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Help with Indian baby boy names?

7 replies

micchon · 06/08/2026 13:45

My husband and I are Indian but live in the US and just found out we're having a boy as our second! We were much more prepared for girl names and I have been extremely picky as we try to pick out a name 🙈 My top choices now are:

Ayan
Nayan
Reyan

Does anyone have thoughts/preferences? Would love any insight!!!

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FunnyOrca · 06/08/2026 14:24

I think this will be tricky for uk-based mumsnetters to weigh in on as the variety in “a” sounds between Indian, British and American accents is wild.

Where I live in the UK, these three names get torn to shreds because people can’t cope with the -an ending not being a schwa sound.

Have you tried out getting local people to say the name? (I don’t mean read, I just mean pronounce) Just to see if you like how you will often hear it said in the local accent?

I think all three names are lovely. I would rate:

Nayan
Ayan
Reyan (but only because I knew a particularly annoying one!)

hiyas · 06/08/2026 22:06

my DH is Indian and I'm British so I'm also looking at names from his culture. I'm finding it hard because they don't mean anything to me.

I liked Ayan best of your names but I can only guess its pronounced Eye-yan

greenbean80 · 06/08/2026 22:23

Aarian
Jovan

confused123456789 · 06/08/2026 22:23

Neel, Shaan, Rohan, Rishi, Aarav,

user1492757084 · 07/08/2026 04:12

Rohan
Arun

LovelyBitOfSquirrrel · 07/08/2026 04:46

Jai
Ravi
Rivaan
Arun
Kiran
Kavi
Neel
Kiran
Dev
Sunny
Rian
Kian
Sam
Kyro
Kane

I am Indian and my husband is English, my sons names are in there too.

FishBish · 07/08/2026 05:46

greenbean80 · 06/08/2026 22:23

Aarian
Jovan

I'd advise against Aarian...too similar to Aryan, and all the associated dodgy implications....

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