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Archan
अर्चनSay it UR-chun
- Meaning today
- Worship, offering
- Original meaning
- "worship, homage paid to deities and superiors" Monier-Williams, p. 90
- Say it
- UR-chun
- Written
- अर्चन
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Archan
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Archan meaning
Archan (अर्चन) 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.
Worship, homage paid to deities and superiors
Also used to mean: offering
Archan (अर्चन) is Sanskrit arcana, from the verb arc, "to praise, to honour". Monier-Williams gives honouring and praising, and as a noun the homage or worship paid to deities and to those one respects. The same word also gives the girls' name Archana, and in temple use an archana is an offering of praise and names made on a devotee's behalf. Archan is the boys' form. Baby-name lists give it as "worship" or "offering", matching the dictionary.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 90 · entry arcana · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, arcana, p. 90
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.