Manan
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Manan is a name with Gaelic roots. Manan is "a new beginning" or "morning ", a "new day" or "opportunity". It insinuates a positive feeling towards an opportunity, or fresh start.
According to a popular legend in Irish folklore, "The Giant Boulder" - the name of the hero in the story was Manan. Manan saved the Irish village from destruction by positioning a giant boulder blocking the sea, preventing the town's inhabitants from drowning; that village later called every clan leader by the honorary name of Manan, and it stands for honor, strength, and greatness.
The name Manan can also be of Persian background and is given to males. Manan's meaning encompasses the ideas of conscience, mind, and soul. It insinuates the qualities of thoughtfulness, sensitivity, and consideration. The name apparently also means fun-loving, naughty, and joyous as does it disciplined and righteous. A "Manan" would not agree with or appreciate, wrongdoing unmannered persons.
Manan (Sanskrit
: मनन, pronounced "munun", also spelled Mannan and Manana) means deep thought or contemplation or profound reflection. The root of the word is man (Sanskrit
मन) — the mind — i.e., the faculty that produces thoughts and feelings.
In Vedanta
group of Hindu philosophical traditions (see, for instance), there are three steps to self-realization: (1) "shravana" i.e., careful listening to the teaching of the Vedanta
, (2) "manana" i.e., repeatedly and deeply reflecting on or contemplating what is learned from those teachings, and (3) "nididhyasana" i.e., becoming completely absorbed in contemplation that no other thought enters the mind.
The Sanskrit derived Manan is a relatively uncommon name given to males in India.
Mannan means "king" or "leader" in Tamil
Manan or Mannan is a name that is also found in Muslims, it's an Arabic name. Generally, this is not used alone, as it's preceded by names like Abdul etc. (Abdul Manan or Abdul Mannan, means Slave of the God), it is so because Manan is one of God's name, hence the name Abdul Manan is given.
According to a popular legend in Irish folklore, "The Giant Boulder" - the name of the hero in the story was Manan. Manan saved the Irish village from destruction by positioning a giant boulder blocking the sea, preventing the town's inhabitants from drowning; that village later called every clan leader by the honorary name of Manan, and it stands for honor, strength, and greatness.
The name Manan can also be of Persian background and is given to males. Manan's meaning encompasses the ideas of conscience, mind, and soul. It insinuates the qualities of thoughtfulness, sensitivity, and consideration. The name apparently also means fun-loving, naughty, and joyous as does it disciplined and righteous. A "Manan" would not agree with or appreciate, wrongdoing unmannered persons.
Manan (Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
: मनन, pronounced "munun", also spelled Mannan and Manana) means deep thought or contemplation or profound reflection. The root of the word is man (Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
मन) — the mind — i.e., the faculty that produces thoughts and feelings.
In Vedanta
Vedanta
Vedānta was originally a word used in Hindu philosophy as a synonym for that part of the Veda texts known also as the Upanishads. The name is a morphophonological form of Veda-anta = "Veda-end" = "the appendix to the Vedic hymns." It is also speculated that "Vedānta" means "the purpose or goal...
group of Hindu philosophical traditions (see, for instance), there are three steps to self-realization: (1) "shravana" i.e., careful listening to the teaching of the Vedanta
Vedanta
Vedānta was originally a word used in Hindu philosophy as a synonym for that part of the Veda texts known also as the Upanishads. The name is a morphophonological form of Veda-anta = "Veda-end" = "the appendix to the Vedic hymns." It is also speculated that "Vedānta" means "the purpose or goal...
, (2) "manana" i.e., repeatedly and deeply reflecting on or contemplating what is learned from those teachings, and (3) "nididhyasana" i.e., becoming completely absorbed in contemplation that no other thought enters the mind.
The Sanskrit derived Manan is a relatively uncommon name given to males in India.
Mannan means "king" or "leader" in Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
Manan or Mannan is a name that is also found in Muslims, it's an Arabic name. Generally, this is not used alone, as it's preceded by names like Abdul etc. (Abdul Manan or Abdul Mannan, means Slave of the God), it is so because Manan is one of God's name, hence the name Abdul Manan is given.