Baby Names

When it comes to the traditional names in India, parents prefer Sanskrit baby names as their first choice. Whether it is for the distinct romantic meaning, unique sound, or its uniqueness with magical connotation , Sanskrit baby names are always popular in India. Presently, it has equal appeal in the world around. Mostly, used for naming the Hindu babies, today, Sanskrit names are also embraced by people of other religions as well.

Sanskrit is an Indo-European language which is the basis for many languages in India. Indian baby names, in Sanskrit convey nature, feelings, and love. For example, Muskan means smile, Khoobsoorat means beautiful, and Khushoo means beautiful smell. Most of the Sanskrit names are derived from the names of the ancient scholars like Panini and the age-old religious and philosophical text written in Sanskrit.

For a Hindu parent, there is a natural tendency to select the Sanskrit names, when they are out to find some unique and traditional names for their cite little dear. For example, Krishna (black or dark), Ajit (Invincible), Shiva (benign, kind, or auspicious), and Indra (possessing drops of rain) are Hindu male baby names. Laksmi (sign or mark), and Sita (furrow) are Hindu female baby names.

Since the Sanskrit names are derived from the Sanskrit as well as traditional religious texts, most of the Sanskrit baby names are absolutely in line with the Hindu Gods. In this way, you can choose Krishna, Shiva, and Indra, the names of Hindu gods as the name of your little boy. These names are meaningful too. In fact, parents bestow their child with such names in order to realize the significance of these names through their child. Krishna is a Hindu god who is incarnated from god Vishnu. And, Shiva who is the husband of the mother goddess of Parvati is the Hindu god of destruction and restoration. Finally, Indra is a Hindu warrior god of the sky and rain.

Laksmi, Parvati, Saraswati, and Sita are the names of Hindu goddesses. Laksmi is a Hindu goddess of prosperity, good luck, and beauty, while Sita is the Hindu goddess of harvests. Parvati signifies motherly affection of love, while Saraswati is the Goddess of Knowledge and Education. Many parents, who love to see such qualities in their little girl, usually go for such names.

In recent years, the Sikh baby names have the tendency to lean towards the Sanskrit as well. Most of the Sikh Gods derive their names from Sanskrit. However, the Sink names derives from Sanskrit are the combination of two parts. The first part contains har, bal, and man, while the second part contains inder, deep, and pal. For example, Harinder (Hindu god Hari and Hindu god Indra), and Mandeep (lamp of the mind) are Sikh baby names for boys, while Harshita is used to name a girl.

Are you looking for a baby names for your little cute dear? Then you have come to a right place. We gave maintained a huge database of a variety of Tamil baby names, where you can find just the appropriate name for your cute little dear, who has just made its first step in the earth.

The Tamil names always have special significance. Locals of Tamil Nadu used the village name, family name, or both for making a combination of their whole name. Tamil babies hardly have middle name, family name, or initials. Many Tamil people use hometown or profession as the first name. However, the Tamil Nadu and Kerala locals use the first name of the father as the second name. Now check out some cute names for your little baby here.

Girl names

Aabarna

Aabarshana

Aabarshini

Aabharana

Aabharna

Aabinsha 

Aabisha

Aabitha

Aaby

Aadal azhagi Aadanya

Aadarshini

Bagya

Baheetha

Bahira

Bahmini

Bairavi

Bairavie Bakeerathy

Bakeetha

Bakiya

Bakiyalakshmi

Bakya

Bakya shree

Bakyapriya

Balakesi

Caneela

Canga Canisa

Canisha Canjana

Canoba

Canooba

Canoobha

Carina

Carishna

Carisma

Caritha

Carsha

Carthiga

Carthika

Carthiyani

Caruna

Carunya

Casia

Casthuri

Cauvery

Damiya

Dana

Danah

Dananthi

Dananthy

Danasha

Dania

Daniela

Danija

Danika

Danisha

Danista

Danita

Danitha

Danomi

Danomika

Danosha

Danotha

Danova

Dansha

Danshika

Boy names

Eelapriyan

Eelaraj

Eelavaenthan

Eelavan

Eelavarasan

Eelaventhan

Eelavilliyan

Eelavilliyen

Eelisaichelvan

Eesan

Eesanthan

Eeshan

Eeshanan

Eeshanth

Eeshanthan

Eeshva

Eeswan

Eeswar

Eeswaran

Eeswaren

Ehalai

Ehalaivan

Ehan

Ehanthan

Hanushan

Hanushanth

Haraen

Haran

Harann

Harbajan

Hareesh

Hareeshan Harendra

Harendran

Hares

Haresh

Hari

Hari krishnana

Hari nanthan

Hari raj

Hari srinivas

Haribalachandar

In the south, especially so in the Tamilian community, tradition exists to name the child as per the name of his grandparents. The names are quite a mouthful and very often the correct pronunciation of the Tamil names is very difficult. Most of these names are extremely lengthy and short names are coming up nowadays. However, books and internet serves as the important source of Tamil baby names.

