Indian Names and Parenting

Indian mythology has always been playing an important role in the nomenclature of a child. The Shastras talk about the various events and characters sighnifying the varied virtues of life and the names of these characters and elements are considered to be worthy and lucky. Often it is seen that a mythological name is given to a newborn, who resembles the deity or a star or the name of the forefathers. Sometimes for the sake of giving a unique and special name to the child many people opt for these mythological terms in order to give a meaningful name. Mythological names have a deeper meaning and also sounds elegant and sophisticated. There are thousands of names of various Gods and Goddesses and you can easily choose the appropriate one for your little bundle of joy. Some of them are as follows:

Suggested names for a baby girl with their meaning

1. Ambika- The mother of the universe who possesses the power of will, cognition and action.

2. Ameya- Whose greatness is immeasurable.

3. Bani- The other name of goddess Saraswati.

4. Deveshi- The ruler of all divinities.

5. Durga- The name of the goddesses who is difficult to access.

6. Gauri- The goddesses of marital bliss.

7. Jwala- The center of the rampart of fire.

8. Kalki- The tenth manifestation of Lord Vishnu who is yet to grace the Earth.

9. Poorna- The all encompassing whole.

10. Sandhya- The deity of twilight worship.

Suggested names for a baby boy with their meaning

1. Aatish- In the Hindu mythology, it means fireworks and it is also a name of Lord

2. Akhilesh- It means the master of the whole world and also the lord.

3. Bhairav- The name of Lord Shiva.

4. Brijesh- The other name of Lord Krishna.

5. Dhruv- The prince who is blessed with eternal life. Also, a constellation is named after

him as Dhruv Nakshatra.

6. Hitesh- The lord of goodness.

7. Kaustabh- The jewel of Lord Vishnu.

8. Parth or Partha- The other name of Arjun.

9. Samarjit- The name of Lord Vishnu.

10. Ved or Veda- The earliest scripture of the Hindus.

Since God and Goddesses do not have a form of their own, parents often aspire to name the child mythologically and expect the ame virtues to be present in the child. We praise them with the splendid names which are an indication of the grace that they exhibit. The holy scriptures of different religion help us to find out the different meaningful names of the various deities. The naming of the child following history and mythology happened traditionally, but lately this trend has been again initiated.

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