Indian Names · Boy
Nayan name meaning
“eye”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- N
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
Nayan is a male name from Sanskrit and Hindi meaning 'eye'.
What does Nayan mean?
About the name Nayan
Nayan is a Hindi and Sanskrit word for 'eye', mostly literary. Wiktionary links the sense to the root nī 'to lead', since the eye is seen as the guiding sense. It is used as a male given name in Hindi.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Na-yan |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with N |
| Devanagari script | नयन |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: नयन · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
More Indian Names starting with N
- Navin♂New
- Nakul♂Mongoose
- Naman♂Respectful bow
- Nandan♂A son
- Nandana♂A son
- Narayan♂An epithet of Vishnu
- Narayana♂An epithet of Vishnu
- Narayanan♂A name of Narayana, the Hindu deity
- Narayanaswamy♂Lord Narayana (Narayana: 'son of the primeval Man')
- Narayanswamy♂Lord Narayana (Narayana: 'son of the primeval Man')
- Narendra♂Lord of men
- Naresh♂Lord of men
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