Indian Boy Names

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Akhil
Amar
Arjun
Dev
Idris
Indraneel
Kabir
Kamal
Kavi
Kiran
Milan
Navin
Nikhil
Pavan
Rajiv
Rohan
Samar
Sanjiv
Vijay


A lot of these are older names - like people who are 35-50 years old now.

Not the person who posted this, but I don't think this is true. I know kids under the age of 5 with most of these names.

Oddly enough, these came from a list of Indian baby names created in the UK--what is considered old-fashioned can vary. Also, I know a toddler named Kiran. And I don't care how old Idris Elba is, that name says "hot, hot, hot" to me.

[Anonymous]

Why does it matter that some of these are "older" names? I didn't know names expire!

[Anonymous]

I like the name Nilay

pronounced (knee-lay)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So, I think the difference is that those of raised here in the US know the older names because those are the names we've grown up hearing (Rajiv is like Michael/Matthew), but we are not as aware of the newer names in India. I had only heard of maybe 2 or 3 of the names on the 2013 list: http://www.babycenter.in/l25008325/top-10-indian-boy-names-of-2013#/0

OP - that's a good source of names, I actually really like some of them.

PP, there's nothing wrong with the name Michael or Matthew. They're classics as is Rajiv. (You really sound like an insufferable know-it-all.)

Really? I was just trying to be helpful, I never said there was anything WRONG with those names, just that they are older names. You sound like an insufferable defensive bitch, so I guess we're even.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tejal

Is a girl's name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like the name Nilay

pronounced (knee-lay)

I know two, pronounced knee-lie

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like the name Nilay

pronounced (knee-lay)

I know two, pronounced knee-lie

Sorry lie like lie in bed. Or lye.

[Anonymous]

Sohan
Sahil
Shaan
Rohan
Raj
Ayan
Nikhil
Jay

[Anonymous]

Please not Rohan! It's a nice name but I think at least 50% of Indian boys (under 10 yrs old) among my friends and family are named this.

Also, Raj is not a name. It's a nickname for any number of names like Rajesh, Rajan, Rajneesh, etc etc.

[Anonymous]

I like Sahil that PP suggested. That's a good name, and if you spell it Saahil, people won't' have too much trouble with it.