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Cancer (कर्क) Baby Names

Names for babies born under Cancer (Moon sign), starting with the letters this Rashi is traditionally named by. Each name is shown in English and Hindi with its meaning.

Cancer starting letters

Naming charts print this Rashi as H, D — the letters families actually name by, a little wider than the nakshatra padas alone. The names below are grouped under them.

  • (H)
  • (D)

Names for Cancer

488 names

  • Hridhaanह्रिधान

    Heart — soul

  • Hritviह्रित्वी

    Right guidance — happy

  • Hrutviह्रुत्वी

    Angel meaning season — love and saint

  • Hrehaanह्रेहान

    Gods chosen one — god's Chosen

  • Hrihaanह्रिहान

    Gods chosen one, blessed by Lord Vishnu

  • Harikaहरिका

    Is associated to Lord venkateswara, honouring Goddess Parvati

  • Hanishहनिश

    Lord Shiva — ambition

  • Hridaanह्रिदान

    Gift of heart — preference of heart

  • Hayaanहयान

    Life

  • Hridaह्रिदा

    Pure

  • Harsikaहर्सिका

    Happiness — laugh

  • Harshikaहर्शिका

    Happiness — laugh

  • Haneeshहनीश

    Lord Shiva — ambition

  • Hritvikaह्रित्विका

    Joy of Love

  • Harshilहर्शिल

    Joyful — kings of the hills

  • Hridyaह्रिद्या

    Heart

  • Havishaहविशा

    Goddess Lakshmi — sanctuary

  • Hritikaह्रितिका

    Joy — of truth

  • Haarikaहारिका

    Is associated to Lord venkateswara, honouring Goddess Parvati

  • Hridayह्रिदय

    Heart

  • Harshithहर्शिथ

    Joyous — cheerful

  • Hardikहर्दिक

    Affectionate — heartfelt

  • Hazelहजेल

    Leader — the Hazelnet Tree

  • Hamsikaहम्सिका

    Goddess Saraswati — the one who has a swan as her vehicle

  • Harshitaहर्शिता

    Joyful and full of cheer, with notes of full of joy

  • Harshहर्श

    Joy — excitement

  • Hanvithaहन्विथा

    Joyful and full of cheer

  • Hanishaहनिशा

    Beautiful night — sweet as Honey

  • Hasiniहसिनी

    Pleasant — wonderful

  • Harishvaहरिश्व

    Blessed by Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva

  • Hridanह्रिदन

    Gift of heart — preference of heart

  • Hariakshहरिअक्ष

    Lord Shiva — the eyes of lion

  • Hrishikeshह्रिशिकेश

    One who controls senses, blessed by Lord Vishnu

  • Hariहरि

    The Sun — man

  • Hridyanshह्रिद्यन्श

    Piece of heart — part of Heart

  • Hrithikaह्रिथिका

    Joy — of truth

  • Havishहविश

    Lord Shiva — sacrifice

  • Hariniहरिनी

    Deer, honouring Goddess Lakshmi

  • Haryakshहर्यक्ष

    Lord Shiva — the eyes of lion

  • Hansiहन्सि

    Innocent — swan

  • Hrihanह्रिहन

    Gods chosen one, blessed by Lord Vishnu

  • Harshanहर्शन

    Lustrous splendor of God — has to do with happiness

  • Hritvikह्रित्विक

    Desire — priest

  • Hansaहन्सा

    Graceful and pure as a swan, with notes of a variant spelling is hansaa

  • Hrithikह्रिथिक

    From the heart — stream

  • Hanikaहनिका

    Graceful and pure as a swan, with notes of a graceful woman

  • Haranहरन

    Lord Shiva — hara means the one who destroys i.e.

  • Havyaहव्या

    To be invoked

  • Hrithviह्रिथ्वी

    Right guidance — happy

  • Hriyanshह्रियन्श

    Wealth

  • Harviहर्वी

    Battle worthy

  • Harishहरिश

    Lord Shiva — shiva and Vishnu conjoined

  • Hanuहनु

    Lord Hanuman — cheek

  • Harshiniहर्शिनी

    Cheerful — happy

  • Harleyहर्लेय

    Hare meadow

  • Harshiहर्शि

    Joyous — one who is always happy

  • Hansहन्स

    Graceful and pure as a swan, with notes of mountain

  • Hayatiहयति

    Vital

  • Hanshithहन्शिथ

    Like Honey — sweetie

  • Hanshikaहन्शिका

    Swan or beautiful lady

  • Harshvardhanहर्श्वर्धन

    Creator of Joy — one who increases Joy

  • Hridhyaह्रिध्या

    Heart

  • Harinikaहरिनिका

    Honouring Goddess of Vasu

  • Haraहर

    Remover of sins — princess (

  • Hrutiह्रुति

    Love

  • Harishaहरिशा

    Cultivator — lioness

  • Harinहरिन

    Pure — different name of Hari

  • Hansikaहन्सिका

    Swan or beautiful lady

  • Harmanहर्मन

    Everybodys beloved — grey man

  • Hansiniहन्सिनी

    Graceful and pure as a swan, with notes of goddess saraswathi who is the hindu goddess of knowledge