Most south Indians have two names one being the official name and the other at home. Neelakanthan Iyer may be known as Dorai at home. Shubalaxmi may known as Lata to her relatives.

Tamilians believe in the nakshatra or star birthday, which is organized according to the prevailing religious month. On this auspicious occasion, most newborns wear new clothes after the 11th day of their birth and during this occasion the ear of the child is pierced as a holy ritual. Each tradition is about belief although modern trends are also prevailing.

A cosmopolitan culture and cross culture marriages, nowadays have also made a deep impact on the name of the babies. Sarvesh, Khushi, Shweta and Rahul are common names from the south. During the ‘peru iddal’ or the naming ceremony the name whispered in the child’s ear by the maternal aunt is often the name of the grandparent.

Finally, what names you are choosing make sure these are not too tough to pronounce and spell, or else it will be difficult for your child in the long run.

Selecting a name for your baby is one of the most exciting and truly the most daunting task, a new parent-to-be has to face. The reason is that the name has to be perfect and sound sweet and you have to make sure that your child will have no pains to spell and pronounce his name. While choosing a name, very often two people are involved in it; therefore, agreeing on one or two choices is difficult. The situation becomes worse when both parties usually change their minds during this process. To help you in the process of selecting names for your baby, we are providing you with popular baby names of 2011. Read the article to know more.

The first thing comes to mind while choosing the names of their babies is the family and the name of the close friends. Complication crops up when no name is found to be suitable enough for the baby. To know the popular names first of all, you have to decide, whether, you want a family or traditional name, a biblical or ethnic name, a more modern or popular name, celerity name or a name of the place where you went for honeymoon. Secondly, you have to choose whether, you want to shape and mould your child’s life with the name you chose.

According to the recently conducted researches, the ten most popular boy names of the year 2011 is Charles, James, John, Joseph, Mark, Michael, Richard, Robert, Thomas, and William. Unfortunately finding the ten most popular girl name gives a lot of confusion because the names for girls tend to come and go. In this way, the most popular names for the girls are Mary and Elizabeth. However, the cute names like Lilli Gigi and Emma are also popular. Most of the girls’ names are influenced by the TV shows and the recently released movies.

In 2011, there is a trend of naming the boys after their fathers or grandfathers. Although this is a deep-rooted tradition, there is a significant bent towards tradition in 2011. However, for girls’ names there are more patterns and alternatives. Apart from the traditional names, modern names like Gabriella, Jacquline, Jenny, Janessa, Lisa, Susanna, Maeylyn etc are gaining huge popularity in 2011.

In 2011, a growing trend of using the unisex names is same names for both boys and girls. . Though some of these names can be used for both boys or girls, the most popular name for this year will be: Asher, Benjamin, Braden, Elijah, Emmett, Gavin, Grayson, Hank, Isaac, Jackson, Jake, Jonah, Judah, Jude, Logan, Mason, Max, Owen, Ryder, and Rob for the boys, and Addison, Elizabeth, Ella, Faith, Hannah, Hayden, Helena, Isabelle, Isla, Kendall, Kendra, Khloe, Kourtney, Peyton, Rebekah, Riley, Rose, Ruby, Scarlett, and Taylor for the girls.

This is just a small list; definitely, you will get more results, if you consider internet and books of baby naming as your source. Now, it’s your time to choose a name for your cute, little baby.

You have finally received the greatest joy of the world- a newborn cute baby but what about its name? Have you thought of it? Did any relative or family member provide any idea? If you have not yet, then it’s time to start to think of the name of your baby. However, there is a lot of consideration, before selecting name for your baby. First, you should consider, whether the name you have selected sounds nice. Always keep in mind that the name needs to flow well because the baby will have to live with this name for their entire life. However, the recent trend is to select unique names than ever before.

