{{Infobox name | name = Arjun | gender = Male | meaning = "white",<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |author-link1=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |publisher=Oxford University Press | publication-place=Oxford, England |series=Oxford paperback reference |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |oclc=67869278 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC |page=62 |access-date=6 November 2025}}</ref> "clear"<ref name="MWSD">{{MWSD}}</ref><br />"silver"<ref name="MWSD" /> | region = India }}
'''Arjun''' ({{IPA|sa|ɐrˈdʑʊnɐ|Lang}}) is an Indian male given name, which means lustrous, shiny white (as that of silver), color of the lightning; of the milk; of silver; made of silver. It is also the name of the Arjun tree due to its silvery bark; Name of lndra, and of the third of the Pandava prince (who was a son of Indra and Kunti).<ref name="MWSD">{{MWSD}}</ref>
== Notable persons with the name ==
=== Legendary === * Arjuna, a character of the ''Mahabharata'' * Kartavirya Arjuna, a character of the ''Mahabharata'' and ''Ramayana''
=== Rulers === * Arjuna Varman I, Paramara king of central India * Arjuna Varman II, Paramara king of central India * Arjuna, a Paratarajas ruler of Baluchistan area (c. 150–160 CE)
=== Actors === * Arjun (Firoz Khan), Indian actor, born as Firoz Khan, who played the role of Arjuna in B. R. Chopra's TV series ''Mahabharat'' * Arjun Bijlani, Indian television actor and model * Arjun Kapoor, Indian movie actor * Arjun Punj, Indian television actor * Arjun Rampal, Indian fashion model and movie actor * Arjun Sarja, Indian movie actor * Allu Arjun, Indian actor of Telugu films * Raj Arjun, Indian movie/television actor * Sara Arjun, Indian child actress
=== Sports ===
* Arjun Atwal, Indian professional golfer * Arjun Erigaisi, Indian chess grandmaster * Arjun Menon, Singaporean cricket player and coach * Arjun Naidu, former Indian First Class cricketer * Arjun Nair, Australian cricketer * Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricketer, now a politician * Arjun Yadav, former Indian First Class cricketer * Arjun Maini, Indian professional racing driver
=== Others === * Guru Arjan, the 5th Sikh Guru. * Arjun Appadurai, Indian-American social theorist * Arjun Janya, Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer * Arjun Munda, chief minister of the Indian state of Jharkhand * Arjun Kanungo, Indian singer
== See also == {{canned search|arjun}} {{srt}} * Arjun (disambiguation) * Arjun Gupta (disambiguation)
==References== {{Reflist}}
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