Aryan
Aryan is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, meaning Noble; honorable.
What Aryan means
Noble; honorable.
Aryan sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Aryan comes from
Sanskrit names draw on a devotional and literary tradition thousands of years old. Many are epithets of deities or qualities from classical texts, which is why their meanings tend to be abstract virtues rather than objects.
Aryan is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.
How popular is Aryan?
In the boy name rankings we track, Aryan falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Aryan
The thread we file Aryan under is Noble — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Noble
Names like Aryan
These share Aryan's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Adil — Just and fair.
- Albert — Noble and bright.
- Alberto — Noble and bright.
- Ali — Exalted; noble.
- Ada — Noble, nobility.
- Adeline — Noble; of noble kind.
- Alice — Noble; of the nobility.
- Diarmuid — Free man; without envy.
- Errol — Wanderer; nobleman.
- Eugene — Well-born; noble.
- Evander — Good man; strong.
- Gareth — Gentle and noble.