Some people attach special
importance to the names and select names having either religious
or astrological significance. Some people associate a persons
name with their religion. But now a days educative class select
children name according to its mea ning, not through their association
with religion.Indian names are most often derived from Sanskrit,
the ancient Indo-European language of India. Some Arabic and Persian
names are also in use, though mainly among Indian Muslims. Hindu
names tend to be from the Sanskrit language, the sacred texts
of Hinduism being an important source. Most children are given
three names, one of those usually taken from a name of a Hindu
god or goddess. Examples of this are Krishna, Ajit, Shiva and
Indra for males, and Lakshmi and Sita for females. Sanskrit vocabulary
words are also used as names, such as Gita– "song" and Anand –"happiness".