Indian Names · Boy
Abhimanyu name meaning
“heroic, brave, fiery”
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 4●●●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptअभिमन्यु
Abhimanyu is a Sanskrit boy's name meaning 'heroic, brave, fiery', best known from the son of Arjuna in the Mahabharata.
What does Abhimanyu mean?
About the name Abhimanyu
Abhimanyu is a Sanskrit name best known from the Mahabharata, where it belongs to the son of Arjuna and Subhadra. It combines abhi, meaning 'towards', with manyu, which carries senses of spirit, passion, courage and anger; the name as a whole means heroic, brave or fiery. The Sanskrit word manyu can also mean mind, mood or sorrow.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | A-bhi-man-yu |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with A |
| Devanagari script | अभिमन्यु |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: अभिमन्यु · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Abhimanyu · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: मन्यु · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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