Let’s ponder on some ideas regarding how to select wonderful names for your babies. Nowadays, the top baby names are mostly derived from the media, whether it is movies, TV shows, music, or even politics. Research says that most happening name of the year 2009 was Aiden for a boy and Ella for a girl. Leighton was increasingly popular in 2009 and the years following, due to the increasing popularity of shows like Gossip Girl. Max was a common choice for boy names in the following years after the release of the movie Where the Wild Things Are. Even the name Barack was listed in the top 50 list of the most common names for the last 2 years. Manu parents nowadays, are also following the versions of the Obama daughters’ names, Malia and Sasha. This year, these two names have attained the best ranking names for new baby girls. Experts say that boy names tend to be more consistent over time, but when it comes to girls, parents try to be innovative and creative to create a way-out cute name for their cute little girl.

Popular culture is one of the major determinant of the baby-naming trends. Recently conducted research in baby naming trend, power house movie franchises like Harry Potter and Twilight are definitely influencing the choices of new parents across the world. In order to get some cool name suggestions for your little boy and girl, you can arrange a grand party, where every guests are requested to bring at least two suggestion for naming your baby.

Whether you decide to carry on tradition and name your baby after his great grandfather or grandmother, or prefer to create something, which has never been heard before, make sure to give it plenty of thought and always keep in mind that it should sound good. After all, your child will have that name for a lifetime.

Here, you will find some Indian names as well. Just take a look:

Boy names

Harshal -   lover
Harshvardhan -   one who increases joy
Hemang -   one with shining body
Hemadri -   mountain of gold

Jasraj -   king of fame
Jasveer -   hero of fame
Jaswant -   victorious (Yashwant)
Jawahar -   jewel

Girl names

Hemangi -  golden body
Hemangini -  girl with golden body
Hemlata -   golden creeper

Pallavi -   new leaves
Pooja -   Prayer
Poonam -   full moon
Poornima -   full moon
Prabha -   light, glow, shine

Hindu baby names are derived from the various arenas of art and culture of India, including its colorful celebrations, music, dance and the rich, ancient cultural heritage. Nowhere in the world, you will find such resourceful cultural heritage from where baby names are derived. Naming a Hindu baby involves a religious activity, which is closely associated with rituals, feasting and social gathering.

The interesting fact about the Hindu baby names is that, all these names have a general meaning conveying the sense of following a path of righteousness and goodness. The names when endowed upon the newborn babies are usually suggestive of divine qualities of Vedic deities. Apart from the Vedic deities, the name of a Hindu baby also involves the tradition of involving the family history . Other important sources of naming a Hindu baby involves nature, particularly flowers such as Jasmine, rivers such as Kaveri, and other names of the tributaries and distributaries of the Holy Ganges, landscape features and cosmic patterns.

The root Hindu baby names are also found in the names of sage and saints, holy persons, deities and incarnation of Hindu gods. According to the traditional religious beliefs, addressing of the child by these names over time induces and inspires stronger faith. Naming a Hindu baby following the scriptural procedures is performed four to six months after birth, whuch is called “Namkaran”.

For the names of a Hindu baby, parents mainly do not look for internet and baby naming books. Parents and other close relatives often come up with various names prior to the commencement of the naming ritual. For a Hindu child, a lot of unisex baby names which are given to both boys and girls are also available. But becoming gender specific always induces uniqueness in the names. Whatever, names you choose, make sure that they sound good and pronounced easily by your child.

Generally the most popular Hindu names for babies are traditional ones from Vedas, Sanskrit and Mythology. For unique names, parents tend to hunt to the family elders, family priests, Astrologers . For boys, you can go for names like Aman, Abhishek, Karan, Tanmay and for girls, names like Sudipta, Dipti, Meera, Vaibhabi, Vaidehi etc are popular choice. Tradition still rules and time tested approach of naming babies, which is concluded as per birth month and zodiac star configuration.

Nowadays, numerology is considered as an important trend in naming the Hindu babies. Calculating the numbers before the child birth, you can select the name for your child with the help of a numerologist. Some of the most common male baby names for Hindu are Avijit, Aniruddha, while female Hindu baby names like Aditi, Archana are equally charming.

India is a diverse country with various dialects and customs. The Tamil and Telegu names are also considered as one of the significant part of the Hindu baby names. The baby names for Telegu community in the Southern states denote happiness such as “Anandi” for girls and there are many enchanting Telegu baby names for boys.

Are you a new parent and not sure what to name your baby? Stop worrying any more as you have come to the right place. We can help you to accomplish the challenge of selecting an appropriate name for your child successfully. Parents, who love ethnic names for their baby, can rely on us, because our resourceful database can offer you thousands of ethnic names for your baby girl or boy.

