The story behind Mohan
Transliteration of Hindi मोहन (mohan), etc.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Hindi entry
Borrowed from Sanskrit मोहन (mohana).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): M OW1 HH AA0 N
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /moː.ɦən/
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [moː.ɦɐ̃n]
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Mohan ranked #5144 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Mohan
Madan
Inherited from Sanskrit मदन (madana).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Manan
Borrowed from Sanskrit मनन (manana).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mithun
Borrowed from Sanskrit मिथुन (mithuna). Borrowed from Sanskrit मिथुन (mithuna).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Arjun
Borrowed from Hindi अर्जुन (arjun). Borrowed from Sanskrit अर्जुन (arjuna).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Arun
Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Aruṇ
Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ṇ
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Mohan
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijñā
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijñā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijñān
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Mohan
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ābhā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length