Popular and traditional Surinamese boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Suriname. 126 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aarav | Peaceful; Calm | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| 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 |
| Ishaan | Lord Shiva; The sun; North-east direction | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ishan | Lord Shiva; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Jai | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Jay | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati |
| 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 |
| Levi | Joined; Attached | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Luuk | From Lucania; Light (Luke) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Manav | Human being | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sem | Name; Renown (Shem) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| 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 |
| Vijay | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vikram | Valour; Brave | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vivek | Wisdom; Discernment | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Yash | Fame; Glory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada |
| Agus | Good; Born in August | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Bagus | Handsome; Good | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Bambang | Knight; Warrior | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Bram | Father of many (Abraham) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Budi | Wisdom; Good character | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Cahyo | Light; Radiance | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Dimas | Young man (a Javanese term of respect) | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Eko | One; First-born | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Galih | Heartwood; True inner self | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Gunawan | Virtuous; Kind | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Hartono | Wealthy | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Jan | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Dutch, Czech |
| Jesse | Gift | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Joko | Young man; Bachelor | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Joris | Farmer (George) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Milan | Union; Meeting; Gracious; Dear | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Dutch, Serbian |
| Nugroho | Grace; Blessing | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Pieter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Prasetyo | Faithful; True to a promise | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Purnomo | Full moon | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Rahardjo | Prosperous; Safe | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Raka | Elder brother | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Ruben | Behold, a son | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Santoso | Peaceful; Calm | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Satrio | Knight; Noble warrior | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Setiawan | Loyal; Faithful | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Slamet | Safe; Well | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Sri | Fortune; The rice goddess Dewi Sri | 🧒 Unisex | Javanese |