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Parjanya name meaning

“raincloud; god of rain”

Letters
8
Syllables
3
First letter
P
Origin
Sanskrit
Category
Indian Names
Gender
♂ Boy

Indian Names: PMeaning waterSanskrit origin

Parjanya is a male name from Sanskrit meaning 'raincloud', and the name of the Vedic rain god.

What does Parjanya mean?

Raincloud; god of rain

In Malay: awan hujan; dewa hujan

Sources (1)

About the name Parjanya

Parjanya is a male name from Sanskrit, meaning raincloud or rain. In Vedic religion Parjanya is the god of rain and thunder, often identified with Indra.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginSanskrit
SyllablesPar-ja-nya
First letterIndian Names starting with P
Devanagari scriptपर्जन्य

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: पर्जन्य · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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