What does the name Aniyan mean?

Aniyan means "Younger brother, beloved younger one". It is a boy's name of Dravidian origin.

Aniyan

Aniyan means Younger brother, beloved younger one.

Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.

Gender	boy
Origin	Dravidian
Language	Malayalam
Starts with	A

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Younger brother, beloved younger one”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

Anuja — a younger sister
Laxman — Meanings families give: Brother of Rama, one with auspicious marks on the body; Younger brother of Rama; Younger brother of Rama, fortunate
Upendra — Meanings families give: Younger brother of Indra, a name for Lord Vishnu; Younger brother of Indra, Vamana avatar
Anuj — born after, later, younger
Nallathambi — Good younger brother
Baladev — Meanings families give: Mighty god, strong divine power, brother of Krishna; Lord Balabhadra, brother of Jagannath

More boys' names of Dravidian origin

Biju — Victorious, modern Kerala name
Babu — Beloved child, dear little one
Lal — Beloved, red, darling
Unni — Baby, young child, dear little one
Murukan — Murugan, young warrior god, South Kerala form
Jiju — Modern Kerala pet name, beloved brother-in-law figure

Where this comes from

Aniyan has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. 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.