The story behind Nayan
Borrowed from Sanskrit नयन (nayana). Doublet of नैन (nain) and नैना (nainā).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /nə.jən/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [nɐ.jɐ̃n]
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Names Similar to Nayan
Karṇ
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa). Doublet of कान (kān), a tadbhava.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ṇ
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sŕjan
Borrowed from Sanskrit सृजन (sṛjana), from the root सृज् (sṛj, “to cast or let go”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ngân
Sino-Vietnamese word from 銀.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nguyên
Sino-Vietnamese word from 元.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nun
From Hebrew.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Naman
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमन (namana).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- similar length
- same starting sound
Middle Names for Nayan
Ābhā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
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
Sibling Names for Nayan
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