JAIN NAMES 

               FEMALE     MALE   Houses            

The names in bold type are followed by its meaning and/or the person who beared this name and  then derivatives. Meanings of some names will be given soon. dr = derivative, fg = feminine gender

                 Names for Females :

Arati : The ceremony of moving a lighted lamp circularly round an idol.
Indrani : Wife of Lord Indra.
Bramhi : Daughter of Rishabhdev. dr-Bramhila.
Bhakti : Devotion.
Bharati : fg of Bharat.
Bhavana : Emotion.
Chakreshwari : Yakshini of Rishabhdev.
Chandana : Disciple of Bhagwan Mahavir. dr-Chandanbala.
Champa : dr. of Champapuri, dr-Champa Kumari.
Chelana : Wife of King Shrenik.
Chetana : Sensation, consciousness.
Darshana : fg of Darshan.
Daya : Mercy, Kindness.
Devi : Goddess.
Divya : Devine.
Divyaprabha : Devine lustre.
Dhavla:
Gatha : verse to be sung, praise.
Harsha : pleasure.
Jina : fg of Jin.
Jwalamalini : a Jain yakshini, dr-Jwala : flame.
Kalika : a Jain yakshini.
Kshama : forgiveness
Kushmandini : a Jain yakshini.
Mainasundari : dr- Maina .
Mallika : Malli : fg of Mallinath.
Mangala : fg of Mangal.
Marudevi: mother of Rishbhdev, dr-Maru.
Mrugavati : dr-Mruga.
Mukti : Nirvan.
Nirmala : pure,clean..
Padmavati : yakshini of Bhagwan Parshwnath.  dr : Padma : Padmaja : Padmini.
Pava : dr.of Pawapuri, the place where Bhagwan Mahavir attained Nirvana
Pooja/Puja : worship.
Prabha : lustre. dr:Prabhavati :Suprabha.
Pradnya/Pragya:intelligence
Pratishta : status, establishment
Pratima : idol,image.
Rajmati : fiancee of Bhagwan Neminath dr: Rajal : Rajalmati : Rajimati : Rajul : Rajulmati.
Sadhana :
Samata :
Samhita :
Sanmati :a name of Lord Mahavir
Saraswati : Godess of Knowledge.
Siddhi : art/ability of success.
Suman : flower, one who has a good mind.
Sumangala : wife of Rishabhdev.
Sumati : one who has a good mind.
Suprabha : dr of Prabha.
Sundari : daughter of Rishabhdev.
Shanti : peace.
Shantala : a Jain queen of medieval Karnatak India.

Shraddha : faith.
Tapasya : being austere.
Trishala : mother of Bhagwan  Mahavir.
Vandana : obeisance.
Vidya : knowledge.
Vinaya : dr of Vinay.
Vaishali : the birthplace of Bhagwan Mahavir


 

                 Names for Males:

