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دَانِش
Danish
DAA-nish
“Knowledge, learning.”
About Danish
Danish is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "knowledge, learning" — a Persian-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Persian for 'knowledge, learning'. Used widely in South Asian Muslim families.
Common Pakistani and Indian Muslim masculine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Persian · Urdu
Gender
Boy
Root letters
Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Danish's consonants live comfortably in both.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Danish
- What does the name Danish mean?
- Danish (دَانِش) means "Knowledge, learning". Persian for 'knowledge, learning'. Used widely in South Asian Muslim families.
- Is Danish a name from the Qur'an?
- Danish does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Persian-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Danish a boy or a girl name?
- Danish is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Danish come from?
- Danish is a Persian-Urdu name, built on the root letters —. Common Pakistani and Indian Muslim masculine name.
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