Chiranjiv
Chiranjiv (चिरञ्जीव) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Long-lived, immortal”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Chiranjiv (चिरञ्जीव) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Long-lived, immortal”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Chiranjiv (चिरञ्जीव, IAST: ciraṃjīva) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Long-lived, immortal”. Epithet of the seven Chiranjivins — Ashwatthama, Bali, Vyasa, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripa, Parashurama — who live across yugas.
Meaning, etymology & significance
Chiranjiv (चिरञ्जीव) means “long-lived” or “immortal” — formed from cira (long) and jīva (living being). In the Puranic tradition seven beings are called the Chiranjivins: Ashwatthama, Bali, Vyasa, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripacharya and Parashurama. They are said to live across all four yugas — the four cosmic ages — until the next pralaya.
A traditional Sanskrit blessing offered to a young boy is “Chiranjiva Bhava” — may you be long-lived. Naming a child Chiranjiv is to inscribe that very blessing into his identity.
The name carries a Vaishnava resonance — Hanuman in particular is the Chiranjivin most invoked by modern devotees, said to be present wherever the Ramayana is recited. To name a child Chiranjiv is to invoke that protective, deathless quality.
Pronunciation: chi-ran-JEEV. The longer “Chiranjeevi” (with the final long vowel) is more common in South India; “Chiranjiv” is the cleaner Sanskrit form, popular in the North.
Astrology — nakshatra & rashi
By the standard Vedic correspondence between the first syllable of a name and the lunar mansion (nakshatra), Chiranjiv aligns with the Revati nakshatra, under the Meena rashi (Moon sign).
Similar names
Hindu names with a similar feel or meaning include: Chiranjeev, Ayush, Amritansh. Each is a distinct choice with its own etymology — explore them on their own pages for fuller context.