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Priyanshu
प्रियांशुSay it pree-YAAN-shoo
- Meaning today
- Beloved ray, dear one
- Original meaning
- "priya, dear, beloved + aṃśu, ray, sunbeam" Monier-Williams, p. 710, 1
- Say it
- pree-YAAN-shoo
- Written
- प्रियांशु
- Other spellings
- Priyanshoo, Prianshu
Priyanshu
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Priyanshu meaning
Priyanshu (प्रियांशु) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Priya, dear, beloved + aṃśu, ray, sunbeam
Also used to mean: beloved ray, dear one
Priyanshu (प्रियांशु) joins Sanskrit priya, "dear, beloved", with aṃśu, which Monier-Williams gives first as a fine filament, especially of the soma plant, and then as a ray of light or sunbeam. The same aṃśu appears in names of the sun and moon such as Anshuman and Himanshu. Together the name reads as "beloved ray of light". Name lists give "beloved" or "dear ray", which fits the two parts. It is a modern name, used in Hindi-speaking families.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 710, 1 · entry priya + aṃśu · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, priya, p. 710 · Monier-Williams, aṃśu, p. 1 · Wikipedia, Priyanshu Chatterjee
Famous namesakes
- Priyanshu Chatterjee, Hindi film actor
Spellings
Priyanshu · Priyanshoo · Prianshu