Help with Indian baby names? Search engines suck!

velveena · September 2011

My many variations of searches for Indian & American baby names yield mostly... hmm... you guessed it! American-Indian baby names! Some suggested searching for Indian English names which helped a little. The Indian baby name sites are not really helpful as they tend to be inconveniently arranged and I'm trying to find specifically crossover names.

I know there are a lot of names that are both Indian and American (or similar), but I know mostly girl ones. For boys, all I came up with: Kieran (Kiran), Shawn (Shan), Neil, Nathan, Dave (Dev), Devon (Deven), Aron (Arun).

That's about my whole list right now. I'm partial to the first 2 as DH is Irish, but he wasn't so thrilled.

Any suggestions on how to find some more?

kellyrn9956 · September 2011

My BIL is adopted from India, and his wife is from India. Their two boys are Armaan and Ajay. Not really "American" too, but I like their names.

alohamora · September 2011

Have you tried Behind the Name?

My personal favorite Indian girl and boy names are Asha and Naveen.

ObLaDi · September 2011

I know a couple with an Indian wife and Irish husband--their son's name is Kiran. I think it is such an awesome merging of cultures, and an adorable name to boot.

Too bad your husband doesn't like it :-(

vilaro · September 2011

I really like Nikhil (Nick-EEL) for a boy, nickname would be Nik.

For a girl, I love Sarina or Safia.

AlleyCatNH · September 2011

I went to school with a boy named Teja. That name always stuck out to me because he was such a nice guy, and it rolls right off the tongue.

AlleyCatNH · September 2011

AlleyCatNH:
I went to school with a boy named Teja. That name always stuck out to me because he was such a nice guy, and it rolls right off the tongue.

I should say that you pronounce the J softly, it's not a "y" sound.

globetrotting7 · September 2011

My husband is Indian, but he hates every name on this planet. I'm Polish and I like: Sivani, Malvika, Kartik, Divya, Vishal, Asha, Anoushka, Tanvi, Ajay, Karnik (our boy's name). I agree, Indian names are very tough, good luck.

jlsimon56 · September 2011

My friend's son is Kushaal. I love it! His mn is Nathan.

sagoon · September 2011

I went to high school with a Jyoti who everyone pronounced Jodi and a Siddhartha who went by Sid.

velveena · September 2011

Thanks everyone! Keep them coming if you think of any more

Enchanted616 · September 2011

My cousin married an Indian man named Krishna, and their son is named Neelan, and daughters are Nala and Nasha.

bwralc · September 2011

I worked with a guy named Anup (A-new-p). I know it's not a cross over name bit he once told me his mother named him that because it meant "Unique". He was a great guy and his name was easy to remember and easy to spell.

MarxieVonTrapp · September 2011

I went to high school with two Indian girls named Shilpa. I think it's a gorgeous name.

As for Indian boys, I know Tejas and Rohan and Naveen.

526SadieSadie · September 2011

I'm thinking of actors/characters from Bollywood movies-

Girls:

Simran

Jaya

Lalita

Anjali

Kajol

Chutki (I believe this is a nickname)

Boys:

Raj

Rahul

Nikhil

Shahrukh

kerribear1717 · September 2011

I know a Kiran, Asha, and Upihara (I think that's how she spells it) - all girls.

cgwell02 · September 2011

Priya is my absolute favorite Indian name. for a girl. Beautiful!

BethPSU · September 2011

I have Indian friends with the following names:

Anoop

Samir/ Sumir- female version is Samira I think

Mithun

Arjuna (pronounced Ar- WHO-nah)

ObLaDi · September 2011

sagoon:
I went to high school with a Siddhartha who went by Sid.

I know one of those too. I was struck by how much I liked it when I met him.

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