Suryakant
Suryakant means ‘sun-loved’, the sun-stone, sun-crystal (a kind of crystal supposed to possess fabulous properties as giving out heat when exposed to the sun; there is a corresponding moonstone See -; also -).
Meaning: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Language | Hindi |
| Starts with | S |
Classical Sanskrit origin
सूर्यकान्त (sūryakānta): ‘sun-loved’, the sun-stone, sun-crystal (a kind of crystal supposed to possess fabulous properties as giving out heat when exposed to the sun; there is a corresponding moonstone See -; also -).
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.
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: Mithun
- Nakshatra: Mrigashira
- More names starting with S
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “‘sun-loved’, the sun-stone, sun-crystal (a kind of crystal supposed to possess fabulous properties as giving out heat when exposed to the sun; there is a corresponding moonstone See -; also -)”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Suryakanta — ‘sun-loved’, the sun-stone, sun-crystal (a kind of crystal supposed to possess fabulous properties as giving out heat when exposed to the sun; there is a corresponding moonstone See -; also -)
- Upal — Precious stone, gem; crystal
- Raka — (Uṇ. iii, 40) the goddess presiding over the actual day of full moon (or regarded as the Full Moon's consort; Anumati is supposed to preside over the previous day)
- Falgun — Month of spring, month when Arjuna was born
- Tapas — Meanings families give: Austerity, meditation; Austerity, penance and intense spiritual practice; Austerity, warmth; heat of spiritual practice
- Ugam — approach of the heat, beginning of the hot season
More boys' names of Sanskrit origin
- Reyansh — Meanings families give: Ray of light; Ray of light, part of God Vishnu
- Aryan — Noble, of high birth
- Krish — Meanings families give: Lord Krishna; Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive
- Aarush — Meanings families give: First ray of sun; First ray of the winter sun, calm radiance
- Arnav — come from the sea
- Viaan — Meanings families give: Full of life, energy; Full of energy, lively, animated
Other names under Mithun rashi
- Diya — Meanings families give: Lamp, light; Lamp, divine light
- Yash — Meanings families give: Glory, fame; Fame, glory, success, celebrity; Fame, glory, success; Success, glory, fame
- Kavya — a poem, poetical composition with a coherent plot by a single author (opposed to an Itihāsa)
- Dev — God, divine being
- Jiya — Meanings families give: Sweetheart, piece of heart; Heart, sweetheart
- Divya — Meanings families give: Divine, heavenly; Divine, heavenly, brilliant; Divine, heavenly, brilliant light; Divine, brilliant, beautiful
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mithun names.
Where this comes from
Suryakant'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.