Indian Names · Boy
Karan name meaning
“clever, skillful”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
Karan is a boy's name from Sanskrit meaning 'clever' or 'skillful'.
What does Karan mean?
About the name Karan
Karan comes from the Sanskrit karaṇa, 'clever, skillful'. It is used in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Punjabi, and is written கரண் in Tamil.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Ka-ran |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with K |
| Tamil script | கரண் |
|---|---|
| Devanagari script | करण |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Karan · behindthename.com · meaning
Names with a related meaning
More Indian Names starting with K
- Krishnan♂Dark, black
- Kumaran♂Boy, son
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- Kumaresan♂Lord Kumara
- Kavinesh♂
- Keshvinder♂
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- Kadhirvelan♂Murugan, bearer of the radiant spear
- Kailash♂Name of a sacred Himalayan mountain
- Kalidasa♂Servant of Kali
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