Indian Names · Boy
Arun name meaning
“reddish brown, dawn”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptअरुण
- Malayalam scriptഅരുൺ
Arun is an Indian boy's name from Sanskrit meaning 'reddish brown, dawn'.
What does Arun mean?
About the name Arun
Arun is the modern masculine form of the Sanskrit name Aruna. The word aruna means reddish brown, the colour of dawn. In Hindu belief Aruna is the charioteer of the sun god Surya and the personification of dawn. The name is used across Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | A-run |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with A |
| Devanagari script | अरुण |
|---|---|
| Malayalam script | അരുൺ |
Sources
- Wiktionary: अरुण · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Arun · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Aruna · behindthename.com · meaning
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