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Jain Baby Names

Jain baby names are drawn mainly from the twenty-four Tirthankaras, from Jain virtues such as kshama (forgiveness) and vinay (humility), and from Sanskrit and Prakrit words for spiritual qualities. This directory lists 30 names with their meanings, filterable by gender, first letter and origin.

30 names

Abhinandan

Boy

Joyful welcome; celebration

4th Tirthankara

Tirthankara names Mesh rashi

Adi

Boy

The first; the beginning

Tirthankara names Mesh rashi

Adinath

Boy

The first lord

Epithet of the 1st Tirthankara

Tirthankara names Mesh rashi

Ajit

Boy

Unconquered, invincible

2nd Tirthankara

Tirthankara names Mesh rashi

Anant

Boy

Infinite, endless

14th Tirthankara Anantnath

Tirthankara names Mesh rashi

Chandraprabh

Boy

Moon-bright; lustre of the moon

8th Tirthankara

Tirthankara names Meen rashi

Chandraprabha

Girl

Moonlight; radiance of the moon

Tirthankara names Meen rashi

Dharm

Boy

Righteous law; moral duty

15th Tirthankara Dharmanath

Tirthankara names Dhanu rashi

Jinendra

Boy

Chief among the Jinas

Tirthankara names Makar rashi

Jinesh

Boy

Lord of the Jinas

Tirthankara names Makar rashi

Mahavir

Boy

Great hero

24th Tirthankara

Tirthankara names Simha rashi

Malli

Girl

Jasmine flower

19th Tirthankara, held to be female in the Shwetambar tradition

Tirthankara names Simha rashi

Munisuvrat

Boy

Sage of excellent vows

20th Tirthankara

Tirthankara names Simha rashi

Nemi

Boy

Rim of a wheel

22nd Tirthankara Neminath

Tirthankara names

Neminath

Boy

Lord Nemi, who renounced on his wedding day

22nd Tirthankara

Tirthankara names

Padmaprabh

Boy

Radiance of the lotus

6th Tirthankara

Tirthankara names Kanya rashi

Parshva

Boy

Side; the one at one's side

23rd Tirthankara Parshvanath

Tirthankara names Kanya rashi

Pushpadant

Boy

One with flower-like teeth

Alternate name of the 9th Tirthankara

Tirthankara names Kanya rashi

Rishabh

Boy

Bull; the best or foremost

1st Tirthankara, Rishabhdev

Tirthankara names Tula rashi

Sambhav

Boy

Auspicious; that which comes into being

3rd Tirthankara

Tirthankara names Kumbh rashi

Sanmati

Boy

Right understanding

An epithet of Bhagwan Mahavira

Tirthankara names Kumbh rashi

Shanti

Unisex

Peace, tranquillity

16th Tirthankara Shantinath

Tirthankara names Kanya rashi

Shital

Unisex

Cool, calm, soothing

10th Tirthankara Shitalnath

Tirthankara names Kanya rashi

Shreyans

Boy

Most auspicious; the better one

11th Tirthankara

Tirthankara names Kanya rashi

Sumati

Unisex

Good mind; sound understanding

5th Tirthankara Sumatinath

Tirthankara names Kumbh rashi

Suparshva

Boy

Well-formed at the sides; handsome

7th Tirthankara

Tirthankara names Kumbh rashi

Suvidhi

Boy

Right method; good practice

9th Tirthankara, also called Pushpadant

Tirthankara names Kumbh rashi

Vardhman

Boy

One who grows and prospers

Birth name of Bhagwan Mahavira

Tirthankara names Vrishabh rashi

Vimal

Boy

Pure, spotless, stainless

13th Tirthankara Vimalnath

Tirthankara names Vrishabh rashi

Vir

Boy

Brave, valiant

Short form of Mahavir

Tirthankara names Vrishabh rashi

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