Arjun (name)

Arjun
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	"white", "clear" ; "silver"
Region of origin	India

Arjun (Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐrˈdʑʊnɐ]) is an Indian male given name, based on Arjuna, one of Pandava brothers and a major character of the Indian epic Mahabharata.

Notable persons with the name[]

Legendary[]

Arjuna, a character of the Mahabharata
Kartavirya Arjuna, an Indian Emperor
Guru Arjun, the 5th Sikh Guru of the Sikh faith

Rulers[]

Arjuna Varman I, Paramara king of central India
Arjuna Varman II, Paramara king of central India
Arjuna, a Paratarajas ruler of Baluchistan area (c. 150–160 CE)

Actors[]

Arjun (Firoz Khan), Indian actor, born as Firoz Khan, who played the role of Arjuna in B. R. Chopra's TV series Mahabharat
Arjun Bijlani, Indian television actor and model
Arjun Kapoor, Indian movie actor
Arjun Punj, Indian television actor
Arjun Rampal, Indian fashion model and movie actor
Arjun Sarja, Indian movie actor
Allu Arjun, Indian actor of Telugu films
Sara Arjun, Indian child actress

Sports[]

Arjun Atwal, professional golfer
Arjun Erigaisi, Indian chess grandmaster
Arjun Nair, Australian cricketer
Arjun Naidu, former Indian First Class cricketer
Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricketer, now a politician.
Arjun Yadav, former Indian First Class cricketer

Others[]

Arjun (singer), (real name Arjun Coomaraswamy), British-Sri Lankan singer-songwriter, and producer
Arjun Appadurai, contemporary social theorist
Arjun Janya, Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer
Arjun Munda, chief minister of the Indian state of Jharkhand
Arjun Kanungo, Indian singer

References[]

^ ^a ^b Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. OCLC 685239912.

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[MWSD-1] Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. OCLC 685239912.

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