Shyam, Kabir, other? For Indian boy

[desimom]

hi there,

My son, Keshav, is going to have a younger brother. What do think about Shyam (pronounced, "shahm," like "Sean" but with an m) or Kabir (kah-BEER). They both have beautiful meanings. Shyam means dark, blue, alludes to the blue-skinned god, Krishna, and Kabir was a historical figure who started the Bhakti spiritual movement in india.

Any other excellent, easy to pronounce Indian boy names? I love my first sons name, because he goes by Kesh (kaysh) which I think is soft, without being feminine, easy, mature. Trying to find those attributes in another name.

Thanks!

[kateinlouvain]

I speak no language of the subcontinent so here is the gut level phonetic impression of an outside: I like Shyam!

[minorbeatrice]

I have always loved Ravi and Kiran.

[whit32]

I had some friends named Paras, Niraj, and Aviraj (nn Avi). No one had any problems pronouncing their names. I'm not sure of their meanings, but they were all great guys and I really liked their names. I also like Shyam, though on first look I would pronounce it Shy-am.

[margaux]

I like Kaveen, Sonesh, and Kiran.

[amberdaydream]

I like Shyam best. I think people will like the reference to Krishna!

[lori johnson]

Welcome to Nameberry, Desi!

My recommendation is ...

Ashwin
Devanand
[Keshav]
Paresh
Rohan
Rupin
Vasant

... an easy to pronounce Sanskrit-Indian-name sibset.

[desimom]

We also considered Keyur (Kay-YOOR) but husband nixed it as too feminine. Any other input?

[whit32]

I like Keyur. It doesn't seem feminine to me, but I don't know about the history or meaning of the name.

[happygolucky3]

I love my nephews names they are Krish and Kuran