Vihaan
Vihaan is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, meaning Dawn; new beginning.
What Vihaan means
Dawn; new beginning.
Vihaan sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Vihaan 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.
Vihaan is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.
How popular is Vihaan?
You will not find Vihaan in the top 100 boy names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Vihaan
Vihaan sits in our light and brightness group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Light
Names like Vihaan
These share Vihaan's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Aarush — First ray of the sun.
- Aditya — The sun.
- Arjun — Bright, shining, white.
- Ishaan — The sun; Lord Shiva.
- Kiran — A ray of light.
- Reyansh — Ray of light.
- Tejas — Brilliance; radiance.
- Aahana — First rays of the morning sun.
- Diya — Lamp, light.
- Gauri — Fair; the goddess Parvati.
- Indira — Beauty; splendour.
- Akira — Bright, clear.