Given name
Jayanta
“one who is victorious”
In English use, Jayanta is a variant of Jayant. One Indian interpretation is “one who is victorious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jayanta is a variant of Jayant. One Indian interpretation is “one who is victorious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Jayanta is a variant of Jayant. An origin associated with Jayant is Sanskrit.
Explained through its name family
Jayanta’s family of names
In English usage, Jayanta has a related form in Jayant. In English usage, Jayanta has a related form in Jayant.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jayanta
- Jay Bhattacharya18th director of the National Institutes of Healthborn 1968
- Jayanta Kumar GhoshIndian statistician (1937-2017)
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