There is a stark difference in Indian names and the names you come across the world over. Infact every country has names peculiar only to that country. Give your name and people can tell where you belong.
An Indian name sometimes is so distinct that one can tell which caste and tradition he or she follows. This is because of the practices used in ancient India that are still being followed. If you notice you will observe that the earlier generation had names that were long and very custom oriented.
As the country is god-fearing most of the names evolve from gods or goddesses. Shiva has numerous names that pertain to him. Similarly Ganesha has a huge devotee following that adores him in different names.
No doubt you get Indian boy’s names like Amitesh that means infinite god. Akhilesh that means god of the universe. Anantram means eternal god. Anil is the god of wind, Anshuman and Arun mean the sun god, Chandrahas means the bow of Shiva, Chandrashekhar is another name for Shiva, Chandresh means lord of the moon.
Similarly Indian girl names evolve from goddesses like Laxmi or Bhaygyalakshmi which mean wealth, Parvati or Bhavani, Saraswati or Bharati, all names of goddesses.
Indian child names in the Hindu religion have profound meaning but the younger generation is not that rigid with traditional nomenclatures. They look forward to smaller names that can be easily pronounced rather than some name that looks like it has just come out from the 16th century.
But the tradition of the naming ceremony is kept well within the rules. It is one of the biggest and most auspicious occasion. Infact the occasion is so big that when the mother is pregnant in her 7th month they have a baby shower, where the mother is blessed to have a healthy baby. And so when the baby is born its naming ceremony holds the highest importance.
After all it is believed that the name of the baby will have a strong influence on the child so it has to have positive energy which will ultimately rub off on the child.
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