Meaning: Its source is a Sanskrit expression meaning "White light."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Hindi.

Popularity: The name Arjun ranked 959th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics.

Narrative: This name is understood to refer to the whiteness of milk, silver, lightning and the dawn.

It is the name of the legendary companion of Krishna. The Bhagavad Gita is that diety's exhortation to Arjuna on the eve of battle.