Narayana
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| Gender: | male | |
| Pronunciation: | nah-rah-yah-nuh, nah-RY-yah-nuh | |
| Meaning: | son of man, the abode of beings | |
| Related Names: | Nara, Naradhara, Narain, Narapriya, Narayan, Narayani |
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ORIGIN AND HISTORY
Narayana is a Sanskrit name, and there are several possible meanings. The most probable interpretation of this name is "son of man," or "son of Primal man," since that is the translation given by Sanskrit dictionaries.[1] The root word nara refers to "man", although it may also be interpreted as "water."[1] The association with water refers to the god Narayana, who was said to be omniscient and infinite as the ocean.[1]
Variations on the meaning of Narayana include "path of man,"[1], "eternal man"[1] and "the abode of beings."[1] The numerous meanings can be attributed to the ambiguous interpretations of the two parts of the name, nara and ayana. This is a complicated name, with many shades of meaning.
In Hindu tradition, Narayana is another name of the important god Vishnu. Chanting the name Narayana is said to destroy evil and uplift the fallen.[1]
POPULARITY
In the United States, Narayana is a very uncommon name. It has not appeared in the top 1000 most popular boys' names in any recorded year.[1]
Narayana is a more popular name in India. However, name statistics are not accurately kept in India, so it is difficult to determine just how popular a name is. One source suggests that the variant spelling Narayan is currently one of the top ten boy's names for infants in India.[1]
FACTS
- There is a complicated math problem called Narayana's Cows, attributed to a 14th century Indian mathematician named Narayana. It reads as follows:
- "A cow produces one calf every year. Beginning in its fourth year, each calf produces one calf at the beginning of each year. How many cows and calves are there altogether after 20 years?"[1]
- While many of the Hindu deities are depicted with multiple limbs or multiple heads to represent their power and presence, Narayana is sometimes called the "thousand-headed one, thousand-eyed, and thousand-limbed." He is considered a truly omnipotent deity.[1]
NAMESAKES
- Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Medical Sciences
- Narayana Oil
- Narayana Pearls
- Narayana Sukta: an important devotional song in Hinduism. The lyrics and translation may be found here.
- Narayan: song by The Prodigy
FAMOUS PERSONS
- Narayana Rao Dasari: film director (born 1947)
- Narayana Kocherlakota: economist
- C. Narayana Reddy: Telugu poet (born 1931)
- Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja: author, spiritualist (born February 16th, 1921)
- N. R. Narayana Murthy: businessman, founder of Infosys Technologies (born August 20, 1946)
- R. K. Narayan: novelist (October 10, 1906)
- Udaya Narayana Singh: poet (born 1951)
- Vishnu Narayana Bhatkande: musician
- Badri Narayan: artist (born 1929)
- Jayaprakash Narayan: Indian politician (born October 11, 1902)
- Shovana Narayan: dancer
Author: Sarena Emily Levinson
NOTES
| Gender | male + |
| Length | 8 + |
| Meaning | son of man, the abode of beings + |
| Meaningnc | son of man, the abode of beings + |
| Name | narayana + |
| Origin | Sanskrit + |
| Popularity | 0 + |
| Pronunciation | nah-rah-yah-nuh, nah-RY-yah-nuh + |
| Rank in 2000s | 0 + |
| Related | Nara +, Naradhara +, Narain +, Narapriya +, Narayan +, and Narayani + |
