A Persian name connected with biblical name and values including courage, leadership.
Editorial placeholder · matched imagery pendingA biblical name carried in Indian Jewish communities
Hebrew · Maharashtra
A Hebrew name connected with indian jewish heritage and values including courage, heritage.
Artistic representation · not a historical depictionहनुमान्
Ramayana
Sanskrit · Pan-Indian
A name synonymous with devotion, courage, and service.
Artistic representation · not a historical depictionRigveda
Sanskrit · North India
A Sanskrit name connected with vedic deity and the values of courage, leadership.
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Sanskrit · Haryana
A Sanskrit name connected with astronaut and values including discovery, courage.
Editorial placeholder · matched imagery pendingGolden creeper
Assamese · Assam
A Assamese name connected with regional heritage and values including courage, freedom.
Editorial placeholder · matched imagery pendingName of Assamese freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua
Multiple · Northeast India
A Multiple name connected with regional heritage and values including courage, freedom.
Artistic representation · not a historical depictionShiva Purana
Sanskrit · South India
A Sanskrit name connected with shaiva deity and the values of courage, leadership.
Artistic representation · not a historical depictionलक्ष्मण
Ramayana
Sanskrit · Pan-Indian
A steadfast presence in the Ramayana journey.
Editorial placeholder · matched imagery pendingIndian History
Hindi · Uttar Pradesh
A Hindi name connected with freedom movement figure and values including courage, leadership.
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Jain narrative traditions
Sanskrit and Prakrit · Pan-Indian
A title associated with courage, discipline, and Jain teaching.
Editorial placeholder · matched imagery pendingA biblical feminine name
Hebrew · Western India
A Hebrew name connected with biblical name and values including courage, devotion.
Editorial placeholder · matched imagery pendingTelugu Literature
Telugu · Andhra Pradesh
A Telugu name connected with telugu poet and values including creativity, courage.
Editorial placeholder · matched imagery pendingArabic form of Moses
Arabic · Pan-Indian
A Arabic name connected with quranic name and the values of courage, leadership.
Editorial placeholder · matched imagery pendingKannada Literature
Kannada · Karnataka
A Kannada name connected with historical heroine and values including courage, resolve.
Editorial placeholder · matched imagery pendingName of Manipuri military figure Paona Brajabashi
Multiple · Northeast India
A Multiple name connected with regional heritage and values including courage, duty.
Editorial placeholder · matched imagery pendingSangam Literature
Tamil · Tamil Nadu
A Tamil name connected with tamil chieftain and values including generosity, courage.
Artistic representation · not a historical depictionVishnu Purana
Sanskrit · Pan-Indian
A Sanskrit name connected with puranic devotee and the values of faith, courage.