Baby names · Sanskrit origin

Names from the oldest written tradition

Sanskrit-origin baby names — Anaya (completely free), Mira (wonderful), Amara-adjacent stems — carry Vedic depth and excellent cross-cultural travelability. Most are short and vowel-forward.

23 Sanskrit names in our library · 12 girl, 8 boy, 3 unisex

Girl Sanskrit names

Amrita♀

immortal; the nectar of eternal life

Sanskrit

Anala♀

fire

Sanskrit

Anaya♀

completely free

Sanskrit

Aranya♀

forest, wilderness

Sanskrit

Asha♀

hope, wish, desire

Sanskrit

Ganga♀

the river Ganges, personified as a goddess

Sanskrit

Jaya♀

victory

Sanskrit

Maya♀

illusion; water

Sanskrit

Nitya♀

eternal, constant, always

Sanskrit

Parvati♀

of the mountain, daughter of the mountain

Sanskrit

Suvarna♀

gold, of a fine colour

Sanskrit

Yamini♀

night

Sanskrit

Boy Sanskrit names

Agni♂

fire, the fire god

Sanskrit

Akshay♂

imperishable, everlasting

Sanskrit

Anant♂

infinite, eternal

Sanskrit

Kailash♂

the sacred mountain Kailash

Sanskrit

Rakesh♂

lord of the full moon

Sanskrit

Sanatan♂

eternal, everlasting, ancient

Sanskrit

Singh♂

lion

Sanskrit

Vijay♂

victory, conquest

Sanskrit

Unisex Sanskrit names

Amrit✦

immortal, undying

Sanskrit

Bodhi✦

awakening, enlightenment

Sanskrit

Chandra✦

moon, moonlight

Sanskrit

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