Chayan

Chayan meaning

Chayan (चयन) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Bengali usage).

Gathering, collecting; in Bengali, a selection or anthology

Chayan (चयन, Bengali চয়ন) is the Sanskrit noun cayana, from the verb ci, "to gather, pile up". Monier-Williams gives it as accumulating or heaping up, and as collecting. Bengali uses the word for the act of picking or plucking, as in puṣpa-cayana, gathering flowers, and for a collection or anthology of poems or stories; the Samsad dictionary records both senses. In modern Hindi the same word is the usual term for selection. As a boy's name it is heard mainly in Bengali families, where it is also spelt Choyon to match the Bengali pronunciation.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 394 · entry cayana · See the entry · checked 30 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, cayana, p. 394 · Samsad Bengali–English Dictionary, caẏana, p. 348

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First sound च

Revati nakshatra, pada 3 · Meen rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is चा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Chayan · Choyon · Chayon

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