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Manav
मानवSay it MAA-nuv
- Meaning
- Human; descended from Manu; a man Monier-Williams, p. 809
- Say it
- MAA-nuv
- Written
- मानव
- First sound
- मा · Simha rashi
Manav
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Manav meaning
Manav (मानव) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, मा, it is a Simha rashi name (Magha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Human; descended from Manu; a man
Manav (मानव) is Sanskrit mānava, an adjective and noun formed from Manu, the first man and lawgiver of Hindu tradition. Monier-Williams gives it as belonging to or descended from Manu, human, and as a noun a man; in the plural it means mankind, the children of Manu. The same derivation lies behind Mānava-dharma-śāstra, the classical title of the Laws of Manu. Indian name lists keep close to this, giving "human" or "humane". The word is also part of everyday Hindi: mānavtā means humanity and mānav adhikār means human rights, so the name has a plain, familiar sense for most Hindi speakers.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 809 · entry mānava · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, mānava, p. 809 · Britannica, Manu-smriti
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First sound मा
Magha nakshatra, pada 1 · Simha rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.