Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

narayana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: narayana
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नारायण (nārāyaṇá). Doublet of Narayan.

Inflected Forms

Narayan (alternative)

Questions

What does narayana mean?: Vishnu.
Where does narayana come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit नारायण (nārāyaṇá). Doublet of Narayan.

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