Indian middle names are appendages of the first names & sometimes also used as last names. Indian Middle names are rarely used amongst the present Indian generation.
Some common Indian names ( Middle names) :
Male names – Indian :
-anna , commonly used in Karnataka state.
-appa used in Karnataka.
-babu , means gentleman
-bakhsh , means ‘given by’ eg. Ram-bakhsh: given as a blessing by Lord Rama.
-bhai brother (Gujarati) implying older brother
-bharose see -sahay
-chandra, means bright as the moon
-dasa servant of {Ex: Ram-das: servant of Lord Ram}
-datta given by {Ex: Deva-datta: given as a blessing by God}
-dev, means lord
-dhar bearing {Ex: Shri-dhar: bearing goddess Shri}
-gupta popularized by Gupta kings, used by Vaishyas
-indra chief of the gods {Ex: Narendra: Indra of men, i.e. king)
-ish (-esh) lord {Ex: Naresh: lord of men, i.e. king)
-ishwar see -ish
-ji sir (origin unclear)
-krishna Krishna
-kumar young man {Ex: Ashok Kumar, he too was young once}
-lal young gentleman. The son-in-law is sometimes called “lala”.
-mal strong man. Used by kings in the past, it has been popular in Rajsthan until recently.
-mall see
-mal
-mitra meaning Sun. It is related with the worship of Indo-Iranian Mithra.
-naga meaning dweller of mountains/forests. Not uncommon in ancient India.
-nand meaning one who pleases (i.e. a son)
-nandi meaning one who pleases -narayan Vishnu
-nath meaning Lord of {Ex:Shri-nath: lord of goddess Shri i.e. Vishnu}
-pati Lord of
-prakash meaning Light of eg Ved-prakash: light of vedas
-prasad meaning Given as a blessing by eg: Ram – prasad
-pratap meaning The glory of
-rai another from of -raj
-raj meaning king eg: Prathvi-raj: king of earth
-ram Ram
-raman meaning one who is delighted by i.e. husband example: Venkat-raman: husband of Lakshmi
-rao a from of -raj
-sa a form of -sah
-sah meaning gentleman .from Sanskrit Sadhu.
-sahaya Who is protected by eg: Ram-sahaya}
-sen commander of the army
-sha a form of -sah
-shah a form of -sah
-singh lion
-sukh who is given pleasure by Example Nain-sukh: who has the pleasure of eye-sight
-swami lord, lord of
Female Indian names ( middle names ):
-bai form of -vati, very popular in the past generation
-ben sister (Gujarati) implying elder sister
-de sort of devi (old)
-devi goddess
-kanvar form of -kumari
kumari meaning young woman
-lata creeper example : Pushpa-lata: a flowering creeper
-mati form of -vati
-prabha the light of example Mani-prabha: the light of gems
-shri Lakshmi
-vati with example Vidya-vati: who has learning
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