Indian Names for Baby Boys starting with D

Naming ceremonies mean coming together of the family in unison. This is bonding time and an occasion to enjoy sumptuous meals or snacks along with a lot of positive atmospheres around. Silks, jewelry, and adornment are much in style for the newborn and the proud parents. Naming the child, especially the firstborn is a grand family affair. This is done by taking into consideration the auspicious time and month as per the Hindu calendar. The christening of the Catholic child is a holy function usually conducted in the church in the presence of close family and friends.

Finding the right name is quite an ordeal for a baby boy. The trend is to look for neutral-sounding names that do not easily give off the culture and yet have a very ethnic charm in the sound. There are names like Atharva, Pratyaksh, Pradesh, Pratik, and also Ved that are simple to pronounce and easy to remember. Other names that are distinct seem like Yug, Dharma, Rashab, Ratish, Daiwik, Pravlit, and Nimish.

Names after Gods are like Sabareesh for Lord Ayappa, Darpad means Shiva and Vaman which is a form of Vishnu. There are holy names like Sailabh for Lord Brahma, Gaurish for Shiva and also Varada means granter of boons. Many families prefer to keep the name of Lord Shiva who is the ultimate depiction of masculinity. These are found in names like Aniket, Soham, Debesh, Santana, Suprita, or Praneel.

It is also noted that in India, the names for boys seem as gratitude towards Lord Ganesha. This is seen as Amit, Ganapathy, Durga, Avighna, Vignesh, Gaurisuta, Herambh, Sarvatman, and Yagnakaya. There are easy names after Lord Vishnu like Adinath, Krishna, Keshav, Madhav, Vallabh, Akshaj, Ijay, Lohitaksh, and Kumud. Named after Lord Indra who is the King of Gods Suneet, Tuvijat, Indresh, Amrish, and Sachin.

Muslim boy names are almost musical like Waqar, Waqif, Wasim, Dilawar, Toufeeq, Aslam, Ali, Adnan, Asim, Aariz, Fattah, Abud, Asim, Mustafah, and Haq. Raahil, Utbah, Najjar, and Minhaj are also other Muslim names. Names after virtue can be seen as Adarsh for principle, Subh for pure, Aman for peace, Danish for clever, Laksh for goal, Daksh for able, and Darshan for seeking a glimpse. 

Indian Names for Baby Boys starting with D          

        Daruka          =  deodar tree

        Dattatreya      =  son of Atri, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu

        Dattey          =  Lord Indra

        Dakshesh        =  Lord Shiva

        Damodar         =  Lord Krishna

        Dasharath       =  one with 10 chariots, Lord Ram's father

        Daya            =  mercy

        Dayanand        =  one who likes being merciful or kind

        Dayanidhi       =  kind person

        Dayasagar       =  extremely kind, sea of mercy

        Dayaswarup      =  merciful

        Deendayal       =  one who has mercy on the downtrodden or poor

        Deenbabdhu      =  brother ( or helper) of poor people

        Deepak          =  lamp, kindle

        Deepankar       =  one who lights lamps

        Deependra       =  Lord of light

        Deependu        =  moon

        Deepesh         =  Lord  of light, sun

        Deeptanshu      =  shining light, sun

        Deeptendu       =  shining moon

        Devarsi         =  sage of Devas

        Devdas          =  servant of Lord , a servant of temple

        Devidas         =  servant (devotee) of Godess

        Devadutt        =  gift from God

        Devanand        =  joy of god

        Devguru         =  teacher of Gods ( Brihaspati )

        Devraj          =  king of Gods ( Lord  Indra)

        Devashish       =  blessing of the Gods( Debashish )

        Devesh          =  God of Gods

        Devang          =  part of God

        Devendra        =  king of Gods

        Devilal         =  son of Godess

        Deviprasad      =  gift of a Godess

        Devkinandan     =  son of Devki -  (Lord  Krishna)

        Dhananjay       =  one who wins wealth, Lord  Arjun, Lord  Vishnu.

        Dhananad        =  pleasure of having wealth

        Dhanaraj        =  king of wealth ( Kuber )

        Dhanesh         = Lord  of wealth ( Kuber,  Vishnu )

        Dhanvantari     =  doctor of Gods

        Dharesh         =  king, Lord  of land

        Dharma          =  law ( religious)

        Dharmadev       = Lord  of law

        Dharmesh        =  master of religion

        Dharmendra      =  king of religion

        Dheeraj         =  bravery

        Dhiren          =  one who is strong, powerful

        Dhirendra       =  Lord of the brave

        Dhruv           =  pole star, unperturbed

        Dhaval          =  fair complexioned

        Digamber        =  nacked, Lord  Shiva

        Dilip           =  King, ancestor of Lord Rama

        Dinanath        =  saviour of the downtrodden or poor

        Dinesh          =  sun, God of the day

        Dinkar          =  sun

        Dinpal          =  sun

        Divakar         =  sun

        Divyanshu       =  divine light, sun

        Divyesh         =  sun

        Divyendu        =  bright moon

        Duranjaya       =  a heroic son

        Durgadutt       =  gift from Godess Durga

        Durgadas        =  servant ( a devotee ) of Godess Durga

        Durgesh         =  Lord  of fort

        Durjaya         =  difficult to conquer, Lord  Vishnu

        Durvish         =  one who cannot be affected by poison 

        Dwarkanath      =  Lord  of Dwarka (Lord  Krishna)

        Dwarkadhish     =  ruler of Dwarka (Lord  Krishna)

        Dwijendra       =  moon

        Dwijesh         =  moon