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Nivaan
निवानSay it ni-VAAN
- Meaning today
- Holy
- In the dictionaries
- Not in the classical dictionaries; most likely a modern name
- Say it
- ni-VAAN
- Written
- निवान
- Other spellings
- Nivan
Nivaan
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Nivaan meaning
Nivaan (निवान) is a Hindu boy's name.
Meaning today
Holy
In the dictionaries
The name isn't in the classical dictionaries we use, so it is most likely a modern name. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Nivaan (निवान) is a modern name for Hindu boys that rhymes with Vivaan and Nirvaan. Name lists most often give it as "holy", and sometimes as "abode", "liberation" or "new", but none of them points to a source, and we could not find the word in the Sanskrit dictionaries. The only dictionary word with exactly this sound is a Hindi adjective, niwān, which Platts gives as low-lying or level ground, and families clearly do not intend that. Nivaan is best understood as a modern name chosen for its sound.
References: Platts, niwān, p. 1158
Popularity abroad
- #811 England and Wales, boys 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Fits your syllable
First sound नि
Anuradha nakshatra, pada 2 · Vrishchik rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is नी, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Nivaan · Nivan