Indian Names · Boy
Arran name meaning
“Shiva (from Hara, 'seizer, destroyer')”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Tamil · Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Tamil scriptஅரன்
Arran is a Tamil boy's name, from Sanskrit Hara, a name of the god Shiva.
What does Arran mean?
Shiva (from Hara, 'seizer, destroyer')
In Malay: Shiva (daripada Hara, 'perampas, pemusnah')
About the name Arran
Arran is a Latin-script spelling of the Tamil name அரன் (Aran), borrowed from Sanskrit Hara. In Tamil it is a name of the god Shiva. In Sanskrit, Hara is a name of Shiva glossed as 'seizer' or 'destroyer'.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tamil, Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Ar-ran |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with A |
| Tamil script | அரன் |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: அரன் · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: हर · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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