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The ancient Sanskrit texts provide numerous and divergent guidelines to the parents for choosing names. [2] A boy's name by ancient conventions is typically of two or four syllables, starting with a sonant, a semivowel in the middle, and ending in a visarga.
The name Amarakosha derives from the Sanskrit words amara ("immortal") and kosha ("treasure, casket, pail, collection, dictionary"). According to Arthur Berriedale Keith, this is one of the oldest extant Sanskrit lexicons (kosha). [1] According to Keith, Amarasiṃha, who possibly flourished in the 6th century, " knew the Mahāyāna and used ...
The name Mahesh (/mahe-sh/) is a short version of a name of Sanskrit origin, Maheswara or Umamaheswara, meaning "great ruler" (Mahaa + Ishwar). It is a popular name for Hindu boys as it is one of the names of the Hindu deity Shiva. People with the name include:
Rohit (Devanagri: रोहित), pronounced [ˈroːɦɪt̪]) is a given name, typically male, [1] used among Indian people. It is also used in some parts of Nepal. It is mostly used by Jains, Hindus, and Sikhs. The word rohit signifies the color red. It is derived from Sanskrit, meaning 'the first rays of the sun'. The early morning sunlight ...
Kiran (Devanagari: किरण) is a Nepali or Indian given name. It originates in the Sanskrit word kiraṇa, [1] meaning "ray" or "ray of light" or "beam of light". [2] Other names that sound like Kiran are Kira, Kirwan, Ciaran, Keiran and Kieran. Notable people with the name include: Kiran Abbavaram (born 1992), Indian actor
Roh is also a Gaelic boy name, with roots from the Irish word 'rough'. It was a popular given name in the early Dark Ages , alluding to the fighting and rebellious nature of the Irish people. Germanic
Naming a boy Yashaswi generally means wishing him to be victorious or glorious or famous or successful. It is not gender neutral. People with the name are mainly Hindu. The name Yashaswi belongs to Rashi Vrushik (Scorpio) and Nakshatra. It is common in Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh as well as other states occupied by Hindu population.
The Sanskrit word -krama is a root word meaning "step or stride", so the name Vikrama can be understood to mean Vishnu's stride in itself, or as a name which reflects the qualities of Vishnu's stride. In Vedic scripture, Vishnu's stride is said to be over the Earth, the Sky, and the all-pervading omnipresent essence of the Universe.