| 1 | Hindi | नारायण | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नारायण | Of or pertaining to Narayana or Krishna; Name of... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नर | a human, a person; a male person; a husband |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नृ | a man; hero; mankind, people |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnā́ | man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗr | man; power, force, vital energy |