Indian Names · Boy
Saravanan name meaning
“a name of Murugan; from śaravaṇa 'thicket of reeds'”
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 4●●●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Tamil · Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
of the boy top-10 total
| Decade | boy |
|---|---|
| 1940s | – |
| 1950s | – |
| 1960s | – |
| 1970s | 18.1% |
| 1980s | 21.8% |
| 1990s | 13.6% |
| 2000s | – |
| 2010s | – |
Saravanan is a Tamil boy's name, a name of Murugan, from Sanskrit śaravaṇa 'thicket of reeds'.
What does Saravanan mean?
A name of Murugan; from śaravaṇa 'thicket of reeds'
In Malay: nama lain Murugan; daripada śaravaṇa 'rumpun teberau'
About the name Saravanan
Saravanan is a Tamil boy's name and one of the names of the deity Murugan. It is linked to the Sanskrit word śaravaṇa, 'a thicket of reeds', where Murugan (Skanda) was born in Puranic accounts; the epithet Śaravaṇabhava means 'born of the reed thicket'. According to JPN, the name peaked in the 1970s with 1,862 baby boys.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tamil, Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Sa-ra-va-nan |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
Saravanan in official JPN data
- 1940s
- not in the top 10
- 1950s
- not in the top 10
- 1960s
- not in the top 10
- 1970s
- Boy: 1,862 · 18.1%
- 1980s
- Boy: 1,756 · 21.8%
- 1990s
- Boy: 669 · 13.6%
- 2000s
- not in the top 10
- 2010s
- not in the top 10
Sources
- Wikipedia: Saravanan · en.wikipedia.org · meaning
- Wisdom Library: Śaravaṇa (Monier-Williams, Puranic Encyclopedia) · wisdomlib.org · meaning
More Indian Names starting with S
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- Suresh♂Ruler of the gods
- Sharvin♂
- Sivakumar♂Son of Shiva (Shiva: benign, auspicious
- Supramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Santhosh♂Contentment, joy
- Sachin♂Possibly from sat: existence, essence
- Sadayan♂He who has dreadlocks
- Safdar♂
- Sagara♂Sea, ocean
- Sahaj♂Natural
- Sahdev♂With the gods
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