Anonymous
Post 12/12/2013 16:42     Subject: Indian boy names
Anshul
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2013 16:38     Subject: Indian boy names
I really like Arjun/Arjuna and Ruhan.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2013 16:37     Subject: Indian boy names
I really like Naveen
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2013 16:26     Subject: Indian boy names
Neil
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2013 13:45     Subject: Indian boy names
Anonymous wrote:The problem with Navin is that people will never know... Is it "Na-VEEn" or "NAH-vin" etc. I like the names Arjun, Arjaan, Roshan, Akash.


So spell it "Naveen." That's how I see it spelled most times anyway.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2013 13:37     Subject: Indian boy names
Here are some simple, straightforward ones as well, which are both easy for non-Indians to pronounce but also great as Indian names:

Rishi
Jai
Prasad
Varun
Abhinav
Kartik/Karthik
Vinay (not Vijay, Vinay)
Karan (not Kiran, Karan)
Dinesh
Manav
Vinod
Mohan

Anonymous
Post 09/24/2013 11:00     Subject: Indian boy names
Mehul
Avi
Mukul
Gautum
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2013 10:13     Subject: Indian boy names
OP, I love Kiran and Rohan (and Dev). When I hear the name Milan, I think more Eastern European than Indian, but I still like the name.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2013 09:59     Subject: Indian boy names
Kiran is like Kamal - it's a unisex name.

And Anil is usually pronounced 'uh-neel'.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2013 09:59     Subject: Indian boy names
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We named our daughter Kiran and you'd be surprised how many times people mispronounce it! Ki-ran (long I, sounds like a species of dinosaur or something). Lol. Doesn't bother me but my point is you won't completely eliminate mispronunciation ever, the best you can do is try to bring it down to a level that's acceptable to you.


Why did you give your daughter a boys name?


I thought that Kiran was also a girls' name?


Yes it is a girls name as well.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2013 09:57     Subject: Indian boy names
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We named our daughter Kiran and you'd be surprised how many times people mispronounce it! Ki-ran (long I, sounds like a species of dinosaur or something). Lol. Doesn't bother me but my point is you won't completely eliminate mispronunciation ever, the best you can do is try to bring it down to a level that's acceptable to you.


Why did you give your daughter a boys name?


I thought that Kiran was also a girls' name?
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2013 09:45     Subject: Indian boy names
Anonymous wrote:We named our daughter Kiran and you'd be surprised how many times people mispronounce it! Ki-ran (long I, sounds like a species of dinosaur or something). Lol. Doesn't bother me but my point is you won't completely eliminate mispronunciation ever, the best you can do is try to bring it down to a level that's acceptable to you.


Why did you give your daughter a boys name?
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2013 00:38     Subject: Re:Indian boy names
I second Kiran. Everyone can pronounce it.

If you name your kid Anil, you can always spell it "Aneel"

Whatever you do, don't make up a name. That seems to be the Indian/South Asian trend these days. Everyone wants to make up a "new" name so their kid is different and special. (ex: Aiden, Bayden, Cayden, Jayden, etc.) There are so many good names out there!


Do people pronounce it that way? In our family it rhymes with "funnel." Which non-Indians will never get. (Same with Ajay (UH-jay), Amir (Ummer), Ashok, etc.)

Anonymous
Post 09/23/2013 17:54     Subject: Re:Indian boy names
Rohan is a great name!
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2013 14:24     Subject: Indian boy names
Rohan is my favorite. Although people will call him Ro-han. Think of the ending, han sounding like hand without the d. Also, I'm not a fan of Lord of the Rings, but apparently there's a land of Rohan mentioned.

It's a great name though- people will mess up just about any name that isn't Mary, or John, etc. go with what you like!