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- Origin: Sanskrit अरण्य
- Thai: อรัญญา; Bengali: অরণ্য
- Meaning: “forest.”
- Gender: unisex
The name comes directly from the Sanskrit word अरण्य (forest), but is also used in some classical Indian literature to describe a wilderness or dessert. It is the name of the 3rd episode in the 16th-century (CE) epic poem, Rāmcaritmānas by Tulsidas.
The name is exclusively feminine in Thailand but is considered unisex in India.
Sources
- https://m.spokensanskrit.org/
- https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Aranya#:~:text=Origin%20and%20Meaning,aranya%20%3D%20%27wilderness%2C%20forest%27
- https://www.pitarau.com/meaning-of-aranya
- https://nameberry.com/babyname/Aranya
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ara%E1%B9%87ya-K%C4%81%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Da
- https://www.behindthename.com/name/aranya/submitted
