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Kalyan
कल्याणSay it kul-YAAN
- Meaning
- Beautiful, auspicious, fortunate, good; (n.) welfare, prosperity Monier-Williams, p. 263
- Say it
- kul-YAAN
- Written
- कल्याण
- Other spellings
- Kalyaan, Kalyana
Kalyan
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Kalyan meaning
Kalyan (कल्याण) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Beautiful, auspicious, fortunate, good; (n.) welfare, prosperity
Kalyan (कल्याण) is Sanskrit kalyāṇa. Monier-Williams gives it first as beautiful and agreeable, then as beneficial, salutary and auspicious, happy, prosperous and fortunate, and excellent, virtuous and good; as a noun it means good fortune, happiness and prosperity. In Hindi kalyāṇ is still the everyday word for welfare, and Kalyan is also the name of a classical rāga and of a city near Mumbai. Name lists give "auspicious" and "beautiful", which match. Kalyani is the related girls' name.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 263 · entry kalyāṇa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kalyāṇa, p. 263 · Wikipedia, Kalyan Singh
Famous namesakes
- Kalyan Singh, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Fits your syllable
First sound क
Mrigashira nakshatra, pada 3 · Mithun rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is का, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Kalyan · Kalyaan · Kalyana