18
Dec
10 Baby Names Inspired By the different names of the Holy River Ganga
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G S Sachin
Introduction
The river Ganga is not only a physical waterway but a living symbol in Hindu culture: a source of stories, ritual, and man...
18
Dec
10 Baby Names for Boys that mean ‘Fearless’ (Abhaya), inspired by the Gods
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Introduction — the idea of Abhaya (fearlessness)
Abhaya — literally “fearless” in Sanskrit — is a quality celebrated across Hindu trad...
17
Dec
10 Unique Baby Names from the stories of the Puranas
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Introduction
The Puranas — a broad genre of Sanskrit texts that record cosmogony, genealogies, legends and moral tales — are a rich sou...
17
Dec
7 Baby Girl Names that mean ‘Devotion’ (Bhakti)
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Bhakti and naming: a short note
Bhakti — devotion, loving surrender to the divine — is a central concept across many Hindu traditions. ...
17
Dec
10 Baby Names from the Ganesha Sahasranama (Thousand Names)
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Introduction
The Ganesha Sahasranama — literally the “thousand names” of Ganesha — appears in Puranic and tantric traditions (notably ...
17
Dec
10 Baby Names for Boys and Girls inspired by the concept of ‘Maya’
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Intro — what *māyā* means and why it inspires names
Māyā is a layered Sanskrit term often glossed as “illusion,” “creative power” or “t...
17
Dec
10 Baby Boy Names meaning ‘The Supreme Soul’ (Paramatma)
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Names that evoke the “Supreme Soul” (Paramātman) — overview
In Hindu thought the phrase paramātman — “the supreme Self” or “supreme so...
17
Dec
10 Short and Sweet Baby Names for Girls inspired by Sita’s virtues
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Introduction: Sītā’s virtues as name inspiration
Sītā is a central figure in the Rāmāyaṇa tradition, celebrated across Valmiki’s epic a...
16
Dec
Gen-Z Baby Names That Are Synonyms for Goddess Lakshmi
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Naming with Lakshmi in mind: why it matters for Gen‑Z parents
Choosing a baby name that echoes Goddess Lakshmi — the classical Hindu g...
16
Dec
10 Baby Names inspired by the sacred sound ‘Om’
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Why names from "Om" matter
Om (also written Aum) is the primal syllable or bīja — "seed" sound — that features across Hindu philosophy,...