  • Hreyanshह्रेयन्श

    One who have great heart

  • Harshaanहर्शान

    Lustrous splendor of God — has to do with happiness

  • Harshithaहर्शिथा

    Joyful and full of cheer, with notes of full of joy

  • Hasmithaहस्मिथा

    Popularity

  • Hanishkaहनिश्का

    Sweetness

  • Haridraहरिद्र

    One who is golden colored

  • Harleenहर्लीन

    Absorbed in God — feminine of harley

  • Haasiniहासिनी

    Pleasant — wonderful

  • Harshalहर्शल

    Delighted — a lover

  • Harithaहरिथा

    Fresh and vibrant like spring, with notes of gold

  • Hrudyaह्रुद्य

    Heart — soul

  • Harjasहर्जस

    Praise of the God — one who sings God's praises

  • Havisaहविसा

    Goddess Lakshmi — sanctuary

  • Haripriyaहरिप्रिया

    Goddess Lakshmi — beloved of Hari

  • Hrithvikह्रिथ्विक

    Priest — saint

  • Hargunहर्गुन

    One having godly merits

  • Haritaहरिता

    Fresh and vibrant like spring, with notes of gold

  • Hashiniहशिनी

    Pleasant — wonderful

  • Hasvikaहस्विका

    Joyful and full of cheer

  • Hritikह्रितिक

    Sage — from the heart

  • Hashwinहश्विन

    Happiest boy

  • Harshadaहर्शदा

    Giver of Joy — delighted

  • Hymaह्य्मा

    Goddess Parvati — of the snow

  • Hriyaanह्रियान

    Wealth

  • Hariharanहरिहरन

    Born out of Hari (Lord Vishnu) and Hara (Lord Shiva) — born out of Supreme God Vishnu and lord Shiva

