The story behind Narayan
Borrowed from Hindi नारायण (nārāyaṇ), from Sanskrit नारायण (nārāyaṇá). Doublet of Narayana.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): N AA0 R AA1 Y AA0 N
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
Narayan ranked #10526 in US for 2022.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Narayan
Naman
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमन (namana).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nandan
Borrowed from Sanskrit नन्दन (nandana).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Navīn
Borrowed from Sanskrit नवीन (navīna).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nūtan
Borrowed from Sanskrit नूतन (nūtana).
- Gender
- feminine
- 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
Āryan
Borrowed from English Aryan, which derives ultimately from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Narayan
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
Abhilāṣā
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिलाषा (abhilāṣā), analyzed as अभि- (abhi-) + लाषा (lāṣā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhimanyu
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिमन्यु (abhimanyu).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Narayan
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- 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
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length