Given name · also Sanskrit

Baldev

“god of strength”·“having great strength”

Baldev is used as a given name. Interpretations include “god of strength” (Sanskrit) and “having great strength” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Interpretations include “god of strength” (Sanskrit) and “having great strength” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.

How it developed

Its Sanskrit formation brings together bala (“strength”) and deva (“god”).

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

If you love Baldev, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Indian

Balbir

“a strong man”

No U.S. birth series

99% boys · 1% girls

Indian · Literary

Namdev

“a poet or saint”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Indian

Budhil

“a learned man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Indian · Modern

Dev

“a kingly man”

42UncommonSteady

>99% boys

Indian

Aabheer

“one who herds cattle”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sanskrit · Modern

Aryan

“noble; noble one”

51UncommonSteady

94% boys · 6% girls

Indian · Modern

Jaidev

“the victory of God”

12Very rareCooling

>99% boys

Sanskrit

Avinesh

Avinesh is a masculine given name from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

97% boys · 3% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Baldev’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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