Babai
Babai means Dear one, beloved child; affectionate nickname form.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Bengali |
| Language | Bengali |
| Starts with | B |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Dear one, beloved child; affectionate nickname form”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Tultul — Playful, bubbly; a beloved childhood nickname
- Snehal — Friendly, affectionate, warm
- Lovepreet — Love and devotion combined, affectionate beloved
- Lavpreet — Love and devotion combined, affectionate heart
- Thommachan — Little Thomas, beloved Thomas, Kerala affectionate form
- Tinni — Graceful, slender; affectionate diminutive form
More boys' names of Bengali origin
- Arnab — Ocean, sea; vast and deep
- Abir — Meanings families give: Color, fragrance; Color, festive powder used at Holi
- Gourab — Glory, pride, honor; great achievement
- Souvik — A good place; auspicious place or thing
- Partho — Arjuna; son of Kunti; the great archer
- Amlan — bright, unclouded (as the mind or the face)
Where this comes from
Babai has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.