Indian Names Trivia Quiz

Answer: Nitish

It is a popular name in both south and north India. It is a male name. Alternate spellings are Nithesh and Nidhish. It is generally a name given among those following Hinduism.

Famous people with this name include one of the well-known chief ministers of the Indian state of Bihar, called Nitish Kumar.

Answer: Karthik

It is a popular male name in south India. It is taken from the name of the Hindu god Karthikeya or Murugan. Other variations of the name are Karthi and Karthikeya. Female variations of the name are Karthika and Karthikayani.

Famous people with this name include a singer called Karthik who has frequently collaborated with the well-known music director A. R. Rahman. Narain Karthikeyan is a Formula One racecar driver from India. Another well known Tamil actor is named Karthi, who has acted in movies such as 'Madras' and 'Biryani'.

Answer: Shravan

Shravan is usually given to a male child. It is also the name of a month in the Hindu calendar. It is also the name of a character that appears in the 'Ramayana', who is famous for his strong ties to his parents. It is popular among Hindus.

Answer: Gokul

It is a male name and is popular in south India. Other variations of the name are Gokulnath, Gokula and Gokulraja. It is popular among Hindus.

The place where Lord Krishna grew up, as many Hindus believe is in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in the Madhura district.

There is a well known director called Gokul in Tamil cinema who has directed a movie called 'Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara'.

Answer: Divine

It is a very common female name in south and north India. It is of Sanskrit origin. It is common among followers of Hinduism.

Well-known people with the name were actress Divya Bharti who died at the age of 19 after falling off a building. She acted in movies such as 'Jaan Se Pyaara' and 'Deewana'. There is also a character named Divya Katdare in the TV show 'Royal Pains' who is played by actress Reshma Shetty.

Answer: Fish

It is a common female name. It is most widely used in south India. It is common among Hindus as it was the name of the wife of Lord Shiva. It is also a name used commonly by Muslims.

A well-known actress of Tamil cinema went by the name Meena. She acted in movies such as 'Citizen', 'Kuselan' and 'Naam Iruvar Nammaku Iruvar'. She has also appeared in plenty of Malayalam and Telugu movies over the years.

Answer: Shining light

It is a name that is popular all over India. It is predominantly a male name but it is also given to female children. It is Sanskrit in origin. It is usually a first name but many families have it as their last name too. Other variations of the name are Roshini and Roshana.

Hrithik Roshan is a famous actor in Bollywood who has acted in movies such as 'Kites', 'Krissh' and 'Fiza'. He is the son of Bollywood director Rakesh Roshan. Roshan Seth is a British actor who has appeared in movies such as 'My Beautiful Laundrette' and 'Gandhi' for which he had received rave reviews.

Answer: Night

It is a widely used female name in south India. It has Sanskrit origins. It is common among Hindus but a lot of Christians from India have given this name to their children.

Nisha Agarwal is an actress from India who has acted in movies such as 'Cousins' in Malayalam and 'Ishtam' in Tamil. She has also appeared in a number of Telugu films. Nisha Ganatra is a Canadian director who was at the helm of movies such as 'Chutney Popcorn' and 'Cosmopolitan'.

Answer: Born of the mind

The name has Sanskrit origins. It is widely used in link to Kaamdev, the god of love in Hindu mythology. It is a male name and is popular all over India. It is most commonly used as a first name.

Many actors from India have the name Manoj. Manoj Bajpai is an award winning Bollywood actor who has appeared in movies such as 'Bandit Queen' and 'Satya'. Another veteran in Bollywood named Manoj Kumar acted in movies such as 'Himalaya Ki God Mein', 'Do Badan' and 'Upkar'.

Answer: Stupid

It has Sanskrit origins and usually refers to 'him who is free from bondages'. It is a male name and usually a first name. It is popular is north India. It is common among Hindus.

Nikhil Kumar is the name of a man who was the governor of the Indian states of Nagaland and Kerala. Nikhil Advani is the name of a Bollywood director who was at the helm of movies such as 'Kal Ho Naa Ho', 'Chandni Chowk To China' and 'Patiala House'.