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Popular Hindu Baby Names

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Hindu baby names or the Indian baby names are mostly after Hindu deities, spiritual names, names from Sanskrit words, names of flowers etc. As India is a vast country with a varied cultural heritage and whatever is in the Northern part is uncommon to the Southern part of this blessed country. Similar thing is with the naming thing.

Different people from different areas of India have different popular names for their babies. Here I have tried to bring a list of such baby names which are not limited to any Indian territory.

First I will mention boy baby names and their meanings,

1)Ram: This name is what every Indian mother wants to give to her child. Its actually the name of Hindu deity Lord Ram, who was brave and chivalrous.
2)Shankar: Another popular Hindu baby name after the name of Lord Shiva, who is one of the Hindu Trinity.
3)Mahesh: Its another name of Lord Shiva and is a popular Hindu baby name.
4)Ramesh: Ramesh is Ramadevi’s ish(husband), Lord Vishnu. He is one of the deities of the Hindu trinity.
5)Vijay ,Ajay are all meaning ‘victory’
6)Gaurav which means ‘honor’

Satish, Rahul, Ganesh, Raj are other popular Hindu baby names widely used all over India.

Now lets see the popular Hindu girl names,

1)Vaishali which mean ‘Princess of Vaishala.
2)Names after Hindu Godesses like Sita, Lakshmi, Saraswati, DUrga
3)Geeta after the Hindu sacred text ‘Bhagwad Geeta’
4)Priyanka, Priya which mean ‘delightful to look at’.
5)Names after flowers like Prajakta, Ketaki, Shalinee, Neha are also among Popular Hindu baby names.

There are many other Hindu popular baby names which a smaller article like this can describe, but I’ve tried my best to bring to you the most popular of the popular Hindu baby names.

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Popular Baby Names

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Selecting a nice name for the newborn is among the difficult decision that every parent needs to take. Some parents decide to stick to their family names still others decide to select less traditional names. Still some want some unique name for their newborn.

The most popular boy’s names in the year 2008’ are listed below with their meanings
• Aidan (means little fire)
• Braden (means from the wide valley)
• Caleb (means anger like a dog)
• Connor (one who loves wolf, Irish name)
• Dylan (which is Welsh for “son of the sea”)
• Hebrew (which means strong)
• Ethan (which means strong)
• Jacob (which means Supplanted)
• Jaden (a part of the crow family, Latin name)
• Kaden (which means fighter)
• Noah (which means peace)
But for the parents who like to give their baby boy a more customary and traditional name. Here is another list of popular baby names for them
• Michael ( The one who likes God)
• John (means God is polite)
• Stephen (means crown, it’s a Greek name)
• Mark (warlike, Latin name)
• Richard (courageous leader, English name),
• William (tough fighter, English name)
• Matthew (reward of God, English name)
• Robert (dazzling fame, English name).

If the couple is expecting a girl the popular baby names of the year 2008’ includes
• Abigail (means “joy of the father” a Hebrew name)
• Ava (like a bird).
• Cailyn (mean “pure” American name)
• Caitlyn (mean “pure” American name)
• Chloe (means “blooming” a Greek name)
• Emma (means “universal” a Latin name)
• English Madeline (Woman of Magdala, British name)
• Irish Brianna (high noble, British name).
• Isabella, (which means “God is my oath” an Italian name)
• Olivia (elf soldiers, British name)

If somebody is interested in some traditional names for their newborn girl, here is a list for them to make a choice
• Mary (sea of unpleasantness, Hebrew in origin)
• Elizabeth (God is my promise, Hebrew in origin)
• Grace (elegance of God, Latin name)
• Victoria (conqueror, Latin name)
• Catherine (pure, Greek name)
• Melissa (bee, Greek name).
• Margaret (means pearl, English name)
• Nicole (success of the people, French in its origin)

Today parents have a wide variety of the names and they have the liberty to select the name about anything they want. There are many websites and books to help them out for this.

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Top Ten Baby Names 2009

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Baby naming trends change from year to year, as census groups determine the popularity of names that have been used the past year. Experts use this information to determine the top and most popular baby names of the following year based on trends from the last. Usually these lists consist of a top ten, top twenty and top one-hundred names and can be found in a variety of places – from the internet to baby naming books.

Here is a list of the top ten baby names for girls in 2009:

Ella
Grace
Emma
Elizabeth
Lorelei
Riley
Rory
Isabella
Chloe
Anna

Here is a list of the top ten baby names for boys in 2009:

Aiden
Jayden
Dylan
James
Gavin
Benjamin
Caleb
Nathan
Jack
Andrew

Baby naming trends change from year to year as parents make the transition from traditional names, to modern names to names that have been derived from different backgrounds and ethnic traditions.

These popular top baby names lists change from year to year. It is important to remember that if you choose a name from the top ten lists it is not going to be a unique name. Unique names are not often found on the top ten lists, and you can be guaranteed that when you bring your child to day care, pre-school or kindergarten there is more than likely going to be a child that has that same name. Using the top ten lists, the parents can choose a popular name that can be matched easily with others on the list.

Taking part in forums can assist the new parents in choosing a name that suits the child, as well as matching the first name with a middle name, or even two middle names. Take advantage of all tools available when finding a unique or popular name for the child that you are naming.