Opinions on Indian names?

Special*K*

Our little guy will have an Indian name, but we've always struggled with boy names. Our 3 year old DS is Kiran. I'm set on Avi (UH-vee) for #2, but DH thinks that it should be short for a more "formal" name. I really dislike Avinash, which is the natural choice. What do you think of these:

Naveen - we'd still use Avi

Anand (AH-nund)

Kavi (KUH-vee)

Nayan (rhymes with Ryan)

Just FYI, I'm also stuck on Avi because it flows with our names. Mine means sky in Hindi, DH's means moon, DS's means ray of light, and Avi means sun.

 Any other suggestions? I don't like/won't use any form of Raj, Ajay, Vijay, Rohit, Rohan, Sumit, Amit, Ravi

lovinfall

I really like Naveen and Anand.

OctoberCAPA

I love Kiran! 

Naveen and Anand are my favorite of your choices listed, but I agree that you could just use Avi on its own.  

Other male Indian names I've liked:

Nishant (we always called him Nish)

Amar

Ashish

(I don't know if those are particular to a certain region, etc--sorry if they're not helpful!)

Special*K*

OctoberCAPA:

I love Kiran! 

Naveen and Anand are my favorite of your choices listed, but I agree that you could just use Avi on its own.  

Other male Indian names I've liked:

Nishant (we always called him Nish)

Amar

Ashish

(I don't know if those are particular to a certain region, etc--sorry if they're not helpful!)

 Thanks...DH's name is Nisheeth (Nishu for short) as is DS's mn. So, while I think Nishant is a nice it's a bit too close!

seniah_05

I like Avi as a stand alone but of your choices I like Naveen and Kavi.

But I think if you are going to go with Kavi you may as well go with Avi.

Rose.9.6.03

Love Naveen and Kavi.   

 Kiran is great, too.

caeliesmom

I think Naveen or Kavi would make the most sense if you are going to call him Avi.  I personally prefer Naveen. 

TheNextWest

Rose.9.6.03:

Love Naveen and Kavi.   

 Kiran is great, too.

Same.

PunkyBooster

I like Naveen with the nn Avi.

Nayan was the only other one I glanced at and knew how to say without seeing your hints

The only other boy names I can come up with off the top of my head are Anuj, Rohan, Bhavnish, and Rishi. But I like Naveen better than all of those to be honest.

 

maple669

I agree with your husband...much more formality and mystery and choice your daughter will have when older.

Naveen sounds the best for calling her Avi I think

ValentineBB

I like Kavi quite a bit.

K2thaT

I like Anand or Nayan.

i really do like Rohan though. 

juniper19

Avi is also a Hebrew name meaning father (pronounced AH-vee).  It isn't a reason not to use it - but I'm just throwing it out there in case at some point you cross paths with someone who gets a little confused.

Special*K*

maple669:

I agree with your husband...much more formality and mystery and choice your daughter will have when older.

Naveen sounds the best for calling her Avi I think

 These are all BOYS names.

And do know that Avi is a much more common Hebrew name than Hindi name...doesn't bother me. Kiran is also much more commonly seen in the Gaelic form (Ciaran/Kieran) in the U.S...Thanks, though.

DreamsBride411

I love Naveen....

I also love the Indian name Sumitra (Soo-ME-tra) for a boy - one of my best students is Sumitra (and he's handsome!) 

anna7602

I like Naveen. And I think it won't get confused for a girl's name since it's also the name of one of the actors on the TV series LOST.

losmitty

I like Naveen/Avi best.

babydragonsister

I like them best in this order:

1. Naveen (Love nn Avi)

2. Nayan

3. Kavi

4. Anand. 

But they're all good names, can't go wrong.  I would stay away from Raj, ajay, and Amit as well, too common.