Narayana (Also rendered Narayane, Narayanan, Narain, Narayankar or Narine) (from Sanskrit नारायण, ''nārāyaṇá'', literally "eternal man") is an Indian name. It is identical in form to the name of the deity

Narayana Narayana (Sanskrit: नारायण, IAST: ''Nārāyaṇa'') is one of the forms and names of Vishnu, who is in yogic slumber under the celestial waters, referring to the masculine principle. He is also known as Purushottama, and is consi ...

, another name for Vishnu. The name Narayana is predominantly used in South India especially among Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and

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speakers.

Notable persons

Narayana (Name)

Suryanarayana (disambiguation) Suryanarayan, Suryanarayana or Surya Narayana is the name of Hindu Sun God Surya. It is also a common Indian name. * Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy, Parliamentarian and leader of the Dalit movement * Kommareddi Suryanarayana, Indian Parliamentarian. * ...

Narayana Rao (disambiguation) Narayana Rao or Narayanarao may refer to: *Dasari Narayana Rao (1942–2017), Telugu film director and Parliamentarian *G. V. Narayana Rao (born 1953), Telugu film/TV actor, producer *C. H. Narayana Rao Indian film actor (1937–1984), producer *Ch ...

Narayana Murthy (disambiguation) Narayana Murthy may refer to: * N. R. Narayana Murty, Indian industrialist, software engineer and founder and Chairman Emeritus of Infosys Technologies Limited * R. Narayana Murthy R. Narayana Murthy (born 31 December 1954), also known as Peo ...

Narayana Reddy (disambiguation) Narayana Reddy or Narayana Reddi may refer to: * C. Narayana Reddy (1931–2017), Indian poet and writer * G. Narayan Reddy (1926 – 1998), an Indian politician and Member of Parliament of India. * Raavi Narayana Reddy (1908–1991), Indian ...