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अर्जुन
“white, shining; silver”
अर्जुन (arjuna) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European, meaning “white, shining; silver.” It is used in Hindi, Marathi, and Sanskrit.
Hindi and Marathi and SanskritWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Arjuna.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“white, shining; silver”); its root is Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ-.
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अर्जुन’s family of names
अर्जुन has a later derivative in Arjuna. In Hindi usage, अर्जुन has a transliteration in Arjun. In Marathi usage, अर्जुन has a conventional equivalent in the English form Arjuna.
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Around the world
अर्जुन has relatives in 8 languages.
14 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- അര്ജുനvariant · Sanskrit
- অৰ্জুনvariant · Sanskrit
- অর্জুনvariant · Sanskrit
- అర్జునvariant · Sanskrit, Telugu
- அர்ஜுநvariant · Sanskrit
- අර්ජුනvariant · Sanskrit
- ਅਰ੍ਜੁਨvariant · Sanskrit
- અર્જુનvariant · Sanskrit
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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