Harin

Harin meaning

Harin (हरिन) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.

Deer, antelope; fawn-coloured, tawny; a name of Viṣṇu or Śiva

Also used to mean: Lord Vishnu

Harin (हरिन) is the Sanskrit word hariṇa, a deer or antelope, used as early as the Ṛgveda. Monier-Williams explains it as the "fawn-coloured" animal, from an adjective meaning tawny, yellowish or green, and also lists the sun, a goose, and a name of Vishnu or Shiva among its senses. Name lists give "deer" and sometimes "Lord Vishnu", both of which are in the dictionary. The everyday Hindi word for deer, hiran, comes from the same Sanskrit word.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1291 · entry hariṇa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, hariṇa, p. 1291

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First sound ह

Punarvasu nakshatra, pada 3 · Mithun rashi

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

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