  • Harshadहर्शद

    One who gives pleasure — delighted

  • Harshuहर्शु

    Deer — smile

  • Hriyanह्रियन

    Wealth

  • Hasriहस्रि

    Goddess Lakshmi — always Happy

  • Harshaliहर्शलि

    Anand

  • Harsithहर्सिथ

    Joyous — cheerful

  • Hansujaहन्सुजा

    Goddess Lakshmi — swan

  • Hayagrivहयग्रिव

    One of Lord krishnas incarnations — specific to education

  • Harditहर्दित

    Given by God

  • Harwinderहर्विन्देर

    God of heaven — a Tree

  • Harivanshहरिवन्श

    Belonging to the family of Hari — belongs to the family of Hari

  • Haneeshaहनीशा

    Beautiful night

  • Hanimaहनिमा

    A wave

  • Harshavardhanहर्शवर्धन

    Creator of Joy — one who increases Joy

  • Hatishaहतिशा

    With no desire — one who has no desire

  • Hardhikहर्धिक

    Affectionate — heartfelt

  • Harivallabhiहरिवल्लभि

    Consort of Lord Hari, honouring Goddess Lakshmi

  • Harnekहर्नेक

    Gods noble one — nobel person of God

  • Haricharanहरिचरन

    Feet of the Lord

  • Hritiह्रिति

    Happiness

  • Hanumantहनुमन्त

    The monkey God of Ramayana — devotee of Lord Ramayana

  • Haswithहस्विथ

    Joyful and full of cheer

  • Hashreeहश्री

    Joyful

  • Harbirहर्बिर

    Warrior of God — fighter

  • Hasmitaहस्मिता

    Popularity

  • Hastiहस्ति

    Great

  • Harvirहर्विर

    Brave as God — warrior of God

  • Happyहप्प्य

    Joyful and full of cheer, with notes of delighted

  • Harithहरिथ

    Plowman — green

  • Harnidhहर्निध

    Treasure of God

  • Hrishikaह्रिशिका

    The village of birth

  • Harsimarहर्सिमर

    Who rember God

  • Hasanहसन

    Songs of worship — famous

  • Harshiyaहर्शिया

    Heaven

  • Harpreetहर्प्रीत

    Lover of God

  • Harshalaहर्शला

    Happiness — delighted

  • Hanumadakshitaहनुमदक्षित

    Depends and trusts Lord Hanuman to fulfil his task

  • Haridasहरिदस

    Servant of Lord Krishna — servant of Lord Vishnu

  • Harsitहर्सित

    Joyous — cheerful

  • Hamsalekhaहम्सलेखा

    Smart

  • Hanitaहनिता

    Grace

  • Harichandanaहरिचन्दना

    Lord Vishnu — a sort of yellow sandalwood

  • Harikeshहरिकेश

    Lord Krishna — yellow haired

  • Harshatहर्शत

    Happiness — gladness

  • Hrudayह्रुदय

    Heart — soul

  • Harijaहरिजा

    Fair haired — blonde

  • Hasthaहस्था

    Is associated to Lord Ayyappa

  • Harnishहर्निश

    Remove the night and spread the light — remove the darkness and spread the brightness

  • Haasitaहासिता

    Happy or full of laughter — always smiling

  • Hruthikह्रुथिक

    Old sage, blessed by Lord of heart

  • Harveerहर्वीर

    Brave as God — warrior of God

  • Harsitaहर्सिता

    Joyful and full of cheer, with notes of full of joy

  • Hahnहह्न

    A rooster — snow

  • Harjinderहर्जिन्देर

    Life which has been granted by God — god of heaven

  • Haniहनि

    Joyful and full of cheer, with notes of delighted

  • Harshillहर्शिल्ल

    Joyful — kings of the hills

  • Hardeepहर्दीप

    Light of the God — strong

  • Hanupहनुप

    Sunlight

  • Hridhamह्रिधम

    Prosperous

  • Harinderहरिन्देर

    Lord — variant of HARENDRA

  • Hamsiहम्सि

    The Goddess who is in the form of a swan

  • Hashmithaहश्मिथा

    Popularity

  • Harnoorहर्नूर

    Light of God — god's Gift

  • Hareshहरेश

    Lord Shiva, blessed by Lord Har

  • Havanहवन

    Offering An oblation with fire — sacrifice

  • Haarshiniहार्शिनी

    Cheerful — happy

  • Hardhanहर्धन

    Earning the wealth of naam — blessed with richness

  • Hasithaहसिथा

    Happy or full of laughter — always smiling

  • Harmanpreetहर्मन्प्रीत

    Love from gods heart — love from God's Heart

  • Haleyहलेय

    Hay field — clearing

  • Hasinaहसिना

    Pretty — beautiful

  • Harikiranहरिकिरन

    Rays of God — radiance and Luminance of Lord Vishnu

  • Hashanहशन

    Laughter — chandra (Moon)

  • Harinithaहरिनिथ

    Carried by Lord Vishnu

  • Harendraहरेन्द्र

    Lord Shiva — a tree

  • Harithraहरिथ्रा

    History

  • Harithiहरिथी

    Fresh and vibrant like spring, with notes of goddess

  • Hardevहर्देव

    The highest God, blessed by Lord of Lords

  • Hanumanहनुमन

    The monkey God of Ramayana (Son of the wind God — devout of Rama and a leading warrior among monkey tribe)

  • Harbinहर्बिन

    Courageous like God — celebrated soldier

  • Harirajहरिरज

    King of lions

  • Hasmithहस्मिथ

    Ever smiling

  • Harinakshहरिनक्ष

    Lord Shiva — deer eyed

  • Hakshहक्ष

    Bright-eyed and watchful

  • Haarithहारिथ

    Plowman — green

  • Hridayanshह्रिदयन्श

    Part of heart

  • Hajeshहजेश

    Blessed by Lord Shiva

  • Hasithहसिथ

    Laughing — happy

  • Hridayanshuह्रिदयन्शु

    Light from the heart

  • Hansinहन्सिन

    The universal soul — containing brahman or the supreme soul

  • Haswanthहस्वन्थ

    Joyous

  • Hasitaहसिता

    Happy or full of laughter — always smiling

  • Hamsikhaहम्सिखा

    Saraswathi

  • Hrikinह्रिकिन

    Powerful — glory

  • Hanshitaहन्शिता

    Graceful and pure as a swan

  • Hrishulह्रिशुल

    Happiness

  • Harshikहर्शिक

    Joyful — happy

  • Hanveshहन्वेश

    Very soft mind — humble

  • Hanshitहन्शित

    Like Honey — sweet taste

  • Hruteshह्रुतेश

    Lord of truth, blessed by Lord of springs

  • Hargobindहर्गोबिन्द

    A part of God

  • Harroopहर्रूप

    Beautiful God

  • Harseeratहर्सीरत

    Light

  • Hridikह्रिदिक

    Lord of the heart — beloved

  • Hansavathyहन्सवथ्य

    Goddess Durga — she who is surrounded by shakthis called hamsavathi

  • Hrudaiह्रुदै

    Heart

  • Harmeshहर्मेश

    Indiannames of Hindu and Sikh

  • Hardhyanहर्ध्यन

    The one absorbed in the Lord — one who is Absorbed in God

  • Harinakshiहरिनक्षि

    Doe eyed — one with eyes like Deer

  • Hariharहरिहर

    Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva together — a combination of Vishnu and Shiva

