HinduBoySanskrit
Alok: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“light; lustre; seeing”
آلوک
आलोक
What Alok means
Alok (آلوک, Sanskrit आलोक) is a Hindu boy’s name that means “light; lustre; seeing”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, āloka.
Alok at a glance
- Meaning
- light; lustre; seeing
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- aa-lok
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 4
- First letter
- A · آ
Meaning of Alok
- In English
- light; lustre; seeing
- اردو میں معنی
- روشنی، چمک، دیکھنا
Origin and history of Alok
Sanskrit āloka, light, lustre, seeing.
Base wordSanskrit āloka
How to say and write Alok
- Say it
- aa-lok2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Alok
- Urdu
- آلوک
- Original script
- आलोक
- Other spellings
- Aalok
- Themes
- Light
Sibling names for Alok
Hindu girl names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Alok.
- Aartiآرتیthe ceremony of waving lamps before a deityGirlSanskrit
- Abhaآبھاsplendour; light; lustreGirlSanskrit
- Arunaاروناreddish; dawn-red; the colour of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Arunimaارونیماredness; the glow of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Bhanumatiبھانومتیluminous; splendidGirlSanskrit
- Chandrakalaچندرکلاa digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- Chandralekhaچندرلیکھاthe crescent; a digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- ChandrikaچندریکاmoonlightGirlSanskrit
Names like Alok
- Adityaآدتیہson of Aditi; the sunBoySanskrit
- Agniاگنیfire; the god of fireBoySanskrit
- Amitabhامیتابھof boundless splendourBoySanskrit
- Anshuانشوray of light; sunbeamBoySanskrit
- Anshumanانشومانradiant; the sunBoySanskrit
- Arjunارجنwhite; bright; clearBoySanskrit
- Arunارونreddish; the dawn; the charioteer of the sunBoySanskrit
- Bhanuبھانوlight; ray; the sunBoySanskrit
- Bhaskarبھاسکرmaking light; the sunBoySanskrit
- Chandraچندرthe moon; shining; brightBoySanskrit
Questions about the name Alok
What does the name Alok mean?
Alok means “light; lustre; seeing”. In Urdu: روشنی، چمک، دیکھنا. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Alok a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Alok is a boy’s name.
Is Alok a Hindu name?
Yes. Alok is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit āloka, light, lustre, seeing.
How do you pronounce Alok?
Say it “aa-lok”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Alok in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Alok is written آلوک. In its original script: आलोक.
What are other spellings of Alok?
Alok is also spelled Aalok.
Is the meaning of Alok verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.