Vinod

Vinod (विनोद) is a male first name used in India. Vinod means happiness, joy, enjoyment, pleasure and etc. When given the name to a person, it takes a more self denoting meaning and therefore to sum up all these characteristics into one, "Vinod" also means "Hedonism" or "The Hedonist" in Sanskrit. In Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu and other Indian languages, the word has a similar meaning. Vinodhan and Vinoth are variants of Vinod.