Sankalp

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.

• Rashi: Mithun
• Nakshatra: Punarvasu
• More names starting with S

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Resolution, firm determination and sacred vow”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Sankalpa — Resolution, determination, vow
• Dhriti — Meanings families give: Courage, morale, steadiness; Determination, courage; Patience, firmness
• Nischay — Determination, firm resolve and unwavering purpose
• Ethan — Strong, firm, long-lived
• Nitara — deeply fixed (in the earth), standing firm
• Dhruvi — Firm, steadfast, Polaris star

More boys' names of Sanskrit origin

• Reyansh — Meanings families give: Ray of light; Ray of light, part of God Vishnu
• Aryan — Noble, of high birth
• Krish — Meanings families give: Lord Krishna; Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive
• Aarush — Meanings families give: First ray of sun; First ray of the winter sun, calm radiance
• Arnav — come from the sea
• Viaan — Meanings families give: Full of life, energy; Full of energy, lively, animated

Other names under Mithun rashi

• Diya — Meanings families give: Lamp, light; Lamp, divine light
• Yash — Meanings families give: Glory, fame; Fame, glory, success, celebrity; Fame, glory, success; Success, glory, fame
• Kavya — a poem, poetical composition with a coherent plot by a single author (opposed to an Itihāsa)
• Dev — God, divine being
• Jiya — Meanings families give: Sweetheart, piece of heart; Heart, sweetheart
• Divya — Meanings families give: Divine, heavenly; Divine, heavenly, brilliant; Divine, heavenly, brilliant light; Divine, brilliant, beautiful

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mithun names.

Where this comes from

Sankalp 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.