Boy · Sanskrit · Hindu
Danvir
दानवीरSay it daan-VEER
- Meaning today
- Hero of charity, charitable
- Original meaning
- "a hero in giving; a munificent man" Monier-Williams, p. 474
- Say it
- daan-VEER
- Written
- दानवीर
- Other spellings
- Danveer, Daanveer
- First sound
- दा · Kumbh rashi
Danvir
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Danvir meaning
Danvir (दानवीर) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, दा, it is a Kumbh rashi name (Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
A hero in giving; a munificent man
Also used to mean: hero of charity, charitable
Danvir (दानवीर) is the Sanskrit compound dāna-vīra. Dāna means giving, a gift or liberality, and vīra means a brave or eminent man, a hero; Monier-Williams translates the whole as a "liberality-hero", a munificent man, and also records it in poetics for heroism shown through generosity. Indian name lists give the same idea, "hero of charity" or "charitable". In everyday Hindi, Danveer is the epithet most often used for Karna of the Mahabharata, remembered for never refusing a gift. The name praises generosity as a kind of courage.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 474 · entry dānavīra · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, dānavīra, p. 474 · Monier-Williams, dāna, p. 474 · Monier-Williams, vīra, p. 1005
Fits your syllable
First sound दा
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, pada 3 · Kumbh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Danvir · Danveer · Daanveer