[name_m]Hi[/name_m] folks! I’ve read this forum for a little while but just now decided to finally register and post. My husband and I are currently living in Ohio but moving overseas in about a year’s time, and after that’s done with we’re going to start considering kids a little more seriously. So I don’t have a baby to name quite yet, but I’d love to hear your name opinions anyway.
I’m of European descent and my husband was born in [name_f]India[/name_f], so we would like to use a combination of names that reflects both cultures. Right now, I’m mostly thinking of [name_f]Indian[/name_f] first names with Western middles, but we could easily flip that around - not sure!
The current top ten for girls (middle would possibly be [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], an honor name):
Aarini - means “adventurous”
Apsara - means “nymph” or “celestial maiden”
[name_f]Avni[/name_f] - means “earth”
Gira - means “divine language”
Janisha - means “dispeller of ignorance”
[name_f]Mina[/name_f] - means “fish” or “jewel”
Naina - means “eyes”
[name_f]Padma[/name_f] - means “lotus”
Samata - means “equality”
Yatra - means “journey”
And for boys (middle would possibly be [name_m]Alejandro[/name_m] [or [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]], also an honor name):
Akash - means “sky”
Atman - means “soul”
[name_m]Bodhi[/name_m] - means “enlightenment”
Etash - means “luminous”
Jaival - means “life giving”
Jatan - means “nurturing”
Nihar - means “fog”
Prakash - means “light”
Prasanna - means “cheerful”
[name_m]Ravi[/name_m] - means “sun”
[name_f]Mina[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] & [name_m]Bodhi[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] is best way to bring two different cultures together, other suggestions
Yeah, we tried to pick names that, while they may not be super familiar, are at least pretty easy to pronounce and spell. Gira, for example, rhymes with names like [name_f]Kira[/name_f] and [name_f]Mira[/name_f] that might be more culturally universal. I’m not one to shy away from an offbeat name, though. Thanks for the suggestions, I like several of them. [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and Amrita are already in use by other family members or they’d be on the list.
I especially like [name_f]Avni[/name_f], [name_f]Padma[/name_f] and Yatra for girls and Akash, Etash, Nihar and especially [name_m]Ravi[/name_m] for boys. And I really love [name_f]Priya[/name_f], [name_f]Anoushka[/name_f], [name_m]Vivaan[/name_m] and [name_u]Jay[/name_u]/[name_u]Jai[/name_u] from the suggestions so far.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] Akash, [name_m]Ravi[/name_m], [name_f]Mina[/name_f], and Naina from your list (Naina makes me think of, like, every 2000s Bollywood heroine who wasn’t named [name_f]Anjali[/name_f], lol. It’s so pretty!)
More ideas of things English speakers can pronounce easily:
[name_u]Neel[/name_u]/[name_f]Neela[/name_f], Ashwin, Megha, Radha/Radhika, Mallika, [name_m]Arjun[/name_m], [name_m]Kiran[/name_m], [name_m]Dev[/name_m], [name_f]Kala[/name_f], Divya, [name_f]Isha[/name_f], [name_f]Nisha[/name_f], [name_m]Veer[/name_m]/[name_f]Veera[/name_f], any of the [name_f]Maya[/name_f]/[name_f]Daya[/name_f]/[name_f]Jaya[/name_f] names
