Nuwan

Meaning

eyes (Sinhala nuwan, from Sanskrit nayana); a 1980s birth-cohort favorite, familiar from a generation of Sri Lankan cricketers

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Nuwan has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

Names that fit alongside Nuwan

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