The name of a child becomes an important part of a child’s life since his birth. Parents usually look for unique name that has meaning which are in line with their beliefs, morals, or how they want their child to be portrayed. Researches reveal that the name of a child has close impact on his or her social life.

in 2011, hip-hop names like celebrities and TV artists are not in high favor, rather parents gave tendency to pick out ethnic names for their little baby. Naming your baby Apple, Sunshine, or River may seem trendy, but these names will sound bizarre when your child will start going to school. Here is a list of varied ethnic names, which you can use for your child. Check it out

Arabic or Islamic

Italian

French

German

Polish

Russian

English

African

Spanish

Asian

Hebrew

These are a few lists, which can guide you while naming your baby. The most important fact is to choose a name, sweet to hear and easy to sound.

The most daunting task faced by the new parents is undoubtedly the ritual of baby naming. With a wide assortment of beautiful names available nowadays, it becomes hardly possible for them to select the most appropriate name for their child. From baby name books to baby naming websites, everywhere is filled with awesome name ideas, which parents can use easily to grind ideas and selecting a perfect name for their newborn. However, when it comes to the most common baby names for their child, you have to consider some more points carefully. Let’s check out what is common this year and what’s not. Also, we will discuss, the ideas, which you can use while naming your cute little dear.

Today, there is a growing trend of traditional names becoming popular again. In fact many of them are considered modern by the parents. Names such as Isabella, Emma, Olivia, Sophia, Abigail, and Madison etc, which have biblical origin are among the most common when it comes to a girl. Biblical names and those which have Hebrew origin like Jacob, Ethan, Michael, Alexander, William, and Joshua are popular for the boys. Traditional names like these have been used for hundreds of years. Parents spend much time searching internet resources and books at the local stores for the perfect name for their new baby. Whether they choose Chloe for their new daughter or Daniel for their new son, the main part about a baby naming process is to check if it is easily spelt and pronounced. You might not want that your child cannot spelt his or her name in school properly. Therefore, most common baby names are designed in such a way so that it becomes easy for the child to spell and pronounce.

Some of the most common baby names are always hit over time. 50 years ago, girls were often named Mary, Susan, Linda, or Karen; and many boys were named Michael, David, James, John, or Robert. Even as long as 100 years ago, some of these names were common. Names like Mary, Helen, Margaret, and Ruth were among the most popular for girls even now. John, William, James, and Roberts were the most common baby names for boys.

Let’s check a list of the most common baby names of this season

Finally, it’s up to you, how you will select your baby’s name. Whatever name parents settle on for their new boy or girl, make sure that the name of the baby sounds extremely sweet. Choosing the right name is important, but it’s even more important to welcome a healthy baby into the world. So get ready and find the most exciting name for your cute little dear.

When it comes to naming your newborn baby, parents look for names, which expresses the best what their baby is. There are a number of names to choose from; however most of the parents these days have a curious bent on the traditional baby names. The reason is that, traditional names are coming up after a long hiatus and thus are unique in all aspects. Traditional names with deep meanings make parents think that such names can offer an identity to their child and at the same time, such names will set him apart from the lot. If your pregnancy is in the advanced stage, then it is the appropriate time to think which could be the appropriate and proper name for your baby. It is the time to select the name for both boy and girl because you do not know what your little dear is going to be- a boy or a girl.

For a new baby boy, there are many traditional baby names to choose and in this article we are going to discuss about these. Michael, which is of Hebrew origin and means “who is like God” has been the most popular boy name for many years and even today. Christopher, which comes from the Greek word for “Christ bearer” is one of the topmost name for generations. Matthew, meaning “gift from Yahweh” is another great name to chose when parents look for traditional names. David, Joshua, Daniel, James, and Andrew can be the hottest traditional names for parents, when it comes to the name their baby boy.

For baby girls, there are a wide assortment of traditional names. The parents are choosing most of these names due to their uniqueness. In spite of their Biblical and Hebrew origin, these names have never lost their significance. Emma is one of the most popular baby girl names that have been used for generations. Other popular names for girls include traditional names like Olivia, Elizabeth, Grace, and Sarah. Some of these names have also used by the greatest playwright of the world William Shakespeare. Choosing just the right name for your daughter is one of the daunting task for the parents. The other risk involved with the girls is that the name should be feminine enough to express the hurly qualities. For parents that prefer traditional names, picking one of these names for their little girl can be a wonderful choice.

