Sanjaya - Meaning of Sanjaya

What does Sanjaya mean?

[ 2 syll. sa-nja-ya, san-j-aya ] The baby boy name Sanjaya is pronounced SaeNJH-ah- †. Sanjaya is of Sanskrit origin. The name is derived from the Sanskrit samjaya (meaning 'triumphant, victorious'). It was borne by various characters in Hindu mythology and a famous charioteer in the Mahabharata epic.

Variation transcriptions of Sanjaya include Sanjae, Sanjai, Sanjay (English and Indian), Sanjaye, Sanje, Sanjeev, Sanjey, and Sanjo.

Jaya (diminutive form) and San (contracted form) are other variants of the name.

See also the related categories, epic (honorable), sanskrit, and triumphant (victorious).

Sanjaya is not widely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Sanjaya include Sambhddha, Samko, Sanchez, Sancho, Sancos, Sanctio, Sang Ki, Sang Kyu, Sanjae, Sanjay, Sanjaye, Sanjey, Sankha, Sanko, Sansao, Santxo, Saunac, Saunack, Saunak, and Sauncho.

† English pronunciation for Sanjaya: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

A famous person named Sanjaya is Singer, Sanjaya Malakar, born September 10, 1989, Federal Way, Washington.