Arvind

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Arvind (from Sanskrit: अराविन्दा Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) is a common Indian masculine given name. Its meaning is lotus.The name is of Hindu origin .[1]Its variants include Arvin, Arvy, Aravinda, Aravindan, Arahvinth and Aravindh(a) (in South India), and Aurobindo, Arabinda (in Bengali:অরবিন্দ arobindo).

Meaning[edit | edit source]

Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. means sun in the Sanskrit language. In particular, the word may refer to the lotus flower,[2] on which the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity – Lakshmi – sits. It could also refer to the Sanskrit term Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (meaning the "lotus eyed one"), the 347th name used to describe the Hindu god Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama.

Notable people and Personalities[edit | edit source]

Aravind

Aravinda

Aravindan

Aravindh

Aurobindo

References[edit | edit source]

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  2. Teresa Norman (2003). A World of Baby Names. Penguin. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-399-52894-1.

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