Boy · Sanskrit · Hindu
Manoranjan
मनोरंजनSay it mun-o-RUN-jun
- Meaning today
- Entertainment, pleasing the mind, joy
- Original meaning
- "manas 'mind' + rañjana 'delighting, pleasing': one who delights the mind" Monier-Williams, p. 863
- Say it
- mun-o-RUN-jun
- Written
- मनोरंजन
- Other spellings
- Manoranjon
Manoranjan
Stays on your phone. A family name is never required.
Manoranjan meaning
Manoranjan (मनोरंजन) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Manas 'mind' + rañjana 'delighting, pleasing': one who delights the mind
Also used to mean: entertainment, pleasing the mind, joy
Manoranjan (मनोरंजन) joins two Sanskrit words: manas, "mind, heart", and rañjana, "pleasing, delighting, charming", from the root rañj, "to colour" and so "to gladden". Together they mean "delighting the mind", and in modern Hindi and Bengali manoranjan is the everyday word for entertainment. As a name it suggests a person who brings joy. Monier-Williams records Manorañjana as the title of a work. It is used in Bengal and Odisha; the Bengali children's writer Manoranjan Bhattacharya is one bearer.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 863 · entry rañjana · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, manas, p. 783 · Monier-Williams, rañjana, p. 863 · Wikipedia, Manoranjan Bhattacharya
Famous namesakes
- Manoranjan Bhattacharya, Bengali writer
Fits your syllable
First sound म
Magha nakshatra, pada 1 · Simha rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is मा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Manoranjan · Manoranjon