Aranya: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Aranya – Meaning: forest, wilderness – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: uh-RUN-yuh


Aranya is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning “forest, wilderness”. It appears in our list of 225+ Hindu Baby Girl Names — Melodious, Sacred, and Full of Meaning.

Meaning & Origin of Aranya

Meaning: Forest, wilderness.

Origin: Sanskrit.

How to Pronounce Aranya

Phonetic: uh-RUN-yuh   IPA: /əˈrʌnjə/

Popularity of Aranya

Aranya doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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