Anirban

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Bengali, one of the most common names found among Bengalis.

Word forms

Anirban

Etymology

From Bengali অনির্বাণ (onirban), from Sanskrit अनिर्वाण (anirvāṇa), meaning an eternal or inextinguishable flame (of life), from Sanskrit अ- (a-, “un-”) + निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “dying”).

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