Suryakant

Suryakant meaning

Suryakant (सूर्यकांत) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, सू, it is a Kumbh rashi name (Shatabhisha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.

'sun-loved': the sun-stone, a crystal said to give out heat in sunlight

Also used to mean: loved by the sun, sunstone

Suryakant (सूर्यकांत) is Sanskrit sūrya-kānta, from sūrya, "sun", and kānta, "beloved", so "sun-loved". Monier-Williams gives it as the sun-stone, a crystal that ancient writers believed would give out heat or fire when held in sunlight, the counterpart of the candra-kānta or moonstone; it also lists crystal in general and a kind of flower. Name lists give Suryakant as "loved by the sun" or "a jewel", which matches the dictionary. A celebrated bearer is the Hindi poet Suryakant Tripathi, known by his pen name Nirala.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1243 · entry sūrya-kānta · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, sūrya-kānta, p. 1243 · Wikipedia, Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'

Famous namesakes

• Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', Hindi poet

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First sound सू

Shatabhisha nakshatra, pada 4 · Kumbh rashi

North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Suryakant · Suryakanth · Suryakanta

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