Narayan

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: Krittika
• More names starting with N

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Refuge of man, a name of Lord Vishnu, the preserver; Lord Vishnu, son of Nara”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Narayanan — Meanings families give: Lord Vishnu, son of Nara; Abode of man, Vishnu, the cosmic deity
• Vishnu — Meanings families give: Lord Vishnu, preserver; All-pervading, the preserver; The preserver, all-pervading lord; All-pervading, protector, sustainer of universe
• Gobind — Meanings families give: Protector of cows, one who finds pleasure in cows; Lord of the cow herds, preserver
• Vishnudev — Devoted to Vishnu, the divine servant of the preserver
• Sharanya — needing shelter or protection, seeking refuge with (comp.)
• Charan — Meanings families give: Feet, one who moves; Lotus feet, one who seeks refuge; Feet of God, sacred touch of the divine

More boys' names of Sanskrit / Sanskrit-Marathi origin

• Rohan — a means of ascending
• Gaurav — Meanings families give: Pride, honor and dignity that inspires respect; Pride, honor, prestige, glory; Pride, honour, respect
• Aniket — Meanings families give: Lord of the world, one who has no fixed abode; Homeless wanderer, Lord Shiva
• Keshav — Meanings families give: One with beautiful long hair, name of Vishnu-Krishna; Lord Krishna, one with long or beautiful hair
• Harsha — joy, pleasure, happiness (also personified as a son of Dharma)
• Nitin — Meanings families give: One who follows the correct path, righteous person; Master of right path, leader

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

Narayan 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.