Niladri
Niladri means Blue mountain, Puri Jagannath temple hill.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Odia |
| Language | Odia |
| Starts with | N |
Classical Sanskrit origin
नीलाद्रि (nīlādri): the mountain.
Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.
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.
- Rashi: Vrischik
- Nakshatra: Jyeshtha
- More names starting with N
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Blue mountain, Puri Jagannath temple hill”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Jagannath — Lord of the universe, presiding deity of Puri
- Balabhadra — Lord Balabhadra of Puri, auspicious and strong
- Bimala — Pure, spotless, Goddess Bimala of Puri temple
- Rathayatra — Chariot festival, grand Rath Yatra of Puri
- Subhadra — Sister of Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra, auspicious
- Patitapaban — Savior of the fallen, Lord Jagannath
More boys' names of Sanskrit-Odia origin
- Jagabandhu — Friend of the world, Lord Jagannath
- Baladev — Lord Balabhadra, brother of Jagannath
- Jagadish — Lord of the universe, Jagannath
- Krushna — Lord Krishna, dark and beautiful
- Purushottam — Supreme being, Jagannath title
- Nilamadhab — Blue Lord, original name of Lord Jagannath
Other names under Vrischik rashi
- Neha — Rain, love, affection
- Neel — Blue, sapphire
- Naman — Salutation, bow
- Nikhil — Complete, whole, entire
- Anusha — Star, following, after dawn
- Krisha — Feminine form of Krishna; divine
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Vrischik names.
Where this comes from
Niladri's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). 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.