  • Hashikaहशिका

    Smiling — gregarious

  • Hanisaहनिसा

    Beautiful night

  • Haridaहरिद

    Servant of Lord Krishna

  • Haridattaहरिदत्ता

    Gods gift

  • Harshavardanहर्शवर्दन

    Creator of Joy — one who increases Joy

  • Hamsadhvaniहम्सध्वनी

    A melodious name inspired by Indian classical music

  • Hansalहन्सल

    God is gracious — swan like

  • Harisharanहरिशरन

    Protection of Hari — shield of Hari

  • Hansaveniहन्सवेनि

    Honouring Goddess Saraswati

  • Hariomहरिओम

    Lord Vishnu — name of brahman

  • Harjeevanहर्जीवन

    One who lives God oriented life

  • Hrishithaह्रिशिथा

    Gladdened

  • Hardeeshहर्दीश

    Lord of lords — supreme God

  • Hriteshह्रितेश

    Lovable — kind

  • Hasiहसि

    Laugh

  • Hasyaहस्य

    Joyful and full of cheer, with notes of joy

  • Harinarayaniहरिनरयनी

    A melodious name inspired by Indian classical music

  • Hareeshहरीश

    Lord Shiva — shiva and Vishnu conjoined

  • Haritejaहरितेज

    Vishnu Tejam

  • Hanumanthहनुमन्थ

    The monkey God of Ramayana — hindu Lord Rama

  • Harsimransukhहर्सिम्रन्सुख

    Peace with remembrance of God

  • Haroopहरूप

    Beautiful God

  • Harisaiहरिसै

    Blessed by Lord Sai

  • Hridyeshaह्रिद्येशा

    Heart

  • Haardहार्द

    Hearts feeling — main

  • Hridayanandह्रिदयनन्द

    Joy of the heart

  • Harniहर्नि

    Beautiful flower

  • Hardiniहर्दिनी

    Near of heart

  • Hasitहसित

    Laughing — happy

  • Hamsabrahmariहम्सब्रह्मरि

    A melodious name inspired by Indian classical music

  • Harneezहर्नीज

    Equal treatment to all

  • Hartejहर्तेज

    Radiance of God — glow of the God

  • Hardeetहर्दीत

    Given by God — gift of God

  • Hasikaहसिका

    Smiling — gregarious

  • Hansrajहन्स्रज

    King of swans — variant of King of Swan

  • Harsheetहर्शीत

    Joyous — cheerful

  • Harishankarहरिशन्कर

    Lord Shiva — vishnu and Shiva conjoined

  • Harsimratहर्सिम्रत

    Gods remebrance

  • Hridayanathह्रिदयनथ

    Blessed by Lord of the heart

  • Harisaadhहरिसाध

    Devotee of the Lord — one who worships Lord Vishnu

  • Havinaहविना

    Safety

  • Harsukhहर्सुख

    Peaceful through dwelling on God

  • Haaritहारित

    Plowman — green

  • Harkamalहर्कमल

    Lotus like God — lotus Flower of God

  • Harshashriहर्शश्रि

    Happiness

  • Hrushikeshह्रुशिकेश

    Blessed by Lord of all senses

  • Hamsadeepikaहम्सदीपिका

    A melodious name inspired by Indian classical music

  • Harinathहरिनथ

    The lord of nature

  • Hanitहनित

    Happiness — spade

  • Harsimranहर्सिम्रन

    Remembrance of God

  • Hridyanshuह्रिद्यन्शु

    Light from heart — moon

  • Hardhianहर्धिअन

    The one absorbed in the Lord — one who is Absorbed in God

  • Hamsaहम्सा

    Graceful and pure as a swan

  • Haridasapriyaहरिदसप्रिया

    A melodious name inspired by Indian classical music

  • Harsevakहर्सेवक

    Servant of the God — servant of God

  • Hansanandiniहन्सनन्दिनी

    Daughter of a swan

  • Hasumatiहसुमति

    Joyful and full of cheer

  • Hritishह्रितिश

    Blessed by Lord of heart

  • Haritहरित

    Plowman — green

  • Haruniहरुनि

    A deer

  • Harikishanहरिकिशन

    Lord of nature — a combined form of Lord Krishna and Lord Vishnu

  • Havihहविह

    Oblation — offerings

  • Harideepहरिदीप

    God's Light — god's radiance

  • Hrideshह्रिदेश

    Heart

  • Harinaraynहरिनरय्न

    Imperishable God

  • Harsalहर्सल

    Delighted — a lover

  • Harmanderहर्मन्देर

    Sacred and blessed, with notes of guru da mander

