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Sub Names |
Meaning |
Examples |
| -anna | Commonly used in Karnataka | |
| -appa | Commonly used in Karnataka | |
| baba | Generally added with small boy name, represents kid or innocence | Sohail baba (sohail kid) |
| baba | Added before the Scholar or Clergy man | Baba Bholenath; Sai-baba |
| -babu | Gentleman | Sudhir Babu; Ramesh Babu |
| -baksh / -bakhsh | A Gift of (Like Gift of Lord Ram; A Gift of Allah) | Allah-baksh; Ram-baksh |
| -balli | Strength; Strong man | Bagrang-balli |
| -Bhadhur | Brave, This tag is mostly used in northern and eastern India and Nepal | Raj-bhadur, Ver-bhadhur |
| -bhai | Brother; Mostly used in Gujrati's, Parsi and Muslims | Tarique Bhai; Munna Bhai |
| -bharose | In a faith of; Protected by | Ram-bharose |
| -chandra | As bright as moon | Ram-chandra |
| -das | Servant of (Servant of lord ram; Servant of lord Krishna) | Ram-das; Gopal-das |
| -dasa | Servant of (Servant of lord ram; Servant of lord Krishna) | Ram-dasa; Gopal-dasa |
| -datta | A Gift of (Like Gift of Lord Ram; A Gift of lord) | Ram-datta; Deva-datta |
| -dev | Lord | Kapil-dev |
| -dhan | Wealth (Wealth of Lord Rama) | Ram-dhan |
| -dhani | Wealthy | Ram-dhani |
| -dhar | Bearing | Shri-dhar; Murli-dhar |
| -gupta | Royal. This was associated with Royalty of King Gupta kiln | Ravi-gupta |
| guru | Represents teacher or Mentor, this tag is generally used before name | Guru Tej Bhadhur |
| -indra | Lords of Gods, This tag is mostly associated with lord Inder | Ravindera; Narendra |
| -ish, -esh | Lord | Naresh; Suresh |
| -ishwar | Lord | Paremeshwar |
| -jahan | Universe | Shah-jahan |
| -ji | Sir, This is a token of respect and a indication the highest and respectable position | Gandhiji; Nehru-ji |
| -Krishna | Krishna | Ram-Krishna; Ravi-Krishna |
| -kumar | Young; Youth. This tag is added to a boy name | Sanjeev-kumar, Sharad-kumar |
| -lal | Young Gentleman | Kishori-lal, Madan-lal |
| -mal, -mall | A Strong Man, Generally popular in Rajasthan | Girdhari-mal, Suresh-mal |
| -mitra | Sun | Suresh-mitra |
| mohammed | Mostly added as a tag before the Muslim boy name | Mohammed Abbas |
| -naga | Dweller of mountain or of forest | Raman-naga |
| -nand | One who pleases | Kishori-nand, Nand-kumar |
| -nandi | One who pleases Narayana | Pratesh-nandi |
| -nath | Lord | Shri-nath |
| -pati | Lord | Vilas-pati |
| -prakash | Bringer of Light | Surya-prakash |
| -prasad | A Blessing of (Like Blessing of Lord Rama, A blessing of Lord Krishna) | Ram-prasad, Murli-prasad |
| -pratap | The Glory. This name is added with Rajput name | Veer Pratap Singh |
| -rai | King or Lord, Mostly added in Andhra and eastern Maharastra names | Abhijeet-rai |
| -raj | King or Lord | Mohan-raj |
| -ram | Image of Lord Rama | Bal-ram, Sukh-ram |
| -raman | One who delights (generally a representation for husband) | Ventak-raman |
| -rao | King or Lord, Mostly added in Andhra and eastern Maharashtra names | Mohan-rao |
| -sah | Gentleman | Gopi-sah |
| -sahaya | A Proctor | Ram-sahaya |
| -sai | Friend; Well wisher (This is also associated with blessing of Lord Sai baba) | Mohan-sai |
| -sen | Commander of Army (Senapathi) | Ravi-sen; Madan-sen |
| -sha | Gentleman | |
| -shah | Gentleman; Brave. This Tag was is also used to represent the Clergy man | Bahadur Shah Jaffar; Nasruddin-shah |
| -singh | Lion; Brave. This tag is used with Sikh and Rajput boy and is representation of Bravery | Pavan-singh; Harvinder-singh |
| -swami | Lord. This is some time associate with and means a husband | Swami Najraj |