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Names starting with Pu

पू (Pu) is the naming syllable of Hasta nakshatra, pada 1, in Kanya rashi. These are the 70 names in Kalava's list that begin with it, each with its meaning as the Sanskrit dictionary prints it.

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  1. Poonam पूनम regional

    Not a Sanskrit word; the nearest dictionary word, puṃnāmā, is a different word.

  2. Pushpa पुष्प attested

    a flower, blossom

    puṣpa · MW 639,2 · Apte 713

    Neuter in Sanskrit.

  3. Pooja पूजा attested

    honour, worship, respect, reverence, veneration

    pūjā · MW 641,1 · Apte 714

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  4. Purnima पूर्णिमा attested

    the night or day of full moon

    pūrṇimā · MW 642,3 · Apte 716

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  5. Pushpavathi पुष्पवती attested

    having flowers or decorated with flowers, flowery, blooming

    puṣpavat · MW 640,1 · Apte 714

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  6. Punyavathi पुण्यवती attested

    righteous, virtuous, honest

    puṇyavat · MW 632,2 · Apte 707

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  7. Pujitha पूजिता attested

    honoured, received or treated respectfully, worshipped, adored

    pūjita · MW 641,2 · Apte 714

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  8. Purva पूर्व attested

    being before or in front, fore, first

    pūrva · MW 643,1 · Apte 716

    Neuter in Sanskrit.

  9. Punya पुण्या attested

    holy basil

    puṇyā · MW 632,1

  10. Punya पुण्या attested

    auspicious, propitious, fair, pleasant, good, right, virtuous

    puṇya · MW 632,1 · Apte 707

  11. Punyakirti पुण्यकीर्ति attested

    bearing a good name, famous, celebrated

    puṇyakīrti · MW 632,1

  12. Pura पुरा attested

    before, formerly, of old (with na, ‘never’)

    purā · MW 634,3 · Apte 710

  13. Purani पूरणी attested

    a name of Durga; an ordinal number in the feminine gender

    pūraṇī · MW 642,1

  14. Purna पूर्णा attested

    satisfied, contented; also filled, full, filled with or full of

    pūrṇa · MW 642,1 · Apte 715

  15. Purvaja पूर्वजा attested

    born or produced before or formerly, former

    pūrvaja · MW 643,2

  16. Pushti पुष्टि attested

    (or puṣṭi, esp. ) well-nourished condition, fatness, plumpness

    puṣṭi · MW 639,1 · Apte 713

  17. Putkari पूत्कारी attested

    a name of Saraswati

    pūtkārī · MW 641,2 · Apte 715

  18. Purvi पुरवी attested

    (in music) N. of a Rāgiṇī

    puravī · MW 636,1

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name; in Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

Boys45

  1. Punam पुंनामा attested

    having a masculine name

    puṃnāman · MW 631,1

    Masculine in Sanskrit, but given mostly to girls; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  2. Puran पूरण attested

    filling, completing, satisfying causing, effecting

    pūraṇa · MW 642,1 · Apte 715

  3. Pushkar पुष्कर attested

    (in astrol.) an inauspicious Yoga; also (with Jainas) one of the 5 Bhārata

    puṣkara · MW 638,3 · Apte 713

  4. Purushothaman पुरुषोत्तमन् regional

    the Tamil/Malayalam form of puruṣottama: the best of men, an excellent or superior man

    puruṣottama · MW 637,3

  5. Purushotham पुरुषोत्तम attested

    the best of men, an excellent or superior man

    puruṣottama · MW 637,3

  6. Pooranamal पूरणामल compound

    filling, completing, satisfying causing + spotless, stainless, clean, pure, shining

    pūraṇa + amala · MW 642,1; 81,1

  7. Puneeth पुनीत attested

    cleaned, purified

    punīta · MW 640,3

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name; in Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  8. Puranasimh पुराणसिंह attested

    a name of Vishnu

    purāṇasiṃha · MW 635,1

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  9. Pulak पुलक attested

    a species of edible plant

    pulaka · MW 638,1 · Apte 712

  10. Purnachandra पूर्णचन्द्र attested

    the full moon

    pūrṇacandra · MW 642,2

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  11. Punyadev पुण्यदेव compound

    auspicious, propitious, fair, pleasant + heavenly, divine (also said of terrestrial…

    puṇya + deva · MW 632,1; 492,2

  12. Pushkaran पुष्करन् regional

    the Tamil/Malayalam form of puṣkara: a blue lotus, a lotus

    puṣkara · MW 638,3 · Apte 713

  13. Pulin पुलिन attested

    a sandbank, a small island or bank in the middle of a river

    pulina · MW 638,1 · Apte 712

  14. Pushparajan पुष्पराजन् regional

    the Tamil/Malayalam form of puṣparāja: ‘king of flowers’

    puṣparāja · MW 640,1

  15. Puthran पुत्रन् regional

    the Tamil/Malayalam form of putra: a son, child

    putra · MW 632,3 · Apte 707

  16. Pushpak पुष्पक attested

    a bracelet (esp. one of jewels); also (rarely m.) N. of the self-moving aerial car of…

    puṣpaka · MW 640,2 · Apte 714

    Neuter in Sanskrit.