  • Harshniहर्श्नि

    Joyful

  • Harshidhaहर्शिधा

    Joyful and full of cheer

  • Harmitहर्मित

    Friend of the God

  • Hrishiह्रिशि

    Pleasure — sage

  • Harsimranjotहर्सिम्रन्जोत

    Light of remembrance of God

  • Haramritहरम्रित

    Gods immortalizing nectar

  • Hardipaहर्दिपा

    Lamp of God

  • Hasanthiहसन्थी

    One that delights

  • Harjyotहर्ज्योत

    Light of the God

  • Hartejpalहर्तेज्पल

    Protector of the glow of God — guardian of radiance of Lord

  • Harakodhandaramaहरकोधन्दरम

    Armed with the curved kodhanda bow

  • Harbansहर्बन्स

    Of gods family — one who is related to the family of Hari

  • Hridyesaह्रिद्येसा

    Heart

  • Hamsanandiहम्सनन्दि

    Supreme happiness

  • Hridayeshह्रिदयेश

    King of heart, blessed by Lord of hearts

  • Harijathaहरिजथा

    Fair haired

  • Harmansukhहर्मन्सुख

    Peace from gods heart

  • Harjapहर्जप

    One who meditates on the Lord — one who meditates upon god

  • Harpritहर्प्रित

    Lover of God — love of God

  • Hrudkamaliह्रुद्कमलि

    A melodious name inspired by Indian classical music

  • Haridarshanहरिदर्शन

    Having the vision of God — one who thinks Divinely

  • Harmanjeetहर्मन्जीत

    Victory of gods heart — victory of God's Heart

  • Harsimritहर्सिम्रित

    Memory of God — remembering God always

  • Hargurmeetहर्गुर्मीत

    God and gurus friend

  • Harkiratहर्किरत

    Singer of gods praise — who sings of God praise

  • Harjugatहर्जुगत

    Uniting with God — union with God

  • Harkeshहर्केश

    Good — the ray of God s Light

  • Harmeenहर्मीन

    Noblel — harmony

  • Harbhagwantहर्भग्वन्त

    Didicated devotee of God — follower of God

  • Harjiwanहर्जिवन

    One who lives god-oriented live — one who lives God-oriented life

  • Hariaksaहरिअक्स

    Lord Shiva — the eyes of lion

  • Hamsanandiniहम्सनन्दिनी

    A melodious name inspired by Indian classical music

  • Harigunहरिगुन

    Virtuous God

  • Hargeetहर्गीत

    Lords blissful songs

  • Hrishirajह्रिशिरज

    Pleasure

  • Harcharanpalहर्चरन्पल

    Protector of lords feet — protector of Lord's Feet

  • Hameshहमेश

    Eternal and timeless

  • Hardipहर्दिप

    Light of the God — strong

  • Harcharanहर्चरन

    One who is at gods feet — gods light

  • Hasuहसु

    Laugh

  • Harseetalहर्सीतल

    Peaceful through remembering God

  • Harmohanहर्मोहन

    Gods sweetheart — captivating God

  • Harshakहर्शक

    Delightful — delighting

  • Harjotहर्जोत

    Gods light — god light

  • Harimarkatamarkataहरिमर्कतमर्कत

    Blessed by Lord of the monkeys

  • Harshulहर्शुल

    Deer — funny

  • Hardialहर्दिअल

    One on whom there is gods grace — gods mercy

  • Harlaxmiहर्लक्स्मि

    Deities of fortune

  • Hridhimaह्रिधिम

    Heart

  • Haritbaranहरित्बरन

    Fresh and vibrant like spring, with notes of born out of hari (vishnu)

  • Hyndhaviह्य्न्धवी

    Honouring Goddess Durga

  • Harpreetkourहर्प्रीत्कौर

    Loving each

  • Harshbirहर्श्बिर

    Happy brace — a Brave warrior who is Cheerful

  • Harmyaहर्म्या

    Palace

  • Hamirहमिर

    Very rich king — a Raga

  • Harshidaहर्शिदा

    Joyful and full of cheer, with notes of giver of joy

  • Harbakhsहर्बख्स

    Gods gift

  • Harithikहरिथिक

    From the heart — truthful

  • Harnihalहर्निहल

    Blissful in gods remembrance — blissful in God's Remembrance

  • Harshamanहर्शमन

    Full of Joy — full of Happiness

  • Harpoojहर्पूज

    Worshipping God

  • Haridwarहरिद्वर

    Gateway to God — gate way to God (Hinduism)

