The name can either be a Hindi male name or a Somali female name. In Hindi, the name is derived from the Sanskrit आयन (ayana) meaning “arrival, approaching, progress, precession, course, path or the Sanskrit अयान (ayana) meaning “halting; stopping; not moving.”
Currently, Ayaan is the 127th most popular male name in England & Wales & 530th most popular in England & Wales (2018).
Another form is the Bengali, Ayan.
Alternately, in Somali it is a female name and means “good luck; fortune.” A notable bearer is Somali feminist & human right activist, Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
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