  17. Pujan पूजन attested

    reverencing, honouring, worship, respect, attention

    pūjana · MW 641,1 · Apte 714

    Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  18. Pulakith पुलकित attested

    having the hair of the body erect, thrilled with joy

    pulakita · MW 638,1 · Apte 712

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  19. Pushpan पुष्पानन attested

    ‘flower faced’, N. of a Yakṣa

    puṣpānana · MW 640,1

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  20. Pudgala पुद्गल attested

    a name of Shiva; beautiful, lovely, handsome

    pudgala · MW 633,2 · Apte 708

  21. Punarvasu पुनर्वसु attested

    a name of Vishnu; (punar-), ‘restoring goods’, N. of the 5th or 7th lunar mansion

    punarvasu · MW 634,1

  22. Pundarikaksha पुण्डरीकाक्ष attested

    ‘lotus-eyed’, N. of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa

    puṇḍarīkākṣa · MW 631,3

  23. Punya पुण्य attested

    auspicious, propitious, fair, pleasant, good, right, virtuous

    puṇya · MW 632,1 · Apte 707

  24. Punyakirti पुण्यकीर्ति attested

    bearing a good name, famous, celebrated

    puṇyakīrti · MW 632,1

  25. Purari पुरारि attested

    a name of Vishnu; = purādhyakṣa: the governor of a city or fortress, prefect of police

    purāri · MW 635,3

  26. Puratana पुरातन attested

    belonging to the past, former, old, ancient (ne formerly

    purātana · MW 635,1 · Apte 710

  27. Purayita पूरयिता attested

    a name of Vishnu; one who fills or fulfils or satisfies

    pūrayitṛ · MW 642,1 · Apte 715

  28. Purna पूर्ण attested

    satisfied, contented; also filled, full, filled with or full of

    pūrṇa · MW 642,1 · Apte 715

  29. Purudansa पुरुदंस attested

    a name of Indra; = purudaṃsa: abounding in mighty or wonderful deeds

    purudaṃsas · MW 636,3

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  30. Puruhuta पुरुहूत attested

    a name of Indra; much invoked or invoked by many

    puruhūta · MW 636,3

  31. Purusha पुरुष attested

    a man, male, human being

    puruṣa · MW 637,1 · Apte 711

  32. Purushavara पुरुषवर attested

    a name of Vishnu; the best of men

    puruṣavara · MW 637,2

  33. Purushtuta पुरुष्टुत attested

    a name of Shiva; highly lauded, praised by many

    puruṣṭuta · MW 636,3

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  34. Purvajadeva पूर्वजदेव attested

    a name of Brahma

    pūrvajadeva · MW 643,2

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  35. Pusha पूषा attested

    the sun

    pūṣan · MW 645,1 · Apte 717

  36. Pushkala पुष्कल attested

    a name of Shiva; rich, magnificent, full, complete, strong, powerful, excellent, best; also much, many, numerous, copious, abundant

    puṣkala · MW 639,1 · Apte 713

  37. Pushkaraksha पुष्कराक्ष attested

    a name of Vishnu; lotus. eyed

    puṣkarākṣa · MW 638,3

  38. Pushkarekshana पुष्करेक्षण attested

    a name of Vishnu; lotus-eyed

    puṣkarekṣaṇa · MW 639,1

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  39. Pushpa पुष्प attested

    a topaz

    puṣpa · MW 639,2 · Apte 713

  40. Pushpadhanva पुष्पधन्वा attested

    ‘armed with a bow of flower’, N. of the god of love

    puṣpadhanvan · MW 639,3

  41. Pushpahasa पुष्पहास attested

    a name of Vishnu; ‘smiling with flower’, a flower-garden

    puṣpahāsa · MW 640,1

  42. Pushta पुष्ट attested

    nourished, cherished, well-fed, thriving, strong, fat, full

    puṣṭa · MW 639,1 · Apte 712

  43. Putakratu पूतक्रतु attested

    a name of Indra; ‘pure-minded’, N. of a man

    pūtakratu · MW 640,3

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  44. Putatma पूतात्मा attested

    a name of Vishnu; pure-minded

    pūtātman · MW 641,1

  45. Puranjaya पुरंजय attested

    ‘city-conqueror’, N. of a hero on the side of the Kurus

    puraṃjaya · MW 635,3

A girl or a boy7

  1. Purandara पुरंदरा attested

    a name of Ganga

    puraṃdarā · MW 636,1

    Known only from the old word-lists, not from literature; in Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  2. Poothanees पूतानीश compound

    cleaned, purified, pure, clear, bright + one who has not a lord or superior, paramount

    pūta + anīśa · MW 640,3; 30,3

  3. Purakar पुरकर compound

    a fortress, castle, city + a ray of light, sunbeam, moonbeam

    pura + kara · MW 635,2; 254,3

  4. Poorasama पुरशम compound

    a fortress, castle, city + tranquillity, calmness, rest, equanimity

    pura + śama · MW 635,2; 1053,3

  5. Puram पुरम् attested

    a fortress, castle, city

    pura · MW 635,2 · Apte 709

    Neuter in Sanskrit.

  6. Pula पुला attested

    the soft palate or uvula

    pulā · MW 638,1 · Apte 712

  7. Putta पूता attested

    cleaned, purified, pure, clear, bright

    pūta · MW 640,3 · Apte 714

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

What the grades mean
attested
The name is a word in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit dictionary, and the meaning is the dictionary's own.
compound
Two dictionary words joined; the meaning gives both halves.
regional
Not a Sanskrit word as it is written, but long given in Indian families: it is in the Indian electoral rolls. A Tamil or Malayalam form of a Sanskrit name says so, and takes that word's meaning.
modern coinage
Not a Sanskrit word and not in the rolls: a recent name, seen in US or UK birth registers.

MW is Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), by page and column; Apte is The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890), by page. Where a name is not a Sanskrit word, its Devanagari is worked out from the English spelling.

The four padas of Hasta: पू Pu · ष Sha · ण Na · ठ Tha

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