  • Halikहलिक

    Ploughman

  • Harnirmalहर्निर्मल

    Holy like God — divine and Pious like God

  • Harigangaहरिगङा

    Ganga of Lord Vishnu

  • Hariamritहरिअम्रित

    Nectar of God

  • Hasanthहसन्थ

    One who delights

  • Harkeeratहर्कीरत

    Singer of gods praise — one who sings God's Praises

  • Hardasहर्दस

    Slave of God — servant of God

  • Harbinderहर्बिन्देर

    Glorious warrior — religious Person

  • Hansdhwaniहन्स्ध्वनी

    Vocal sound of swan

  • Hradiniह्रदिनी

    Lightening

  • Harigopalहरिगोपल

    Lord Krishna, blessed by Lord who is a cowherd

  • Harsimranjodhहर्सिम्रन्जोध

    Warrior in remembrance of God

  • Harleenaहर्लीना

    Thinking of God at all times

  • Harmilanहर्मिलन

    Union with God — blend and Merged with God

  • Harvichaarहर्विचार

    One who reflects on God — one who remembers God always

  • Harindranathहरिन्द्रनथ

    Lord of Hari, blessed by Lord hari

  • Haardikहार्दिक

    Affectionate — heartfelt

  • Harimantiहरिमन्ति

    Born in the season of hemanta — born during the spring

  • Harimandirहरिमन्दिर

    Temple of God — a Temple of Lord Vishnu

  • Harinarayanहरिनरयन

    Lord Vishnu — nar means person

  • Harshardhaहर्शर्धा

    Faith in God

  • Harkiratpalहर्किरत्पल

    Protector of the gods praisers — protector of the God's Praisers

  • Hrydayह्र्य्दय

    Heart — passionate and compassionate being

  • Harnamहर्नम

    Love for name of God — love of God's

  • Haridarpaहरिदर्पा

    A melodious name inspired by Indian classical music

  • Hameerहमीर

    Very rich king — a Raga

  • Harmandirहर्मन्दिर

    Temple of God — abode of God

  • Harjeevहर्जीव

    One who lives god-oriented life — one who is living a life devoted to God

  • Harminderहर्मिन्देर

    God of heaven

  • Harnaraynहर्नरय्न

    Imperishable God

  • Hardayalहर्दयल

    One on whom there is gods grace — gods mercy

  • Hardहर्द

    Hearts feeling — main

  • Harmeetहर्मीत

    Friend of the God — gods Friends

  • Harsharanहर्शरन

    One who takes shelter in the Lord — god's Shelter

  • Harindraहरिन्द्र

    Lord Shiva — a tree

  • Harkishanहर्किशन

    Blessed by Lord Vishnu (Hinduism)

