Aranya

• 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