Abhaykumar : son of king Shrenik, dr-Abhay, Abhay Prasad, Abhayendra :
Abhinandan: congratulations, name of the 4th teerthankar, dr- Abhi ,Abhishek , Abhijeet ;
Adinath : a name of Rishabhdev;
Ajatshatru: one who has no enemies, a disciple of Bhagawan Mahavir;
Ajitnath: name of  the 2nd teerthankar, dr- Ajit, Ajit Kumar, Ajit Prasad ;
Ahmindra :
Akalank: one who has no blame on him; a famous Jain Acharya from medieval India;
Akash: space, one of the Panchastikay;
Amoghvarsh : a Jain king of medieval Maharastra; dr-Amogh.
Amrutchandra/Amritchandra: a famous Jain Acharya;
Anantnath: name of the 14th teerthankar, dr- Anant Anant Prasad, Anant Kumar ;
Arhant : dr- Arhat Arihant, Arhadas, Arhnath.  Arinjay.
Bahubali: one who has strength in his arms, armstrong, son of Rishabhdev, brother of Bharat;
Balbhadra: Baldev: Bhadra:
Bhadrabahu: a famous Jain Acharya from medieval India, Guru of Chandragupta;
Bhamandal: brother of Seeta, only found in Jain Ramayan;
Bharat: the first Chakrawarti of India, son of Rishabhdev, elder brother of Bahubali, dr- Bhartesh, Bharateshwar, Bharat Kumar, Bharatraj , Bhaarat, Bhartendu.
Bhupal.
Bimbisar: a name of king Shrenik;
Bindusar: a Jain emperor,
Bramha: dr- Bramhendra.
Bhuvanendra: dr- Bhuvanedra Kumar, Bhuvanesh.
Chakrawarti/Chakrvarti : universal monarch;
Chakreshwar: mg.of Chakreshwari
Chamundrai : commander in chief of Jain king Gangraj in medieval Karnatak;
Chandragupta:first emperor of India, who became a Jain Acharya in his later life,
Chandraprabhu: name of the 8th teerthankar; dr-Chandranath ,Chandrakant.
Chetak: a king disciple of Bhagwan Mahavir;
Darshan: philosophy;
Deshbhushan: a Jain Acharya in the age of Ram;
Devendra: dr- Devendra Kumar:
Dhanpal:
Dhanya Kumar.
Dharmanath: Name of the 15th teerthankar, dr-Dharm, Dharmendra, Dharmesh.
Dharnendra: yaksha of Bhagwan Parshwnath;
Dharsen: a famous Jain Acharya in medieval India;
Gajkumar: a disciple of Bhagwan Mahavir,
Gomtesh : a name of Bahubali,
Goutam: the first disciple and Gandhar of Bhagwan Mahavir;
Gyanendra.
Harikesh: a disciple of Bhagwan Mahavir;
Harshwardhana:a Jain-Bouddh king in medieval India,
Hemchandra: a famous Jain Acharya in 12th century, Guru of King Kumarpal,
Hemendra:
Indra: king of Gods, dr- Indra Kumar, Indranath.
Indrabhuti : a name of Goutam Gandhar :
Jainendra: dr:Jainendra Kumar.
Jambu: Jambukumar.
Jaypal/Jaipal.
Jinchand :Jinchandra:  Jinchandran. Jindatt. Jinkumar. Jinendra. Jinendra Kumar. Jineshwar. Jinpal. Jivandhar:
Jitshatru:
Keshi: a name of Rishabhdev, dr-Keshikumar.
Kulbhushan: a Jain Acharya in the age of Ram.
Kumarpal :A Jain king of medieval Gujarat, disciple of Hemchandra,
Kunik.
Kunthunath: name of  the 17th teerthankar, dr-Kunthu, Kunthusagar, Kunthinath.
Mallinath : name of the 19th teerthakar, dr-Malli, Mallesh.
Mahavir : name of the 24th teerthankar, dr-Veer, Ativeer.
Mangal : holy.
Manibhadra:
Munindra:dr:Munindra Kumar.
Munisuvrat : name of the 20th teerthankar.
Nabhiraj : father of Rishabhdev, dr-Nabhiray, Nabhi, Nabhikumar.
Nabhinandan : Rishabhdev.
Nagkumar:
Nagendra:
Naminath : name of the 21st teerthankar, dr-Nami, Namikumar.
Nandivardhan : brother of Bhagwan Mahavir;
Nandishen.
Neminath :name of the 22nd teerthankar, dr-Nemnath, Nemichand, Nemichandra, Nemi, Nemidas ,Nemdas, Nemendra ,Nemikumar, Nemish.
Nirmal: clean, dr- Nirmal Kumar, Nirmal Prasad;
Padmaprabhu: name of the 6th teerthankar, dr- Padmanath, Padm/Padam, Padmakumar, Padmaraj. Parshwanath: name of the 23rd teerthankar, dr- Paras, Paraskumar, Parshwa, Parshwakumar. Pradumna: son of Shrikrishna;
Pradyot:
Prasenjit: a disciple of Bhagwan Mahavir;
Ratnakar:
Rajkumar:
Rajendra:
Ravindra:
Rishabhnath: name of the 1st teerthankar, dr- Rishabhdev, Rishabh, Rishabhkumar, Rishabhraj.
Sagar: name of the 2nd Chakravarti;
Saket: Jain name of Ayodhya;
Sanatkumar: dr- Sanat.
Samantbhadra: a famous Jain Acharya from ancient India, dr- Samant.
Sambhavnath:name of the 3rd teerthankar, dr- Sambhav.
Sammed: the place where 20 teerthankars attained nirvan;
Samyak: right, true
Sanmati: a name of Bhagwan Mahavir,
Shantinath: name of the 16th teerthankar,dr- Shatichandra, Shantikumar,Shantilal,Shantiprasad. Sheetalnath: name of the 10th teerthankar,dr- Sheetal, Sheetalprasad.
Shrenik: a disciple king of Bhagwan Mahavir;
Shreyansnath: name of the 11th teerthankar, dr- Shreyans, Shreyas.
Shrimandhar:
Shripal:
Shreevir:
Siddhant:
Siddharth: father of Bhagwan Mahavir;
Soudharma:
Subhahu:
Subhoum:
Sudharma: a Gandhar of Bhagwan Mahavir
Sudarshan:
Sukumal:
Sukumar:
Sumatinath : name of the 5th teerthankar, dr-Sumatikumar.
Sumer:
Suparshwa : name of the 7th teerthankar.
Suprabh:
Surendra:
Suvidhi:
Suvrat:
Simandhar:
Tejpal:
Vajrakumar:
Vanraj:
Vardhman : growthful, a name of Bhagwan Mahavir.
Vastupal:
Vasupal:
Vasupujya :name of the 12th teerthankar,dr-Vasu.
Varishen:
Veer : a name of Bhagwan Mahavir, dr-Veeren. Veerendra. Veerendra Kumar. Veerendra Nath. Veeresh. Veerkumar.
Vidyadhar:
Vidyanand:
Vidyasagar:
Vimalnath : Name of the 13th teerthankar,dr-Vimal.
Vinay:
Yogesh:
Yogendra:
Yogindu:

 


 
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