  • Hamreetहम्रीत

    Beloved of God — friend of God

  • Harijहरिज

    The horizon — scope

  • Hansikहन्सिक

    Graceful and pure as a swan, with notes of swimmer

  • Harmanjotहर्मन्जोत

    Light of gods heart — light of God's Heart

  • Harishchandraहरिश्चन्द्र

    King of Surya dynasty — charitable

  • Harinderjeetहरिन्देर्जीत

    Lords victory — lord's Victory

  • Harminहर्मिन

    Noblel — harmony

  • Hasmukhहस्मुख

    Full of cheer — happy Face

  • Hrimanह्रिमन

    Wealthy

  • Harpinderहर्पिन्देर

    Gods home — god's Home

  • Hradhaह्रधा

    Lake

  • Harcharanjitहर्चरन्जित

    Victory at lords feet — victory at Lord's Feet

  • Harteijहर्तेइज

    Radiance of Lord

  • Harsajjanहर्सज्जन

    Gods friend and beloved — god's Friend and Beloved

  • Harparsannहर्पर्सन्न

    One with whom God is pleased — one who appeases God

  • Hrishabह्रिशब

    Morality

  • Harshimहर्शिम

    Pagal — over smart

  • Harkewalहर्केवल

    The only God — supreme Lord

  • Harkirpalहर्किर्पल

    Bestowed with God grace — bestowed with God's Grace

  • Harjogहर्जोग

    One in union with God — one who has blended and merged with God

  • Harikirtanहरिकिर्तन

    Hymns of God

  • Harbhajanहर्भजन

    Lords devotee — gods Prayer

  • Haritiहरिति

    Fresh and vibrant like spring, with notes of goddess

  • Harlaalहर्लाल

    Beloved of God — loved by God

  • Harkanwalहर्कन्वल

    Gods feet — lotus Flower of God

  • Harilalहरिलल

    Son of Hari

  • Harpuneetहर्पुनीत

    Clean — pure like God

  • Harushaहरुशा

    Joyful and full of cheer

  • Hamrishहम्रिश

    Lovable — helpful

  • Hareshwarहरेश्वर

    Lord Shiva — shiva and Vishnu conjoined

  • Hastinहस्तिन

    Elephant

  • Haranadhहरनध

    Lord Vishnu — lords (Shiva) devotee

  • Hariramहरिरम

    Blessed by Lord Rama

  • Harpiaraहर्पिअर

    Gods beloved — god's Beloved

  • Hastहस्त

    Hand — a Christianity

  • Hardharamहर्धरम

    Holy person abiding by God will — holy Person Abiding by God' Will

  • Harwantहर्वन्त

    Full of gods grace — full of God's Grace

  • Harinderbirहरिन्देर्बिर

    Brave as the Lord — courageous and mighty like the Lord

  • Hanshalहन्शल

    God is gracious — swan like

  • Harikanthहरिकन्थ

    Dear to Lord Indra — beloved of Indra

  • Harmnaadहर्म्नाद

    Ringing the celestial music

  • Haranjanहरन्जन

    To Stay in Eyes of God

  • Harsimritpalहर्सिम्रित्पल

    Protection in the memory of God — guarded by the memory of God

  • Harbinodहर्बिनोद

    One who delights in God — blissful through Lord's Love

  • Harmohanjitहर्मोहन्जित

    Warrior captivating God — one who enchants God with his bravery

  • Harmendraहर्मेन्द्र

    Gentle and luminous, like the moon

  • Harjeeहर्जी

    God — supreme Being

  • Harekrishnaहरेक्रिश्न

    Lord Krishna — everything that exists

  • Hridaynathह्रिदय्नथ

    Beloved, blessed by Lord of the Heart

  • Hansamalaहन्समला

    A line — row of swans

  • Harkaranjitहर्करन्जित

    Victory on behalf of God — conquest on behalf of God

  • Hartirathहर्तिरथ

    Holy place of God — abode of Lord

  • Hansarajहन्सरज

    King of a swan — the swan king

  • Haribalaहरिबला

    Daughter of Lord (Daughter of Lord Vishnu) — little one of Lord Vishnu

  • Hashwardhanहश्वर्धन

    King

  • Harraiहर्रै

    Gods Prince

  • Harisimaranहरिसिमरन

    Meditating the lords name — meditating the Lord's Name

  • Hymavathyह्य्मवथ्य

    Goddess Lakshmi — possessing gold

  • Harteerathहर्तीरथ

    Holy place of God — abode of Lord

  • Hasikहसिक

    Smiling — gregarious

  • Hatishहतिश

    With no desire — simple

  • Hrydayeshह्र्य्दयेश

    King of heart, blessed by Lord of hearts

  • Hreemkariह्रीम्करि

    Honouring Goddess Durga

  • Harshnilहर्श्निल

    Scared — not dareful

  • Harinprakashहरिन्प्रकश

    Gods light — god's Light

  • Harpremjitहर्प्रेम्जित

    Winning the Love of God — one who wins God's love and affection

  • Haripreetहरिप्रीत

    Beloved of the gods — beloved of gods

  • Harmandarpalहर्मन्दर्पल

    Protector of the house of God — defender of House of God

  • Hareendraहरीन्द्र

    Lord Shiva — a tree

  • Hanspalहन्स्पल

    Protector of great soul, blessed by Lord of the swans

  • Harisaroopहरिसरूप

    With An appearance like God — appearance of God

  • Hakeshहकेश

    Lord of sound, blessed by Lord of the Sound

  • Hrudhaiह्रुधै

    Heart — soul

  • Harishearहरिशेअर

    Shelter of Hari

  • Harmanjodhहर्मन्जोध

    Warrior of gods heart — warrior of God's Heart

  • Harsanjogहर्सन्जोग

    Union with God — blend and Merged with God

  • Hansroopहन्स्रूप

    Pure body — one who has a great soul

  • Hakamjeetहकम्जीत

    Victory of the ruler — successful Ruler

  • Harbhaagहर्भाग

    Blessed with fortune of God — one who is gifted with good luck of God

  • Haradhaarहरधार

    Lords support — lord's Support

  • Harjodhहर्जोध

