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Help with Hindu -ish boys names for DC2

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newtonupontheheath · 09/05/2012 15:22

DP is hindu and I am not. Not usually a problem, however DP would like dc2 to have a Hindu name. If only we could agree on one Grin

We need a boys name for DC2 that is either Hindu in origin, or is Hindu but not so much so, if that makes sense. It's a difficult balance that we achieved with DS but at that time we only had 1 boys name we could agree on. My current preferences are Issac and Noah, but they're being completely vetoed by DP who is failing to come up with anything better!

To complicate matters, we have a lovely long surname which is a bugger to spell and pronounce Grin (but putting it on here would really out me!)

Fingers crossed we have a girl, as we have loads of pretty Hindu girls names Grin

Any ideas?!

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marsiay · 17/05/2012 11:19

Rohan
Krishna
Jagdeep
Ramesh

I searched all these names from here

www.babynology.com/hindu_babynames.html

ThatGhastlyWoman · 17/05/2012 06:20

Sorry for the resurrection- but just came across the name 'Dhani'. Had to add it!

zenoushka · 14/05/2012 18:00

Rohan

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newtonupontheheath · 12/05/2012 22:02

Dinky I've added Nikhil to our list too Smile

Theas Thanks, will bear that in mind (although surname is unusual enough tbh!) Grin

DP actually agrees with me on Indra Grin Grin Grin

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dinkystinkyandveryverybored · 11/05/2012 22:28

My boys have Kiran and Nikhil as their middle names (am hindu, DP is not) - they are lovely names. Other ones in the running were Milan (which I loved, DH wasnt so keen), Jai, Ravi, Romit, Dev and Rohan

Nantucketofthenorth · 11/05/2012 22:25

Top faves,
Krishnan
Sachin
Ishan
Kiran

Good luck :-)

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newtonupontheheath · 11/05/2012 10:13

Sid Grin

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Theas18 · 11/05/2012 08:41

Idris? Eshaan ?

Most indian/ white kids that I now ( via ds boys school) seem to be Kiran or khamran s.

Ds does joke that his mate Idris is so named because his parents wanted him to play rugby for Wales ! ( yes we know is a legit Muslim name with a string history)

Minnieheehee · 11/05/2012 08:02

How about Siddarth- shortened to Sid?

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newtonupontheheath · 11/05/2012 06:49

Thanks Moti I get that... I am Christian so the problem is I only know the Hindu names of people I know. And I don't fancy naming my potential ds after a relative!!

Luckily, I have some awesome suggestions here.....

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Moti · 10/05/2012 21:50

You like Issac and Noah, they are very Christian or Muslim (Ishaq and Nuh). Hindu names are on a completely different vibe.

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newtonupontheheath · 10/05/2012 21:12

Ha ha Bubble yes his parents are Mauritian.... he is lovely, but my friend has met him (through work) and he is really short apparently! He made someone he was interviewing stand on the road, and he stood up on the pavement to make himself look taller! Think he's a Ravi....

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NannyR · 10/05/2012 20:58

I love the names Arjun, Nikhil, Sachin and Sunil.

Bubblebell1 · 10/05/2012 20:09

Newton I bet they do. They have a really close community. Its lovely. Grin

What about that handsome fella from crimewatch. Rav? What's his full name? He has a Mauritian parent too!
He is so so gorgeous! Blush

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newtonupontheheath · 10/05/2012 19:31

Oooo I'm loving all these names!

zxcv I like Kamran, suggested it to DP last time who told me it was Islamic...I'm going to investigate though because I like Kam as a nn.

Bubble my DP is Mauritian....I bet his mum and your Aunty know each other (it would be a pretty safe bet in my experience!!)

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sashh · 10/05/2012 11:51

Rickesh - shortened to Rick or Ricky for every day

Bubblebell1 · 10/05/2012 10:11

Hi Newton [waves]

I love Hindu names. My uncle is married to a Mauritian lady and they are Hindu.

My cousins name is krisna.
They have 3 kids and only 1 has a Hindu name the rest have English names.

I like mahad, arleem Sanjeev. There has been some lovely names suggested on this thread though, your right. It's soo easy to find pretty girl names. good luck Grin

zxcv123 · 10/05/2012 09:31

Kamran (pronounced like Cameron)

Emmiedarling · 09/05/2012 22:02

Rishi is awesome...

umiaisha · 09/05/2012 21:24

Rayan?

I love Indra too, I have an Indy so am a bit biased :-)

cheeseandpineapple · 09/05/2012 21:19

Indra is lovely. I like Rishi too, gets shortened to Rish.

Agree loads of pretty female Indian/Hindi names, boys ones more tricky!

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newtonupontheheath · 09/05/2012 20:17

Stellan My DP's is on your list Wink

Wine Ashwin was one we agreed on then we discovered a long lost relative (with the same surname) lived across town from us with that name. We're now really friendly with them and it would mean DS would have exactly the same very unusual name Grin I don't think I could do it.

Thank you so much for the suggestions... I like Indra A LOT!

Our DS is called Archi so many of these would actually fit... I like names that "go" with each other.

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Stellan · 09/05/2012 19:42

Hari
Indra - Indy is a sweet nickname
Ravi
Neel - apparently it means 'sapphire blue', which makes it much more exotic than Neil!
Sai
Rohan
Vikram
Kiran
Vijay

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