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Roshan

Roshan proper noun: a kshatriya Punjabi surname.

Proper noun

Roshan

  1. A kshatriya Punjabi surname.

Origin of Roshan

From Sanskrit meaning light, radiance or bright. Roshan is masculine name of Indian origin and Roshni is feminine version. From Persian روشن (rowšan). Roshan is gender neutral in Persian.

Questions about Roshan

What does Roshan mean?
Roshan means a kshatriya Punjabi surname.
What part of speech is Roshan?
Roshan is a proper noun.

Words near Roshan in the dictionary

  1. roshagrass
  2. roshambo
  3. roshamboed
  4. roshamboing
  5. roshambos
  6. Roshan
  7. roshchinite
  8. Roshei Chodashim
  9. Rosher
  10. Rosherville
  11. roshi

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Roshan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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