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Sopan
सोपानSay it so-PAAN
- Meaning today
- Steps, stairway
- Original meaning
- "stairs, steps, a staircase, ladder" Monier-Williams, p. 1249
- Say it
- so-PAAN
- Written
- सोपान
- Other spellings
- Sopaan
- First sound
- सो · Kumbh rashi
Sopan
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Sopan meaning
Sopan (सोपान) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Marathi usage). By its first sound, सो, it is a Kumbh rashi name (Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Stairs, steps, a staircase, ladder
Also used to mean: stairway
Sopan (सोपान) is Sanskrit sopāna, which Monier-Williams gives as stairs, steps, a staircase, or a ladder leading to something, citing the Mahabharata and classical poetry; it suggests the word may come from sa- with upāyana, "approach". Poets used the image of steps for any path that leads upward, such as the steps to heaven. As a name it is best known in Maharashtra through Sant Sopan, or Sopandev, the 13th-century Varkari saint and younger brother of Dnyaneshwar, whose samadhi is at Saswad near Pune. Name lists give Sopan as "steps" or "stairway", matching the dictionary.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1249 · entry sopāna · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, sopāna, p. 1249 · Wikipedia, Sopan
Famous namesakes
- Sant Sopan, 13th-century Varkari saint
Fits your syllable
First sound सो
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, pada 2 · Kumbh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Sopan · Sopaan