Aruna
[əˈruː.nə]Meaning
Sanskrit for "reddish brown, dawn"
Background Story
Sanskrit aruna means "reddish brown" and "dawn", and the Hindu god Aruna is the charioteer who drives the sun god Surya across the sky. It is mostly a feminine given name, used in Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Thai. The feminine form is written अरुणा with a long final vowel and is also transcribed as Aruna, while the masculine form is typically Arun. The exception is Sri Lanka, where Aruna is masculine.
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