Roshan

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Sinhalese (Sri Lanka)

Meaning

a Sinhalese masculine name of Persian origin meaning bright, luminous, shining, or illuminated, from Persian roshān (روشن) meaning bright, clear, or lit up; the Persian roshān root is widely used across the Persian-speaking world and in South and Southeast Asian communities influenced by Persian literary culture, appearing in names like Roshani, Roshan, and Roshanak across India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and beyond; in Sri Lanka the name has been fully naturalised into Sinhalese naming practice alongside its parallel existence in Tamil and Muslim communities on the island; the name carries associations of intelligence and clarity of mind — a bright, illuminated intellect — as well as physical radiance; Roshan is used across ethnic communities in Sri Lanka and is common among Sinhalese, Tamil, and Muslim Sri Lankans alike

Gender

male

Also spelled

Roshan, Rushan