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Roshan - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Roshan

[ syll. ros-han, ro-sh-an ] The boy name Roshan is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is RAO-SHahN †. Roshan is used predominantly in the Indian and Iranian languages, and its origin is Old Persian. The name is of the meaning bright, dawn, light.

Roshan is an infrequently used baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Roshan include Radzim (Polish), Raekwon (English), Rajam (Indian), Rajan (Indian), Rakim, Rasean (English), Rawson, Reagan (English and Irish), Reagen (English), Reason (English), Regan (English), Regen (English), Rishon (Hebrew), Rogan, Rogen, Rosen (English), Rozen (English), Rusten (English), Arragon, and Rashaun (English).

A famous person named Roshan is Roshan Seth, Actor, born April 2, 1942, Patna, India.



† approx English pronunciation for Roshan: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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