If you are looking for traditional names for your baby, you can visit our website. We have a resourceful database of about thousands of traditional baby names of various origin. From Michael to Olivia and James to Grace, you can choose the perfect name for your cute little dear from many names. As you prepare to welcome your new guest, picking a name is one of many responsibilities a new parent must take on. Apart from Biblical names, you can also check out our website for traditional names of Hindus and Muslims. So keep visiting the website regularly for cute as well as traditional baby names.

When it comes to choose a name for your baby girl, there are many places to find adorable names for her. However, choosing the most appropriate name is important for parents and baby alike. To select a name, many parents rely on names that have been in their family for generations, while others prefer names that are more contemporary. For many people trendy names and classical names are in high favor. Whatever you prefer, the fact is that, finding cute girl names from thousands of alternatives is a daunting task. If you are in the same problem with your girl’s name, let us provide you with some exciting ideas.

Traditional names like Isabella, Ava, Emily, and Abigail, nowadays have soaring popularity. They have been used for generations and are considered quite traditional names, however their popularity have survived the test of time. Many parents choose names with meanings, others choose names just because they like the way they sound. No matter, whatever your choice is, it is up to you to decide whether the name sounds well and can be easily spelt and pronounced.

Names like Gia, Lilli, and Macey are also growing in popularity in recent years, when parents prefer uniqueness and simplicity with the name of their baby girl. Gigi, which means earth worker, is also becoming popular, especially, when both the parents are engaged with social works. Whatever name parents choose, they place much emphasis on finding the perfect name for their little girl. Nowadays, the name Sofie meaning wisdom is also considered good name for a girl. Statistics says that the parents, who mainly want to see their girl as scientists or research workers, prefer this name. Baby names are fun to choose and are important to both the family and the child, because it is the name, which gives the identity to an individual.

Other popular girl names are Madison, Riley, Grace, and Ella. These names, although do not carry any special significance, are popular with the new parents. The reason is their simplicity with sheer cuteness. Many cute girl names like these are coming up regularly, nowadays; the main source of such names is definitely the movies and television series.

Looking for cute baby girl names is an important part of becoming the parent of a new little girl. A lot of considerations are attached with naming a new baby, no matter it’s a girl or a boy. From Gia to Isabella to Jacy, whatever sounds cute unique as well as easily spelt and pronounced by your child can be the hit names and gives your child her own identity. Apart from the celebrity names, parents can also look for names in the internet and books on baby naming. You can also ask your friends and family members to suggest some adorable names for your new baby girl. Nowadays, there is a trend of organizing a “baby naming party”, where each guests is requested to bring at least two suggestions for your cute little girl.

The new parents are often found to be confused with an overwhelming list of baby names but fail to select a suitable name for their little “bundle of joy”. If you are one of them, then stop worrying because you have come to a right place and we are going to provide you an exhaustive guide regarding how to pick up a suitable name for your baby.

Take a look here:

· From the very beginning, keep it in mind that your child will have this name for their entire life, and you gave to make it special anyhow by naming him or her.

· To do this, start by writing the lists of names you love, people you want to honor, names that have special meanings, etc. You can take help from books and internet as well. After putting down the names, you must make sure that both you and the child’s father agree with the same name. While naming the child, both the parents should agree on a same name

· After selecting a few names, both of you should try pronouncing the child’s name over and over to see if you’ll get tired of hearing it. As a parent, you will be saying it a lot.

· While naming your child be careful about Gender Affiliations. In these modern times, names are often not exclusively male or female.

· Avoid using a name which is more typically the opposite gender kind of name. Your son may not like to be known with the girly names like Aaheli, Daksha, or Arundhati

· For a girl, you can choose a historical name. Historical names for boys are obsolete in recent times. Of course, you can use names of neutral gender.

· Make sure whether the name of your child fits well for any age group. What fits a baby or young child may not fit an older individual. Your child will never like to be known as “Coco” as his hood name when he or she will be in college.

· Choose a name that sounds perfectly well with your last name. You may want to avoid using a name whose last letter is the same as the first letter in your last name. In that case, you can try out some unique names from any book or internet.

· What kind of name do you prefer- a traditional, popular, or unique name. Now conceive carefully, whether you want your child’s name to stand out or be conventional and classy, that could stand the test of time, or make a meaningful statement.

· If you prefer gibing your child an ethnic name, choose a name that fits perfectly well in modern times and at the same time sets your child apart from the lot.

· If your prefer giving names that is inspired by your beliefs, choose it carefully. By naming your child, you can affirm your religious beliefs as well as your hopes for the child. But in such cases, the names do no suit when the child grows up. Therefore, pick the name carefully so that it sounds suitable in modern times as well.