Indian boy names

MD12314

DH is Indian, and we are looking for an Indian boy name that is at least two syllables; is fairly clear to say phonetically; and not extremely common (ex. Nikhil)

One we are considering is  Ijay  (prounced eee-jay, (can anyone confirm that is the correct pronunciation?) ....I know some may see it as Eye-jay, but I figure once they are told the first time its easy to remember).  

Was also looking at Kavi,  because I like how 'Kah-vee', sounds,  but I believe the correct pronunciation is Kuh-vee?   

Thoughts?

Other suggestions welcome,  names that have been vetoed because they are already in the family, etc  (Anil, Dev/Deven, Jaidev, Kieran, Vikram)

 

sharksfan

Akhil
Ronith
Samay

CowgirlK39

I had a friend named Gurtaj. We all called him Taj for short and it really fit him. I also knew a guy names Ashkar but he usually went by his middle name, Patrick.

emmy236

Not an Indian name buff but I work with our off shore team in Mumbai so I know a few names. Ones that I can pronounce off the bat are Arvind, Wajeeh, Senthil, Venkat, Akshaj, Puneet. No idea the popularity of them though. I really like Kavi though.

4N6s

I'd google Indian names!

Spin313

My friend's son is Kavin, and they sometimes call him Kavi as a NN.

Other names at DS's school:
Prasham
Prashant
Aayush
Maitreya
Vikram
Kinjal
Namik
Aasif
Naveen
Saqib

DIY7

Kavi was on our list too, I'm a fan of the name. Other suggestions: Adam, Milan, Karthik.

zebrapanther1311

My neighbors name is Bhavin and his nephew is named Shashank nn shank. They are both from India.

The names are pronounced Bah-veen and like it's spelled, Shah-shank

loopybaby

Arjun

queenbone

I know a little Kavi; his brother is Sachin.

Also I had a little Siddarth in Sunday school today.

SaltyDonut

I like Ijay! My DH is also Indian and it was a fight to find an Indian name he liked (he has 2 other kids and neither have Indian names). But in the end we agreed that Naveen was the best name for our DS.  I thought it was easy enough for my family to pronounce as we are Spanish speaking but apparently not... we get a good laugh listening to my older family members trying to pronounce DS' name. 

erindahlin

My Sils husband is Indian and they have a little boy named Jaspin. They decided to not go with the full name Jaspinder and Jaspin was a great compromise. My BIL has 3 brothers and I really like their names too. Shashin (told to pronouce like Sha-sheen), Sheylan, and Deven (short for Devenesh).

BlackNYellow

Here are some Indian boy names that i am familiar with (friends and medical colleagues)

Hardeep
Kartick
Suresh
Babu
Kayvan
Srinivas (probably doesn't meet your easy to pronounce wish)

CoozieInMyPurse

I would suggest Shaan (pronounced Shawn) or Mithun. I like Karthik as well.

LNic5

I know of two people named Sandeep (a lighted lamp) and Ravinder

Some others (I'm not extremely familiar with Indian names either but do have multiple Indian friends)

I do like Kavi (wise man/poet)
Pitar
Raji
Ravi-means sun
Rishi-means sage/ray of light
Sanjiv-means love/life
Sahen
Shiva
Amal- means pure
Arav- means peaceful
Dhaval
Farhad-means happiness
Iqbal-means desire
Jalil-means revered
Kareem-means kind
Naveen-means new
Sudhi- means scholar

MD12314

Thanks for all of the responses. @DIY7‌ @queenbone‌ @Spin313‌ since you all know Kavin/Kavi s curious to know how they pronounce it?

ramoseecology

Asif (ah-sif), and Ayush (ay-oosh).

Spin313

MD12314 said:

Thanks for all of the responses.
@DIY7‌ @queenbone‌ @Spin313‌ since you all know Kavin/Kavi s curious to know how they pronounce it?

Kah-vin

queenbone

MD12314 said:

Thanks for all of the responses. @DIY7‌ @queenbone‌ @Spin313‌ since you all know Kavin/Kavi s curious to know how they pronounce it?

My friend tells people it rhymes with lovey. Kuh-vee