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Priyaranjan
प्रियरंजनSay it pri-yuh-RUN-jun
- Meaning today
- Beloved, a dearly loved person
- Original meaning
- "priya 'dear' + rañjana 'delighting': one who delights loved ones" Monier-Williams, p. 710
- Say it
- pri-yuh-RUN-jun
- Written
- प्रियरंजन
- Other spellings
- Priya Ranjan, Priyaranjon
Priyaranjan
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Priyaranjan meaning
Priyaranjan (प्रियरंजन) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Priya 'dear' + rañjana 'delighting': one who delights loved ones
Also used to mean: beloved, a dearly loved person
Priyaranjan (प्रियरंजन) joins priya, "beloved, dear", with rañjana, "pleasing, delighting, charming". It can be read as "one who delights his loved ones" or simply "dear and delightful", and name lists sum it up as "beloved". Monier-Williams does not list the compound, so the meaning comes from its parts. The name is used in Bengal, Odisha and Bihar. The Bengal politician Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, a former Union minister and president of the All India Football Federation, wrote it as two words.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 710 · entry priya · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, priya, p. 710 · Monier-Williams, rañjana, p. 863 · Wikipedia, Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
Famous namesakes
- Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, former Union minister
Spellings
Priyaranjan · Priya Ranjan · Priyaranjon