Traditional Nepal Names

Peace, tranquility, rest, calmness

Modest, shy, protected, comfortable

Peak, crest, summit; also a garland or crown

Auspicious, propitious; a name of the Hindu deity Shiva

Faith, devotion, trust, confidence

Dark, black, blue; often associated with Krishna

furrow, groove; also associated with a goddess

smiling, smile

Memory, recollection, remembrance

Merit, virtue, good deed, fortunate, auspicious

Sweet fragrance, good smell

Good-minded, well-disposed, flower

Dark blue, sapphire, very dark

Lord of gods, chief of gods

Good tempered, well-behaved, virtuous

star; hill; earth goddess

Wife of Lakshmana; wave, ripple

dawn, morning light

Victory, triumph

Sacred river in India