Given name

Dayanand

“a compassionate man”

Dayanand is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “a compassionate man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Hindi interpretation is “a compassionate man.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.

Dayanand’s family of names

Dayanand has a related form in Dayan. Dayanand has a related form in Dayanande.

Walk Dayanand’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Dayanand, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hindi

Omanand

“a happy and thoughtful man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hindi

Daivat

“a powerful man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hindi

Durjaya

“one who is difficult to defeat”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hindi

Dhagat

Dhagat is a surname from Hindi.

No U.S. birth series

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Sanskrit

Dikshit

“consecrated”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hindi

Dhanraj

“wealth, riches” · “kingdom, rule, royalty”

No U.S. birth series

98% boys · 2% girls

Hindi

Alakh

Alakh is a masculine given name from Hindi.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Persian · Nature

Akhtar

“star”

No U.S. birth series

85% boys · 15% girls

Sibling ideas

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