Dayanand

Dayanand meaning

Dayanand (दयानंद) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.

Joy of compassion; compassion and bliss

Also used to mean: one who finds joy in kindness, bliss of compassion

Dayanand (दयानंद) joins two Sanskrit words: dayā, which Monier-Williams gives as sympathy, compassion and pity, and ānanda, happiness and joy. The name can be read as "one whose joy is compassion" or "the bliss of kindness", and Indian name lists explain it in much the same way. The compound is not in the classical dictionaries, but names of this pattern have been given for centuries. Its best-known bearer is Swami Dayananda Saraswati, the nineteenth-century reformer who founded the Arya Samaj; Dayananda was the name he took as a monk.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 469 · entry dayā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, dayā, p. 469 · Monier-Williams, ānanda, p. 139 · Wikipedia, Dayananda Saraswati

Famous namesakes

• Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of the Arya Samaj

Fits your syllable

First sound द

Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, pada 3 · Kumbh rashi

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

Spellings

Dayanand · Dayananda · Dayaanand

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