Abhimanyu

Classical Sanskrit origin

अभिमन्यु (abhimanyu): of a son of Arjuna (by Subhadrā).

Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.

In the epics

Abhimanyu appears in the Mahābhārata as a warrior: Son of Arjuna and Subhadra.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.

• Rashi: Mesh
• Nakshatra: Ashwini
• More names starting with A

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “of a son of Arjuna (by Subhadrā)”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Parth — Meanings families give: Prince, Arjuna; Arjuna, prince; Son of Pritha, another name for Arjuna the great hero; Arjuna, son of Pritha, earthly; Son of Pritha; name of Arjuna; Arjuna, one who never misses the target; Arjuna, king, prince
• Karan — Clever, talented, Arjuna
• Dhanush — Meanings families give: Bow; Bow, the arc and weapon of skilled archers like Arjuna
• Partha — Meanings families give: Prince, son of Pritha; Son of Pritha, Arjuna; Son of Pritha (Kunti); Arjuna
• Jishnu — Meanings families give: Victorious, triumphant; Triumphant, another name of Arjuna and Vishnu; Arjuna; one who is triumphant
• Partho — Arjuna; son of Kunti; the great archer

More boys' names of Sanskrit / Sanskrit-Odia origin

• Baladev — Meanings families give: Mighty god, strong divine power, brother of Krishna; Lord Balabhadra, brother of Jagannath
• Pragyan — Meanings families give: Wisdom, superior intelligence and divine knowledge; Wisdom, knowledge
• Prabhat — daybreak, dawn, morning
• Birendra — Meanings families give: King of warriors, mighty and heroic ruler; Lord of warriors, brave king
• Tapan — Meanings families give: Sun, summer, the warm glowing light of the sun; Sun, one who heats
• Trilochan — Meanings families give: Three-eyed one, Lord Shiva with his third divine eye; Three-eyed, Lord Shiva

Other names under Mesh rashi

• Aarav — Meanings families give: Peaceful, calm; Peaceful, calm, wise; Peaceful sound, wisdom; Calm, peaceful
• Aradhya — Worthy of worship
• Arjun — Meanings families give: Bright, shining, white; Bright, shining, the Pandava hero; Bright, shining, white, the Pandava hero; Bright, silver, the third Pandava; Bright, shining like silver and pure; Bright, shining, silver
• Aryan — Noble, of high birth
• Aadya — First, Goddess Durga
• Aarohi — Meanings families give: Musical ascending notes; Ascending musical note, progressing; Musical note; ascending; Musical note, ascending

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mesh names.

Where this comes from

Abhimanyu's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.