Amlan

Classical Sanskrit origin

अम्लान (amlāna): bright, unclouded (as the mind or the face).

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.

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “bright, unclouded (as the mind or the face)”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Shaurya — Meanings families give: Bravery, valor; Bravery, valor and courage in the face of danger; Bravery, valour
• Gajanan — Meanings families give: Lord Ganesh with elephant face; Elephant-faced, Ganesha
• Manpreet — Meanings families give: Heart's love; Heart's love, beloved of the mind
• Manisha — Meanings families give: Goddess of mind, intelligence; Goddess of the mind, intelligence; Wisdom, intelligence; one who thinks deeply
• Manasa — Meanings families give: Mind, intellect, Goddess of snakes; Mind, goddess of snakes, wished; Mind, intellect, goddess of serpents
• Manasi — Meanings families give: Of the mind, intelligent; Born of the mind, intellectual

More boys' names of Bengali origin

• Arnab — Ocean, sea; vast and deep
• Abir — Meanings families give: Color, fragrance; Color, festive powder used at Holi
• Gourab — Glory, pride, honor; great achievement
• Souvik — A good place; auspicious place or thing
• Partho — Arjuna; son of Kunti; the great archer
• Dipankar — One who lights lamps; illuminator

Where this comes from

Amlan'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.