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Abhinandan
अभिनंदनSay it uh-bhi-NUN-dun
- Meaning today
- Congratulations, delight, welcome
- Original meaning
- "delighting, gladdening; praising, applauding; wishing for" Monier-Williams, p. 63
- Say it
- uh-bhi-NUN-dun
- Written
- अभिनंदन
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Abhinandan
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Abhinandan meaning
Abhinandan (अभिनंदन) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Delighting, gladdening; praising, applauding; wishing for
Also used to mean: congratulations, welcome
Abhinandan (अभिनंदन) comes from Sanskrit abhinandana, a noun from abhi- and the verb nand, "to rejoice". Monier-Williams gives its senses as delighting or gladdening, praising or applauding, and wishing for something. As a proper name it belonged to Abhinandana, the fourth Tīrthaṅkara of the Jains. In Hindi and Marathi abhinandan is the everyday word for congratulations or a formal welcome, which is why name lists give it as "congratulations", "delight" or "welcome". These match the dictionary's senses of gladdening and applauding.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 63 · entry abhinandana · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, abhinandana, p. 63 · Wikipedia, Abhinandan Varthaman
Famous namesakes
- Abhinandan Varthaman, Indian Air Force fighter pilot
Fits your syllable
First sound अ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.