28 Baby Boy Names That Mean Incarnation

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Last Updated on May 12, 2023

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Name	Gender	Meaning
Saikrishna	Unisex	Saint; Master; Lord; Lord Krishna; An incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Aiyappa	Boy	Name of a Hindu God; Incarnation of Lord Vishnu and Shiva
Aiyappan	Boy	Name of a Hindu God; Incarnation of Lord Vishnu and Shiva
Avatar	Boy	Incarnation; Descent
Ayyapan	Boy	Son of Lord Shiva; One who is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu and Shiva
Ayyappa	Boy	Son of Lord Shiva; One who is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu and Shiva
Harikishan	Boy	A combined form of Lord Krishna and Lord Vishnu; Lord Krishna signifying him as Lord Vishnu's incarnation
Harmoorat	Boy	Embodiment of God; Personification of God; Incarnation of God
Jagroop	Boy	Embodiment of the World; Incarnation of the World; Epithet of the World
Jagrup	Boy	Embodiment of the World; Incarnation of the World; Epithet of the World

Purajana	Boy	The Embodiment of Life; Personification of Life; Incarnation of Life; Epithet of Life
Puranjana	Boy	The Embodiment of Life; Personification of Life; Incarnation of Life; Epithet of Life
Rabhu	Boy	Skillful; Prudent; Messenger; Incarnation of God; One of the names of Lord Rama or Lord Krishna
Raghab	Boy	Pleasing; Charming; One of many names of Lord Rama; A name to the ultimately formless (advita); An Incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Raghu-Kumara	Boy	Pleasing; Charming; One of many names of Lord Rama; A name to the ultimately formless; An incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Raghubir	Boy	Brave man of Raghu clan; One of the many names of Lord Rama; A name of the ultimately formless; An incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Raghuveer	Boy	Brave man of Raghu Clan; Lord Rama; An incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Ramakaant	Boy	Lovable; Pleasing; Charming; One of the names of Lord Rama; An incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Ramashray	Boy	One who seeks solace in the name of Lord Ram; One of many names of Lord Rama; An incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Ramavatar	Boy	A re-incarnation of Lord Rama; An incarnation of Lord Vishnu

Ramdev	Boy	Divine Rama; One of many names of Lord Rama; An incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Ramjee	Boy	One of many names of Lord Rama; A name of the ultimately formless; An incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Ramoji	Boy	One of the many names of Lord Rama; A name of the ultimately formless; An incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Abtar	Boy	The incarnation of a deity; Someone who is without progeny
Bipashwi	Boy	Incarnation of Lord Buddha
Dattatreya	Boy	Trimurti; Incarnation of Gods
Parashuraam	Boy	An incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Parasu	Boy	Name of the sixth incarnation of vishnu

Infographic: Top Baby Boy Names That Mean Incarnation

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Baby Boy Names That Mean Incarnation(infographic)

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