Popular and traditional Surinamese names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Suriname. 207 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aadhya | First power; Goddess Durga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Aanya | Inexhaustible; Grace | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Aaradhya | Worshipped; Worthy of worship | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Aarav | Peaceful; Calm | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ananya | Unique; Without equal | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali |
| Arjun | Bright; Shining; The hero of the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam |
| Aryan | Noble; Honourable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Ayaan | Gift of God; Luck; Good fortune | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Arabic, Somali |
| Dhruv | Firm; The Pole Star | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Diya | Lamp | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Ishaan | Lord Shiva; The sun; North-east direction | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Kavya | Poetry | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Mila | Dear; Gracious | 👧 Girl | Dutch, Slavic |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Prisha | Beloved; Gift of God | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Reyansh | A ray of light; Part of Vishnu | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Riya | Singer; Graceful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Saanvi | Goddess Lakshmi; Knowledgeable | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Shreya | Auspicious; Excellence | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali |
| 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 |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Aditi | Boundless; Mother of the gods | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Advait | Unique; Non-dual | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Advik | Unique | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Advika | Unique | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Ahana | Inner light; First rays of the sun | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Ajay | Unconquerable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Akash | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Akshay | Indestructible; Eternal | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Aman | Peace; Safe | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Turkmen |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Amit | Infinite; Boundless; Friend | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali, Hebrew |
| Anand | Joy; Bliss | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada |
| Anika | Grace; Goddess Durga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Anirudh | Unstoppable; Grandson of Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu |
| Anjali | Offering with folded hands | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Ansh | Part; Portion | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Anushka | Grace; Favour | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Anvi | Goddess Lakshmi; A forest goddess | 👧 Girl | 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 |
| Avni | Earth | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Ayush | Long life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Charvi | Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Daan | God is my judge (Daniel) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Daksh | Skilled; Able | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Deepak | Lamp; Light | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Dev | God; Divine | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Devansh | Part of God | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Divya | Divine; Heavenly | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu |
| Esha | Desire; Purity | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Gaurav | Pride; Honour | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Harsh | Happiness; Joy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ira | Earth; Goddess Saraswati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Isha | Goddess; Protector | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Ishan | Lord Shiva; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Ishani | Goddess Durga; Wife of Shiva | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali |
| Ishita | Desired; Mastery | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Jai | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Jay | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati |
| Jiya | Heart; Life | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| 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 |
| Kashvi | Shining; Bright | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Khushi | Happiness | 👧 Girl | 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 |
| Kriti | Creation; Work of art | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Kunal | Lotus; A bird with beautiful eyes | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Layla | Night | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Levi | Joined; Attached | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Liv | Life | 👧 Girl | Dutch, Norse |
| Luuk | From Lucania; Light (Luke) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Mahi | Earth; Great | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Manav | Human being | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Meera | Prosperous; The devotee-poet of Krishna | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam, Rajasthani |
| Mira | Ocean; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Naveen | New; Fresh; Modern | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada |
| Navya | New; Young; Worth praising | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Telugu |
| Neel | Blue; Sapphire | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Neha | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Nikhil | Whole; Complete | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada, Marathi |
| Noor | Light | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Dutch |
| Pari | Fairy (پری) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Persian |
| Parth | Arjuna; Son of Pritha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati |
| Pihu | Sweet sound of a bird | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Pooja | Worship; Prayer | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Pranav | The sacred syllable Om | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Priya | Beloved; Dear | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Radha | Success; Beloved of Krishna | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Raghav | Lord Rama; Of the Raghu dynasty | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Rahul | Efficient; Son of the Buddha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi, Kashmiri |
| 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 |