Nishan
Nishan means Mark, sign; one who makes his mark.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Bengali |
| Language | Bengali |
| Starts with | N |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Mark, sign; one who makes his mark”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Mitali — Meanings families give: Friendly, one who makes friends; Friendly, friendly relations; friendship; Friendly, amicable; Friendly, pleasant and agreeable
- Mithun — Meanings families give: Twin, a pair, the zodiac sign of Gemini; Union, pairing; the zodiac Gemini; Gemini, a pair, united; popular Kerala name
- Nimit — Destiny, sign, appointed
- Sanket — Signal, sign, symbol
- Shashank — Meanings families give: Moon, having a rabbit mark; The moon, moonshine
- Rekha — Meanings families give: Line, art, mark, direction; Line, streak of light; Line, streak, boundary; Line, script, a mark; Line, streak, art
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
- Amlan — bright, unclouded (as the mind or the face)
Where this comes from
Nishan 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.