Narayana

The first name Narayana has Indian roots. It is often translated as "the way of man" or "the eternally traveling man."

What does the name Narayana mean?

The masculine first name Narayana originates from India and can be interpreted as "the way of man" or "the eternally traveling man." It has its roots in Sanskrit and is composed of two parts: nára (नर), meaning "the man" or "a male person," and yāna (यान), meaning "the vehicle." Narayana is also one of the names of the god Vishnu or Krishna.

Where does the name Narayana come from?

The name Narayana has its origin in Sanskrit and means "the way of man."

How do you pronounce Narayana?

Na-ra-ja-na

Popularity

In Germany, Narayana is a rather rare first name. It has not appeared in the country's name popularity lists so far. In Austria, it reached its best ranking in 1999, coming in at 697th place in the name charts. In the last ten years, Narayana has been chosen as a first name there fewer than ten times, resulting in a 4,431st place in the ten-year statistics. From 1984 to 2024, it ranks 4,502nd in Austria.

Famous people

• Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Dasu (Indian musician)
• C. H. Narayana Rao (actor from India)
• Chitrapu Narayana Rao (Indian film director)
• Dasari Narayana Rao (Indian actor)
• Huilgol Narayana Rao (Indian poet)
• K. P. Narayana Pisharody (scholar)
• Kattoor Narayana Pillai (painter)
• Kavalam Narayana Panicker (Indian film director)
• Kuzhur Narayana Marar (Indian musician)
• M. P. Narayana Pillai (writer from India)
• Moola Narayana Swamy (Indian actor)
• Narayana Kasturi (Indian writer)
• Narayana Pandit (Indian mathematician)
• Narayana Panditacharya (poet from India)
• Narayana Purushothama Mallaya (writer from India)
• Narayana Rao (Indian cricketer)
• Narayana Teertha (Indian composer)
• P. Narayana Kurup (Indian poet)
• R. Narayana Murthy (Indian film director)
• Thiru Narayana Iyengar (Indian scholar)