Baby names by origin

Jun 20, 2012 7:00 AM by
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Jacob remains the top baby boy name in America. Find out what else is popular in the U.S. and around the world.

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Popular Indian baby names for boys and girls

Many Indian names are based on the Hindu religion and are Sanskrit in origin. Others are adopted from various national origins and still others come from everyday words and suffixes.

Top Indian baby names for girls

Aditi – an Indian name, means Free in Hindi, Sanskrit

Ahalya – an Indian baby name, means Night

Ananya – an Indian baby name, means One-of-a-kind, unique

Anika – an Indian baby name with Dutch roots, means Grace

Damayanti – an Indian baby name, means Princess

Jayanti – an Indian baby name, means Victory

Kailasa – an Indian name, means Silver mountain

Rana – an Indian baby name, means Behold

Riya – an Indian baby name, means Singer in Sanskrit

Sara – an Indian name, means Pure or Happy

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Top Indian baby names for boys

Aja – an Indian baby name, means Goat

Asad – an Indian baby name, means Fortunate or Lion

Isha – an Indian baby name, means Master, Lord in Sanskrit

Kali – an Indian name, means Black

Krishna – an Indian baby name, means Black, Dark in Sanskrit

Neelam – an Indian baby name, means Sapphire or Blue in Sanskrit

Om – an Indian baby name, a sacred Sanskrit syllable represents the range of sounds the human voice can make

Rajnish – an Indian baby name, means King of the gods

Ravi – an Indian and Hindi baby name, means Sun

Vrishni – an Indian baby name, means Manly

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Carlie June 22, 2012 | 7:31 AM

I wish American's would stick to "traditional" baby names like other countries do. The names from Italy and India are BEAUTIFUL!

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