Jain names
35 names — 15 girls', 17 boys', 3 unisex.
Jain names are rooted in Prakrit and Sanskrit and lean heavily on the tradition's ethical core — non-violence, restraint, forgiveness and detachment — alongside the names and epithets of the twenty-four Tirthankaras. They tend to sound gentle, which is very much the point.
Drawn from Gujarati, Prakrit, Sanskrit. Every name below has its own page with pronunciation, rarity score, numerology, lucky colour and lucky number.
Rarest Jain names
The least common picks in this tradition.
Marudevi
mah-roo-DAY-vee
Mother of Rishabhanatha, the first liberated soul of this cycle
Sthulabhadra
stoo-lah-BUH-drah
The greatly auspicious one, a revered Jain acharya
Chandraprabh
chun-druh-PRUBH
Moon-radiance, from Chandraprabha, the eighth Tirthankara
Priyadarshana
pree-yah-DAR-shah-nah
Pleasing to behold, the daughter of Mahavira
Shantinath
SHAHN-tee-nahth
Lord of peace, the sixteenth Tirthankara
Hemchandra
hem-CHUN-drah
Golden moon
Mokshita
mohk-SHEE-tah
Liberated, one who has attained moksha
Samyak
SUM-yuk
Right or correct, as in samyak darshana, right faith
Jain girl names
Anagha
uh-NUH-gah
Sinless, faultless, free of demerit
Brahmi
BRAH-mee
Daughter of Rishabhanatha, credited with the Brahmi script
Chandana
chun-DAH-nah
Sandalwood, and the name of Mahavira's first female disciple
Jinal
jih-NAHL
Belonging to the Jina, the spiritual victor
Kshama
KSHUH-mah
Forgiveness, the first of the ten supreme virtues in Jainism
Payal
PAY-ull
Anklet, the ornament worn on the feet
Rajul
RAH-jool
Princess Rajimati, betrothed of Neminatha
Rishita
rih-SHEE-tah
The best, one who is highest or most excellent
Shreyansi
shray-AHN-see
Auspicious, most excellent, feminine of Shreyansa
Sundari
SOON-duh-ree
Beautiful one, and a daughter of the first Tirthankara
Trishala
tri-SHAH-lah
Mother of Mahavira, one of triple auspiciousness
Vimala
vih-MAH-lah
Stainless, free of impurity
Jain boy names
Abhinandan
uh-bee-NUN-dun
Rejoicing, congratulation, from Abhinandananatha, the fourth Tirthankara
Ajit
uh-JEET
Unconquered, from Ajitanatha, the second Tirthankara
Jinesh
jih-NAYSH
Lord of the Jinas, master among spiritual victors
Mahavir
muh-hah-VEER
Great hero, the epithet of Vardhamana, twenty-fourth Tirthankara
Mitesh
mih-TAYSH
Lord of friendship, a beloved friend
Nemi
NAY-mee
Rim of a wheel, from Neminatha, the twenty-second Tirthankara
Parshva
PARSH-vah
Side or flank, from Parshvanatha, twenty-third Tirthankara
Pratik
prah-TEEK
Symbol, emblem, image
Rishabh
RIH-shubh
Bull, the first Tirthankara Rishabhanatha
Vardhaman
VAR-dhah-mahn
Ever-increasing, the birth name of Mahavira
Vimal
vih-MULL
Spotless, pure, from Vimalanatha, the thirteenth Tirthankara
Vinay
vih-NAY
Humility, reverent conduct, a pillar of Jain monastic discipline
Unisex Jain names
Given to boys and girls alike.