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Tapan
तपनSay it TUP-un
- Meaning
- Warming, shining; the sun; heat, the hot season Monier-Williams, p. 437
- Say it
- TUP-un
- Written
- तपन
- Other spellings
- Tapon
Tapan
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Tapan meaning
Tapan (तपन) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Warming, shining; the sun; heat, the hot season
Tapan (तपन) is the Sanskrit tapana, from the verb tap, "to be hot, to shine". Monier-Williams gives the adjective as warming, burning or shining, said of the sun, and the noun as the sun itself, heat and the hot season; it is also a name of Agni. Name lists give Tapan as "sun" or "heat", the dictionary sense. The name is used in Bengal and Odisha, where it is often written Tapon in English. Its best-known bearer is Tapan Sinha, the Bengali film director.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Surya.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 437 · entry tapana · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, tapana, p. 437 · Wikipedia, Tapan (given name)
Famous namesakes
- Tapan Sinha, Bengali film director
Fits your syllable
First sound त
Swati nakshatra, pada 4 · Tula rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is ता, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Tapan · Tapon