Arvind
Arvind, a common male name of Indian origin, means "lotus" in the Sanskrit language. Its variants include Aravinda, Aravind, Arvin, Aravindan, Arahvinth, Aravindh (in South India), and Aurobindo (in Bengali). It is used by the followers of many religions, including Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism, and Islam.
Meaning
Arvind means lotus in the Sanskrit language. In particular, the word may refer to the white lotus,[1] on which the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity - Lakshmi - sits. It could also refer to the Sanskrit term Aravindakshah (meaning the "lotus eyed one"), the 347th name used to describe the Hindu god Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama.
Arvind is also a name of the Hindu god Shiva, who is depicted as bearing a crescent moon on his head. (Araav means top of something e.g. The Aravalli Range literally meaning line of peaks, a range of mountains. + Indu means moon.)
Aravinth is also believed to be the name for a minor god, Aravinth, one of a number of gods who lived in the court of Indra the ancient Indian god of thunder who was said to be the King of the gods. Other gods of Indra's court include Vayu - the god of wind and Agni - the god of fire. It is believed that Aravinth was the god of wit, intelligence and shrewd scholarship, before the arrival of the trinity - Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma in Hindu religion. Some stories say Aravinth often visited earth in his avatar form, testing and rewarding men for their wit.
Notable people
- Arvind Gaur, Indian theatre director
- Arvind Kejriwal, politician
- Arvind (computer scientist)
- Arvind Parmar, tennis player
- Arvind Swamy, Indian film actor
- Arvind Bhardwaj, Pioneering trekking, river-rafting guide in Rishikesh, founding partner Red Chilli Adventures (highly recommended on Lonely Planet, TripAdvisor)
Aravind
- Aravind Akash, Indian actor
- Aravind Adiga, Indian journalist and author
- Aravind L Iyer, Evolutionary biologist
Aravinda
- Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer
- Aravinda Akroyd Ghose, better known as Sri Aurobindo, Indian philosopher
- Aravinda Chakravarti, American geneticist
Aravindan
- Aravindan Neelakandan, Indian writer
Aurobindo
- Sri Aurobindo, an Indian nationalist, philosopher, yogi and poet