How about this ?

[trtlstars.livejournal.com]

My Husband and I plan on trying to conceive soon. He is Indian and I am white. I am looking for Indian names that are pretty much Americanized. This is not an Indian name, but is derived from one:
Nirelle (Nirel)- for a girl

I am looking for an Indian middle name for it. We should give the baby (when we are pregnant and I give birth) the father's first name as his or her middle name so it would be Nirelle Vikram and then another middle name and his last name (I am going to hyphenate my last name).
So- Nirelle Vikram ????? J. Any ideas on Indian names?

For a boy:

Maximillian Vikram ????? J.
Maxwell Vikram ????? J.

Any ideas?

I like names with meanings with those of sun, stars, gift, treasure... Any help would be great! His family speaks Marathi and are of the Hindu faith. Even to add in Scottish Gaelic (my family history) would be awesome too.
I LOVE the name Ewan...

Thanks!

Comments

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

I think if you're going to have two middle names for a boy, go with Maxwell. Maximillian is a mouthful as it is, but with two middle names, it'll be even more so.

I can't think of any Indian names, but I just wanted to comment and tell you that I love both Nirelle and Maxwell :).

[trtlstars.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[rainsinger.livejournal.com]

Tara means star in quite a few Asian dialects.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I LOVE the name Vikram, but I thought it was for a boy. I'd use it on a boy.
For a girl, I don't know how the Indian feel about this, but I love the name Parvati, also because I'm enamoured of the archetype she represents.

[tokossel.livejournal.com]

i love indian names! two of my best friends are indian and they are: sabina & kiran. i'm not sure what sabina means but kiran is 'sunbeam'/'ray of light'. it's super popular here in britain but i still love it!

other ones that work for girls:
lila/leela (play, amusement; sanskrit)
nina (beautiful eyes, lovely-eyed; hindi)
nikita (earth, ganges)
nisha (night; sanskrit)
jaya (victory; sanskrit)
mina (fish; sanskrit)
sitara (star; hindi)
surya (sun; sanskrit)- this is actually the hindu god of son, so traditionally a boy's name, but i prefer it on girls.

for boys:
ash (can be short for ashok which means 'without sorrow' in sanskrit)
rohan (ascending; sanskrit)
arun/aaron (reddish brown; sanskrit)
navin (new; sanskrit)

i think those all sound good in english! i don't know about the U.S. but these are all fairly common over here, but we have a big british-asian/indian population.

i prefer maxwell to maximillian but i think indian names are so beautiful that i'd use one for the first name! good luck!

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

I really love Priya for a girl. It means beloved, and its Sanskrit in origin.

[trtlstars.livejournal.com]

WOW!
Thank you everyone!

Yes- Vikram is a boys' name. Traditionally, you take the father's first name as the middle name for wife and any child. So- my mother-in-law is now Savita Ramesh, her sons Vikram Ramesh, Jaydeep Ramesh. My friend, Meghana Dilip (Dilip is her father). I did not take my husband's first name as my middle name since my middle name is a family middle name (my mom's middle name).

I REALLY love a lot of those names and appreciate the time you put into this.

I am out on sick leave- I had re-constructive ankle surgery- for the rest of the school year and summer and we plan on trying around Sept-Oct and I was just diagnosed with PCOS....

Keep the names coming and thank you! :)

[tokossel.livejournal.com]

which ones did you like? any you'd consider using?

hope your ankle gets better!

[prlsb4swiine.livejournal.com]

OMG no wayy!
I'm paki/indian heritage! this is super cool :)
I'll give you some simple names off the top of my head:

Girls:
[Si]Tara- star
Chaand- moon
Priya- Loved one
Pari- fairy
Sona-Gold
Rani-Princess

eh thats all i can come up with for now. And those names would be for girls :)
i hope that was a help
p.s. two personal favorites of mine are: Priya, Pari and Rani
=]

[ex-ollivande895.livejournal.com]

Maxwell Vikram, definitely.