    Courageous like God

  • Harbhavanहर्भवन

    House of the Lord — abode of the God

  • Haripeasadहरिपेअसद

    Beloved

  • Hakampreetहकम्प्रीत

    Love for authority — one who considers his authority dear

  • Harisangatहरिसङत

    Lords company — lord's Company

  • Harkiranjeetहर्किरन्जीत

    Victory of gods light — victory of God's Light

  • Harbeerहर्बीर

    Warrior of God — warrior of the God

  • Harshdaहर्श्द

    One who gives pleasure — giver of Joy

  • Harsangatहर्सङत

    Remaining in the company of God — friend of God

  • Harkiranहर्किरन

    The Ray of gods light — the rays of God's Light

  • Haripindaहरिपिन्द

    Normaly used for Boys

  • Harivilasहरिविलस

    The abode of Hari — the habitat of Hari

  • Harpurakhहर्पुरख

    Gods exalted person — god's Exalted Person

  • Harbhagatहर्भगत

    Devotee of God — follower of God

  • Harmooratहर्मूरत

    Embodiment of God — personification of God

  • Harmangalहर्मङल

    Songs praising God — bhajans adoring God

  • Harmanpalहर्मन्पल

    Protector of gods heart — protector of God's Heart

  • Hanamayहनमय

    A beautiful and precious flower in one's life

  • Hadrianusहद्रिअनुस

    A name of Latin origin meaning 'from Hadria'.

  • Halelehuaहलेलेहुआ

    Halelehua means 'house of hibiscus' in Hawaiian.

  • Hansilaहन्सिला

    Desire for wealth

  • Hranislavaह्रनिस्लवा

    God's glory or praise

  • Halyaहल्या

    Sunlight — radiance

  • Hrodwulfह्रोद्वुल्फ

    Famous wolf

  • Halolaniहलोलनी

    Royal fragrance of heaven

  • Hanauhoulaniहनौहौलनि

    One who shines or sparkles like a radiance

  • Hajnalहज्ञल

    Dawn or first light of day

  • Haleakuaहलेअकुआ

    The name Haleakua means 'House of the Sun' in Hawaiian.

  • Hantayweeहन्तय्वी

    A Native American Cherokee name meaning 'faithful'

  • Hlutwigह्लुत्विग

    Bright in battle

  • Hallgeirहल्ल्गेइर

    Rock spear

  • Hranislavह्रनिस्लव

    God's Glory

  • Hristivojeह्रिस्तिवोजे

    One who brings peace and joy

  • Hreodbeorhtह्रेओद्बेओर्ह्त

    Bright fame or illustrious splendor

  • Hanauhouहनौहौ

    New beginning or renewal

  • Haroldsonहरोल्द्सोन

    Son of Harold

  • Darieदरिए≈ दVery few established names begin with ड, so this one uses द — the sound families conventionally substitute.

    Maintains a good balance between the material and spiritual world

  • Darindaदरिन्दा≈ दVery few established names begin with ड, so this one uses द — the sound families conventionally substitute.

    Difficult to handle

About Cancer baby names

The Moon rules Karka, so these children feel first and think second. Warm, gentle names suit their deep attachment to home.

Why these names begin with H, D

Cancer spans nine nakshatra padas, and the classical Avakahada chakra gives each pada a name-starting syllable. Naming charts collapse those syllables into the printed letters H, D — the set families actually name by — and all 488 names above open on one of them.

If you have the exact birth time, the pada narrows the choice to a single syllable within these letters. Without a recorded time, the full letter set is the usual working list.

Choosing one

Every name here is two or three aksharas long — short enough to call across a room and to spell out on a form — and shows both spellings with its meaning; the gender tabs narrow the list. Say each shortlisted name aloud with your family name before deciding, since a name is spoken far more often than it is written.

Treat the letter as a guide rather than a rule. Many families keep it for the naming ceremony and use a different everyday name, and nothing in the tradition counts a name outside the set as inauspicious.

Cancer baby names — questions

Which letters do Cancer baby names begin with?
H, D — the letters naming charts print for Cancer, drawn from the nakshatra padas the sign spans. Every name on this page starts with one of them.
How many Cancer names are listed here?
488 in all — 318 boy names and 170 girl names. Each shows its Roman and Devanagari spelling with the meaning, and the tabs above filter the list by gender.
Why is every name on this list short?
Each one is two or three Devanagari aksharas, the length most families ask for. Short names carry cleanly in both scripts, a child learns to say and write one early, and it still fits every form and certificate.
We don't know the exact birth time — can we still use this list?
Yes. The birth date alone fixes the Moon sign in most cases, and without a recorded time the Rashi's full letter set is the working list. An exact time only narrows those letters to the one syllable of the birth pada.
Must the name come from these letters?
No. The tradition guides the choice rather than restricting it — a Cancer baby given a name outside the set is not considered unlucky, and many families use the letter for the naming ceremony only.

Baby names for all 12 Rashis