Popular and traditional Réunionese boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Réunion. 143 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aarav | Peaceful; Calm | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Arjun | Bright; Shining; The hero of the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam |
| Arthur | Bear; Noble (the legendary king) | 👦 Boy | English, French, Portuguese |
| Aryan | Noble; Honourable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Ayaan | Gift of God; Luck; Good fortune | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Arabic, Somali |
| Dhruv | Firm; The Pole Star | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Ishaan | Lord Shiva; The sun; North-east direction | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Léon | Lion | 👦 Boy | French, German |
| Louis | Famous warrior | 👦 Boy | French |
| Paul | Small; Humble | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French, German |
| Reyansh | A ray of light; Part of Vishnu | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vihaan | Dawn; Morning | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vivaan | Full of life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Aadi | First; The beginning | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Aaditya | The sun; Son of Aditi | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Aakash | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Aarush | First ray of the sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Aayush | Long life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Abhay | Fearless | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Abhinav | New; Innovative | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Abhishek | Anointing; Sacred bath | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Advait | Unique; Non-dual | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Advik | Unique | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Ajay | Unconquerable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Akash | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Akshay | Indestructible; Eternal | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Aman | Peace; Safe | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Turkmen |
| Amit | Infinite; Boundless; Friend | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali, Hebrew |
| Anand | Joy; Bliss | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada |
| Anirudh | Unstoppable; Grandson of Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu |
| Ansh | Part; Portion | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Arnav | Ocean | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Ashish | Blessing | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Atharv | Lord Ganesha; The fourth Veda (Atharvaveda) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Atharva | The Atharvaveda; Lord Ganesha; A Veda | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Ayush | Long life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Daksh | Skilled; Able | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Deepak | Lamp; Light | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Dev | God; Divine | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Devansh | Part of God | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Gaurav | Pride; Honour | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Harsh | Happiness; Joy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati |
| Ishan | Lord Shiva; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Jai | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Jay | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati |
| Jules | Youthful; Downy | 👦 Boy | French |
| Kabir | Great (Arabic al-Kabir); The poet-saint Kabir | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic |
| Karan | Ear; The warrior Karna of the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Kartik | A Hindu month; Kartikeya, god of war | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Kiran | Ray of light | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Krish | Short form of Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Krishna | Dark; The Hindu god Krishna; Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu |
| Kunal | Lotus; A bird with beautiful eyes | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Manav | Human being | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Nathan | He gave; Gift | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Naveen | New; Fresh; Modern | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada |
| Neel | Blue; Sapphire | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Nikhil | Whole; Complete | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada, Marathi |
| Parth | Arjuna; Son of Pritha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati |
| Pranav | The sacred syllable Om | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Raghav | Lord Rama; Of the Raghu dynasty | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Rahul | Efficient; Son of the Buddha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi, Kashmiri |
| Raphael | God has healed; God heals | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Ravi | The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Portuguese |
| Rishabh | Superior; A bull; The first Jain Tirthankara; Excellent; The first Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Rishi | Sage | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Rohan | Ascending; Growing; Healing | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Rudra | Fierce; A form of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Sahil | Shore; Guide; Coast | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic |
| Sameer | Gentle breeze (also Arabic: entertaining companion) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi, Kashmiri |
| Shaurya | Bravery; Valour | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shiv | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shivam | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shivansh | Part of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shreyas | Excellence; Auspicious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Shubham | Auspicious; Good | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Siddharth | One who has achieved his goal; The Buddha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Tejas | Brilliance; Radiance | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vansh | Lineage; Family | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Varun | God of water and the sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vedant | Ultimate knowledge; The Vedanta philosophy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Veer | Brave; Warrior | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Victor | Conqueror | 👦 Boy | French |
| Vijay | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vikram | Valour; Brave | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vivek | Wisdom; Discernment | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Yash | Fame; Glory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada |
| Aadhavan | The sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Anbu | Love | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Antoine | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👦 Boy | French |
| Arul | Grace; Blessing | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Baptiste | Baptiser | 👦 Boy | French |
| Benoît | Blessed | 👦 Boy | French |
| Clément | Merciful; Gentle | 👦 Boy | French |
| Étienne | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Ezhil | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Gaspard | Treasurer | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | French |
| Julien | Youthful | 👦 Boy | French |
| Karthikeyan | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kumaran | Lord Murugan; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mathis | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | French |
| Maxime | The greatest | 👦 Boy | French |
| Murugan | Lord Murugan; Beautiful one | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Pierre | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | French |
| Prabhu | Lord; Master | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Rémi | Oarsman | 👦 Boy | French |
| Sakthivel | Lord Murugan's powerful spear | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Saravanan | Lord Murugan (born in the Saravana pond) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Selvam | Wealth | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sivakumar | Son of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Thibault | Bold people | 👦 Boy | French |
| Thiru | Sacred; Respected | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Timothée | Honouring God | 👦 Boy | French |
| Udhayan | Rising sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Valentin | Strong; Healthy | 👦 Boy | French |
| Vasanth | Spring | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Venkatesh | Lord Venkateswara | 👦 Boy | Tamil, Telugu |
| Vetri | Victory | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Vijayan | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Tamil |