Sanskrit · Persian

Aryan

Pronounced AR-yunShare

Meaning: Noble; honorable

  • Boy
  • Familiar
  • 2 syllables

The story

Aryan draws on the Indo-Iranian word for noble. In Indian and Iranian naming it is a personal name with an older linguistic history.

Nicknames

  • Ari
  • Aru

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Lower in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Aryan comes from Sanskrit and Persian.

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