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Abhimanyu

“Full of heroic wrath, the son of Arjuna in the Mahabharata”

4 syllables · 9 letters

About the name Abhimanyu

Abhimanyu carries one of the saddest stories in the Mahabharata, the teenage warrior who learned how to enter the chakravyuha but never how to leave it. Parents choose it anyway, because the name has come to stand for courage that does not calculate its odds.

Abhimanyu is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced uh-bhee-MUN-yoo. On the NameRarity scale it scores 89 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the timeless.

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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Full of heroic wrath, the son of Arjuna in the Mahabharata
Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
uh-bhee-MUN-yoo
Syllables
4
Letters
9
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
timeless
Rarity
89 / 100
Per million
~2.8
Starts with
A
Numerology
4 · The Builder

How popular is Abhimanyu?

Popularity11/100
Rarity89/100

Abhimanyu currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.8 people per million carry it — about 1 in 357,143. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Abhimanyu

  • Abhimanyu
    son of Arjuna and Subhadra in the Mahabharata
  • Abhimanyu Mithun
    Indian first-class and IPL fast bowler
  • Abhimanyu Singh
    Indian film and television actor

Spellings and variants of Abhimanyu

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bri-hus-PUH-tee

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Abhimanyu — frequently asked questions

What does the name Abhimanyu mean?

Abhimanyu means "Full of heroic wrath, the son of Arjuna in the Mahabharata". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a boy.

How do you pronounce Abhimanyu?

Abhimanyu is pronounced uh-bhee-MUN-yoo, with 4 syllables.

How rare is the name Abhimanyu?

Abhimanyu scores 89 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 357,143 people carry it — about 2.8 per million.

What is the numerology number for Abhimanyu?

Abhimanyu carries the expression number 4, known as The Builder. Its soul urge number is 5 and its personality number is 8.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Abhimanyu?

The lucky number for Abhimanyu is 4 (with 13, 22, 31 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Deep Emerald. The traditional lucky day is Saturday and the associated gemstone is Emerald.