Names like Arjun
Arjun is a two-syllable Sanskrit name that ends in -un. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Arjun.
Arun Sanskrit · the reddish glow of dawn; in Hindu tradition Aruna is the charioteer of the sun (Sanskrit). A quiet crossover workhorse: two syllables, a near-homophone of Aaron, and common across three generations of Tamil families, which makes it one of the safest heritage-plus-playground picks in the tradition
Aloun Lao · dawn (the Lao form of Sanskrit aruna, cognate with Thai Arun; Lao pronunciation renders the r as l)
Seojun Korean · auspicious talent; the single most popular Korean boys' name of the 2010s-2020s, increasingly kept as the sole American given name
Minjun Korean · quick-witted and handsome
The same roots
Also Sanskrit names, from the tradition Arjun comes from.
Ashwin Sanskrit · horse lord (the Ashvins are the twin gods of dawn and dusk)
Karan Sanskrit · ear; also the name of a Mahabharata hero
Pavan Sanskrit · wind, purification (a name of the god Vayu)
Harish Sanskrit · lord Hari (a name of Vishnu)
The same feel
Also international and mythological names.
Ogun Yoruba · the orisha (deity) of iron, war, and metalworking, revered across Yoruba and diaspora traditions
Hector Greek · holding fast
Atlas Greek · the enduring one who holds the sky
Aryaman Sanskrit · a Vedic solar deity associated with hospitality and honor
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Arjun, on a similar curve.
Vihaan Sanskrit · dawn, morning (surged in U.S. birth records through the 2010s-2020s among Indian American families)
Vivaan Sanskrit · full of life (fast-rising 2020s pick)
Yuvan Sanskrit · young, youthful
Advait Sanskrit · unique, non-dual
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